Comments on: SanDisk’s Wi-Fi Better Than Zune’s Says, Um, SanDisk, Maybe

By: Josh Goldman

Josh Goldman — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:47:16 +0000

Actually, he was referring to me calling myself a dick in the last graph of the story. And whoops, I did it again.

By: Jim Roberts

Jim Roberts — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:07:39 +0000

I think Raoul was referring to ‘Bonkers’. And I think he was joking.

By: Jay Wilson

Jay Wilson — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 05:20:01 +0000

To Raoul Pop:

Am I missing something? Has quirky become an offense term in some areas? I’m seriously asking here, no sarcasm.

By: Mike Also

Mike Also — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:08:17 +0000

The only word I can imagine you would be talking about would be quirky. That is by no means a word of vulgarity. Dictionary.com defines quirky as A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy. And: An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary. So to Jay’s defense, he used the word properly.

By: Raoul Pop

Raoul Pop — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:28:21 +0000

Please watch your language (referring to that last paragraph). You can talk like that with your buddies, but remember that this is a public forum, and although the tone is casual, there are people (like me) who aren’t interested in that sort of “vernacular”.

By: Jay Wilson

Jay Wilson — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:06:14 +0000

I have Sansa and I have to say that it’s a rather….quirky player. It locks up on me out of the blue, won’t recognize upload music, and won’t let me delete some tracks. Granted, it’s one of the Sansa-Rhapsody dealies, so maybe that software is bonkers.

By: Mike Also

Mike Also — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:46:38 +0000

Just to clear things up, I’ve been working at a leading electronics store for almost 4 years. This last christmas and currently, we sell the Sandisk Sansa models. We also sell Zunes. I’ve not had ONE Zune returned. I’ve had almost EVERY Sansa come back for one reason or another; mostly because of aweful craftsmanship (it won’t turn on, I can’t hear the music, it erased all the music I put on there, the batteries won’t recharge, etc.) My customers are the greatest feedback. That is how I sell my other products. Based on REAL experience, not candy coated critics who are getting paid for it, the Zune is the better player. There’s no other way to look at it. These are facts.

By: Josh Goldman

Josh Goldman — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:35:07 +0000

Very very true, Mike, thanks.

By: Zune-Online.com

Zune-Online.com — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:49:23 +0000

I also believe Sansa has implemented in a better way the Wifi than Zune (till now). Thats why I posted about it on my Zune-related site when I saw it on CES.

But you don’t mention its a 4GB flash memory player (Zune has 30 GB hard disk), it has a 2.2″ screen (Zune has 3″) and both have the same price, $250 ! Sansa connect is an expensive flash player.

By the way killers, killers, killers. The DAP market has space for innovation and… assassination :P

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 21:42:11 +0000

Yea, good luck on the battery life, Sandisk. The Zune uses WiFi, but only when you are sending songs. The zune is designed to improve battery life, but this whole “streaming” idea will take up LOADS of battery.