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Old 11-19-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default Ipod or Zune?

I'm thinking of getting a new mp3 player. atm I have a 30gb Ipod video but its getting old and the battery is going. So which is better atm, the 120gb ipods or the 120gb zune's?
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I have a 120G Black ipod and despite Itunes (which i REALLY hate) it is a great MP3 player The only problem is with 80G on it is slow when loading songs (maybe 1 second delay) but other than that i think its great

Sorry i cant comment on the zune
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yeah I like my Ipod, don't have a problem with itunes but meh. The zune looks kool tho
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I can't really comment on the MP3 Players, as I'm still using a 20 Gb not even color screened iPod, but if you hate iTunes (Which I do as well) there's a great program you can use called Floola. It's just an exe that you run and it's a simple interface to manage your iPod rather than the bloated crap that is iTunes.
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yeah I like my Ipod, don't have a problem with itunes but meh. The zune looks kool tho
If you like your Ipod and dont mind itunes then just get another one
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I'd have to say the Zune. A friend of mine likes my Zune 30 and 120 over his Ipod 120.

Besides, to me the Zunes seem more durable, but that is just because I had 3 ipods break on me in the past but my Zune 30 Halo edition survived my washing machine. Cept the fancy white writing on it. that kinda went away.
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being the proud owner of a 4gb zune, I must recommend one. Interface is the same across all Zunes, firmware updates are free regardless of how old your Zune is, and the social + playtracking aspects of it are pretty sweet.
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zune is alot more durable then the ipods but i dont know about the new ones but it just seems like my zune 30gb went through battery decently fast.
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Read the Ipod Touch and Archos 605 CNet review. The 605 won.
Yeah but the touch is bad... We are discussing the classic series here which are very different

As for ipods not being durable i have one as does my mate who's in the marines and he trains with his classic and man that thing has been to hell and back, literally Dents, scratches you name it and it still works... Seem tough to me
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