iPod Vs Zune Teardown -- The EIectronics Inside 30

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Ok, so most people are reasonably familiar with the range of iPods, but how does it compare to the Microsoft equivalent? With the 1st Gen iPod Nano, and the Zune 8, lets see how different (or similar) these were!

airbornesurfer over 4 years ago in reply to a531016

It wasn't so much that there was anything wrong with them except that they weren't iPods. The kids didn't want MP3 players, they wanted *iPods*
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a531016 over 4 years ago in reply to airbornesurfer

I have a 1.03" smart watch, would that count?

Nooo! Really? I had my zen from 2005 to 2008, when I upgraded to a video player. I don't think it had an issue the whole time?
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airbornesurfer over 4 years ago

I worked at Wal-Mart around Christmas 2005ish when the Nano first came out, and we sold out immediately. I don't know how many mothers I had to suggest the Creative Zen to as an alternative. We also happened to receive all of those Creative Zen units back as returns on the 26th

I also remember hacking my Nano so it could play video files. You've never watched Serenity until you've watched it on a 0.96" LCD screen!
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a531016 over 4 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

Now you mention it, it did have a few reliability issues....
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beacon_dave over 4 years ago in reply to a531016

you didn't cut the corners off it did you ?
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a531016 over 4 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

It sounds right, but I remeber it being mostly round, like a discman?
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beacon_dave over 4 years ago in reply to a531016

There was the PJB-100 Personal Jukebox around that time which was hard drive based
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Jukebox
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a531016 over 4 years ago in reply to lorrainbow

I loved my Zen Touch. It was brilliant, and just worked! Could charge over USB or a Barrel Jack too.

I seem to remember a device as far back as 1998 that had a hard drive and played music, it was about the size of a discman. Something about a Rabbit Jukebox in the name?
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lorrainbow over 4 years ago

hmmm, I don't know zune at all. I'm trying to remember my first mp3 player. I deliberately didn't have an ipod, but I had something just as expensive and was delighted when my parents got it for me for Christmas.. gaaah! can't remember the name. It was chunky!

Great teardown. I love the sound of glue ripping
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a531016 over 4 years ago in reply to DAB

Thanks DAB!
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