“Jake Luddington puts his iPod next to a Zune at some Canadian Tech Fest and finds the Zune a little bit bigger in all regards. We knew the Zune was somewhat big from the spec sheets. But nothing quite spells out “fat lard butt” better than putting the chubby new kid next to the popular kid. Especially after meatloaf day in the cafeteria,” Gizmodo reports.
See the photos here.
MacDailyNews Note: The photos are of a 30GB Zune vs. an 80GB iPod. Apple’s 30GB model is even thinner and lighter with specs of: Height: 4.1 inches, Width: 2.4 inches, Depth: 0.43 inch, Weight: 4.8 ounces vs. Apple’s 80GB iPod model specs: Height: 4.1 inches, Width: 2.4 inches, Depth: 0.55 inch, Weight: 5.5 ounces. Zune is 4.4 inches x 2.4 inches x 0.58 inch and weighs 5.6 ounces.
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Did anyone notice the Zune has a special proprietary connector on the bottom?
Microsoft saved Apple from bankruptcy
Apple was in no risk of bankruptcy – the rather small MS share purchase had other purposes.
Hit ’em with your brick baby!
If you wanna’ feel safer on the streets at night, carry a Zune instead of an iPod.
Its still a vagina to us – or a penis (depending on how you turn it)
Excuse me while I whip this out!
If billions of people will use Windows then millions of those same people will buy a zune.
Remember, there is one born every minute.
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if u hate this thing then u will love the toshiba gigabeat s 30gb. it is much better than an ipod. its smaller and the screen in bigger than the ipods but it is a tad bit thicker than an ipod. the only downside is it doesnt have good music sofware to download music from like an itunes. all the major online websites like cnet.com and computer magazine gave higher reviews than the ipod on all it tech specs. i think the only good part about ipods is itune and the ipod itself sucks balls.
yes the zune is a bit bigger than an ipod but who cares. keep in mind that one can share their music or pictures or videos with another person who has another zune wireless. and i think thats what counts. at a price of $249.99 for a 30 GB, i will buy one.