April 18th, 2009 by Anne Ahira

Full Review

The Microsoft zune media player unexpectedly jumped into the portable Mp3 player market and is now gaining some loyalists. This is because the Zune has a bigger 3.2 inch display and a touch-senstive pad with two buttons button for navigation. It isn’t the thinnest device with a 0.5 inch thickness, but it is still cool to carry around with and comes with a wide range of trendy colors.

Concerning the battery life, it isn’t surprising and mostly lasts after 10 or 11 hours of playback. Fortunately , you can charge the Zune media player by USB if you are near a PC or have a laptop with you. To extend the life of the battery by a little bit, you can change the brightness levels.

Music management is pretty good because of the click-wheel that provides quick access to the music you like . The Zune media player also organizes your songs based on the tags letting it pretty simple even if you load gigabytes worth of songs.

The Zune media player comes with a few effective personalization alternatives both outside and inside the device.

Unlike most mp3 players, the Zune has a WiFi option that allows wireless transfer from computers or between Zunes to share songs. The Zune software also comes out a bit buggy and some upgrades pose some problems among some users as well. Overall the Zune media player is a great device that can store a lot and easily play the songs you are looking for.

Product Summary

The Good

The Zune media player has excellent sound quality, good personalization options, WiFi support, and easy song management.

The Bad

The WiFi support in the Zune media player is pretty slow and limited with no browsing facilities. The battery life isn’t the best around and the software can be a difficult to employ mainly to set things up.

Bottom Line

Those having huge mp3 collections should get this player since it has decent sound and you’ll find it rather simple searching for the right song you want. Just keep an eye on the battery life and have some patience with the supplied software.

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