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for Microsoft Red Zune 30GB

Rating Summary based on 16 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		9
  • 4 Stars
    		6
  • 3 Stars
    		1
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		0

Detailed rating

  • Durability
  • Ease of Use
  • Look & Design
  • Range of Features
  • Sound Quality
  		• 4.5
  		• 4.6
  		• 3.9
  		• 4.2
  		• 4.7
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  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Jammie_d

    5 Stars All-Round goodness 03/02/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Easy to use, great headphones, Fantastic build quality and screen

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Only a 30gb hard drive, slightly buggy PC software.

    Before I say anything, there is a very two sided argument about ipod's versus Zune. Many, if not all reviews on the web are biased towards one side, and I will *try* to keep my review as open to both arguments as possible. Now, first things first, the price. I had to ship mine over from America to the UK. The price including postage and packaging was roughly £150. Only £125 was for the player itself. Then VAT and other ridiculous taxes were added when it reached the UK, making the total price of the player £200, which is only £10 more expensive than an ipod. The packaging of the Zune is very ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    BitLord

    3 Stars Apple iPod vs Microsoft Zune 18/10/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages iPod Ecosystem, New Interface, anodised case. Zune larger screen, Fm Radio

    Disadvantages Disadvantages iPod smaller Screen, easily scratched case. Zune basic funionality, poor software

    Exactly 6 years ago today Apple launched their first portable media player, The First Generation iPod Classic. The idea for the Ipod came from Apples digital hub strategy. Apple started by creating software for the already growing market of digital technology such as camcorders and digital cameras but soon realised that the existing digital music players in the market back then were being classed as 'Big and Clunky' with interfaces that were 'unbelievably awful and hard to use', this break in the market is where Apple stepped in and decided to develop something of their own. This I can truthly ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jackthewelshman

    4 Stars Get the Zune for quality and value 11/06/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Cheap, durable, high quality sound, large screen

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A bit big, some people may not like the nav buttons

    This is a very good choice for a very good value, top end video / MP3 player. Can I also say, once you update the Zune with the official microsoft update, the software of the Zune is updated so it is exatley the same as the new one, along with the PC software. My decision After I broke my Creative Zen Vision: M I was faced with a choice of getting an iPod or a Zune. In the end I settled for a Zune and I'll tell you why. How it looks The looks of the Zune may not be its strong point, however I like its simple design. There are some interesting colours, I've got a brown sort of colour which goes ... more
  • 25 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    FirstToTry

    4 Stars Microsoft's Big Flop? What is a Zune? 15/12/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages sharing with friends, ease of use, price

    Disadvantages Disadvantages wireless feature limited, size, available in the US only, horrible software (not any more)

    Ok everyone who expects a 3000 words expert review please click on this link http://reviews.cnet.com/mp3-players/zune​-30gb-blac k/4505-64907-32068976.html This is the longest, best and most detailed review of the zune 30gb available. I did not copy it cause I thought that this would be wrong and I won't paraphrase it (I would achieve around 2500 words). This might have been the chance to earn some more cash or members who trust me but I hate cheating (myself). So now I gonna describe the player. The Zune created by Microsoft and published in 2006 is now a year old and has some brothers the new ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    rs_2_trader

    4 Stars The Zune-A Good-Valued Music Player 16/12/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You may send music to you friends wirelessly & has a built in radio & long battery life

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Syncing is very slow for movies, especially if it is not with the right format

    I would like to start things off by saying that this review is completely unbiased and is written by a Microsoft and Macintosh fanatic. The zune is a new era of digital media players that is now considered the basics of digital entertainment and music streaming. The Microsoft is a very interesting peace of art developed by Microsoft. First of all, I would like to say that Microsoft did a good or decent job developing this music player. The 30gb zune has many features, which also include a limited internet browsing option that only connect to Microsoft zune's marketplace. The zune is just like ... more
  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Theavens2005

    5 Stars Zune. Eh? The Microsoft Zune! 06/06/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Large colour screen, durable, great sounding tracks!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Slightly weighty, more features possible.

    The Microsoft Zune. Zune. What a name! I bought one of these recently because I wanted to find out what all the fuss was about. I can tell you, I was immediately gripped. After handing over (yes, again) my card getting home and putting the kettle on I was enthralled. The Zune appears to have been loving placed into its little box. The USB cable and documentation have been carefully placed into the sub sections of the box ready for an interested user to slide them out... Interesting colour, too. Brown is one of my favourites and after seeing the rather alluring but cliched iPods I wanted ... more
  • 7 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    divyeshp123

    4 Stars is the zune better than the ipod????? 19/06/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages easy to use

    Disadvantages Disadvantages bulky, hard to sync with music files on comp.

    i first saw this after reading one of my monthly newsletters from cnet. it said the ipod will meet its match with this piece of machinery, and it has, it may not have the good looks of the ipod or the accesories to go with it, but it has something different, it pays attention to people who want an easy to use machine capable of holding large amounts of music and playing them at high quality. it can play very high quality videos with its 3 inch screen which puts the ipod and many other mp4s to shame. it is a bit bulky and scratch very easy meaning you may have to invest in a screen protector ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    6heads

    5 Stars Excellent, Simply Excellent 30/12/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Ease of Use, Sound Quality, Durability, Features

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Design, Size, Weight, Screen scratches quite easily

    I have owned this products for a few months now and it has been the best mp3 players i have ever used. Its firmware allows easy transitions between songs and videos as well as proiding supurb sound and vision. Also for £120 it was great value. Although i did have to by an imported one due to Mircrosofts shortsightedness when not releasing it worldwide. On top of this a few weeks ago the firmware was updated to give it most of the features of the newer zunes, meaning that i can sync it over my wireless network without connecting it to the computer ,another great feature. My main concern with ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jjsmithers

    5 Stars Red Zune 08/10/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Zune-to-Zune sharing and huge screen

    Disadvantages Disadvantages battery life is not very good while watching movies

    HUGE viewing screen, plenty of memory for all of your music, pictures, and videos, plus it is durible. You can drop this and it wont scramble like an ipod... my favorite 2 traits about the zune is 1) when you watch movies you can turn the screen horizontal and make your movies widescreen 2) you can transfer full songs, playlist and pictures to your friends wirelessly!!!!!!! Store up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures, or 100 hours of video has battery life of up to 14 hr. when listening to only music ... if you are watching videos the battery life decrease ALOT ... this is one of the only bad ... more
  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
    4 Stars Quick review of Microsoft Zune 30 GB MP3 Player by robpregon 24/10/2007
    Simple transfer audio, video and photo to media player , and easy to select by categories , by artist and by album
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