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Brand new machines. Instant discount? Once again, or at least for the second year running M$ appear to have been wrongfooted by Apple.

Fail.]]>Sep 14th 2008 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
The 80's are discontinued. That's why the price is lower.

What in the hell do you think is going to happen to the Classic 80's?]]>Sep 14th 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
Seriously dude, you need to get a baseball bat to the head a few times so those brain cells can start firing again. What part of discontinued don't you understand?

Last year, the 30 dropped to its obvious price point of 199 (since the 80 took the 249 point), while many companies were selling refurbished units for 99-149. I can get a nano refurb for 79-99 bucks. Is that just apples way of clearing out stock since no one is buying it?

No. Its a conscious decision by a retailer to clear out stock of older inventory so they can exclusively sell the higher end model. No one wants a product that competes with a new product. They want the old ones gone so customers have no choice but to buy the newer model, especially in the case of Apple since each generation introduces very little over the previous (and which is the case with the Zune 80 and 120).

But i guess this response was probably too much for you, since your probably drooling at the mouth due to a brain shutdown.]]>Sep 14th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
The new Zune line-up really stands out. I just hope that the succedding announcements will include Zune's availability on other countries especially here on Asia. I have a Zune 80 but I'd grab Zune 120 in a heartbeat.]]>Sep 14th 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
Seriously, the damn post talks about the Zune. DO you honestly HAVE to come in here and pitch Apple to this obviously pro-Microsoft crowd? You either have nothing better to do, or the only thing that your computer is good for is surfing the net, and the only thing you can do is troll around engadget, looking for a conflict.

Pathetic.]]>Sep 15th 2008 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
I have the jolly rotten luck of inhabiting a small, hithero-unknown island where Zunes are simply a pipedream, the result of smoking too many crushed up iPod nanos.

Guess where I am, here's a hint; Our greatest national hero (sigh), raped animals for a living, and was the worst stereotype you could ever imagine.]]>Sep 15th 2008 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
Also, the 120 GB is a great deal too. The same price and GB as iPod Classic but a bigger screen and FM Radio.

Apple might have some competition this year.]]>Sep 14th 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
Syncing over Wifi, sharing over wifi and when the 3.0 firmware comes out, you'll be able to use the App Store concept similar to the iPod Touch. And of course, if FM Tagging works, that'll be cool!

I hope MS have started using the UTF-8 character set on the Zune firmware now.

Did you guys know that the Zune Software has a feature which allows it to download a song's ID3 tags automatically based on just a little information? I've found that it was able to fill in tags for songs from a lot of different countries! Songs and Albums that you wouldn't find in the US Market! So maybe they *are* working towards getting an International version working.

But until the Zune supports the UTF-8 character set, no can do!]]>Sep 14th 2008 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
Might need to check the local walmart and best buy for giggles and see what's offered. I'm still trying to debate against a 8gb touch/16gb nano/zune or the bigger one. Hmmmm
]]>Sep 14th 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
Broken heart = don't like (akin to two stars in Vista)
No heart (default) = alright (three stars)
Heart = good (four stars)

I prefer it over Apple's system and the star system in Vista; I don't sorta-like and sorta-dislike songs. If a song has a turnoff in it anywhere, I dislike the whole song.]]>Sep 14th 2008 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
Three ratings, +, - , neutral. Four if you consider "so bad I wouldn't put in on my Zune" as an option


At least learn before you bitch.

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I'm still waiting for the bugs to get ironed out of that, two years on.]]>Sep 15th 2008 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
Its about time, Ive had my Zune30 filled for three months now.]]>Sep 14th 2008 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/1. Less Resource Hungry (Thanks Quicktime!)
2. Is capable of monitoring folders and automatically adding music to the library.
Other than that, they suck pretty much equally. I love my new iPod Touch, but iTunes is getting rediculously bloated.

]]>Sep 14th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/
This is a typo I think - there is no 16GB Blue. The blue Zune is available in 8GB capacity only.]]>Sep 14th 2008 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 14th 2008 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/14/zune-80gb-price-cuts-zune-120gb-hitting-shelves/Sep 15th 2008 8:42AM