I've always been an iPod sort of girl [1], but when a friend of mine whipped out his Zune [2] at a recent barbecue, I felt a twinge of jealousy. A 3.2-inch screen? Wireless syncing? Awesome wallpapers? I was a little speechless. This realization made me wonder if there was a superior device of the two. Could a Zune really KO my iPod ?
I thought I should compare both the 80GB iPod classic and the 80GB Zune for this post, trying to level the playing field as much as I could. To see the pros and cons of each device, just .
80GB iPod Classic
Pros:
- Holds up to 20,000 songs or up to 100 hours of video
- 30-hour battery life for song playback, five hours for video playback
- Compact and thin at .41 inches thick
- 2.5-inch color LCD screen
- Works with iTunes on either your Mac or PC
Cons:
- Comes in silver and black only
- No options for custom or specialty wallpapers
80GB Zune
Pros:
- Holds up to 20,000 songs, or 250 hours of video
- 3.2-inch color screen
- Touch pad makes scrolling through your media a breeze
- Wireless syncing and sharing to other Zune users
- FM transmitter allows you to tune in to local stations (or those radio programmed TVs at the gym)
- Customize your Zune with engravings and wallpapers
Cons:
- Comes in red and black
- Glass screen
- For PC only
Results:
Since the Zune and the iPod classic both come with a $250 price tag, and have similar capacity, it comes down to customization and compatibility. Although the Zune wins points for being so customizable – with downloadable wallpapers to trick out your device, the iPod has to take the title for being compatible with both Mac and PC users, since the Zune only functions in a Windows environment.
Which one do you sport – iPod or Zune?