Some lucky devil, not one of our own writers, got a bit of time with the Zune recently and compared it to the iPod, discovering that it was different, yet strangely the same. It’s a bit lighter than the 80GB iPod, which we can probably assume is due to hard drive density, and the screen is purdy. Please, Zune, be amazing. We’ve invested so many bits to your praise, yet I’m still drawn to the 80GB iPod…
Zune and iPod Photo Comparison [JakeLudington]
I pre-ordered the Zune so I’ll send you my first impressions when I get it in November. Although, I did hear something on another blog this morning stating that at launch the Zune’s WiFi capability is limited to finding other Zunes and sharing media. There is no capability (at launch) for downloading media from the Zune marketplace or Internet access. That kind of sucks but I’m sure Microsoft is working on those features with all the enthusiasm for the WiFi in the blogs. I’d expect a firmware update within the first year with those capabilities. [ Crosses Fingers ]