Comments on: Zune 80 battery life sucks

By: Jimcob

Jimcob — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:01:59 +0000

Actually it is the best, i was just trying to be nice, but now im angry…

By: Jimcob

Jimcob — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:59:39 +0000

The Zune 80 is among the greatest mp3 players that i have ever seen. It has a huge screen that plays excellent quality videos. You dont need to keep wireless on all the time, just when you want to wirelessly sync or send data between another zune, so you can extend the life by 8 hours, and even then you dont need it. I plug mine in every night into my wall and every day it is ready. I will admit that the battery for videos is rather short (4-5 hours) if you are taking a long trip, but I also have a car charger, so battery life is no matter. In comparison to the ipod equivalent, the zune is far better. The screen is larger, you can send pictures and songs to another device, you can wirelessly sync your device if you are in a hurry or lost the usb cable and it is cheaper because you are buying a much larger name with apple and microsoft is less money hungry. Plain and simple, Zune > iPod.

By: Akamura

Akamura — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:46:24 +0000

in responce to whoneedstoknow?! if you keep it on sleep mode then the zune does drain fast thats why you turn it all the way off by holding down the down and back button and about it restarting idunno maby you wither got a defective one or reinstal the firmware

By: Victor

Victor — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:54:02 +0000

14 hour battery life on a 30 gig Zune? Dream on. More like four or five, if you’re incredibly lucky. I’d guesstimate the Zune 80 to be closer to 10 or 12 hours, given it’s predecesor’s performance

By: blah blah

blah blah — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:46:35 +0000

well, think about it…. how many times has apple re-released the ipod video and how long has it been out. i mean the first ipod video that came out had like 8-10 hours of battery life; and this is microsoft’s first try at the 80 gig zune vid… so at 22 i think they’re beating the shit out of apple.

By: MysticFish

MysticFish — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:41:21 +0000

I agree with the rest. Why do you need more than 22 hours in a day? I sleep just fine without music so I’m able to charge while I sleep. Bigger screen and a little cheaper price, why wouldn’t you buy a Zune?

By: whoneedstoknow?!

whoneedstoknow?! — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:00:33 +0000

Yeah… i probably would love my 80-gb Zune. I charge it all night, turn it off and put it on hold in the morning, take it to school, don’t even touch it, get home, turn it on, AND THE BATTERY DIED?!?!?!?!?! Thats right, the battery on my zune lasts about 22 hours with everything off and nothing running on it. It is a pain for me because when i go to travel somewhere, it won’t last on a long ferry ride or plane ride… Oh i might mention that when i DO use it, it restarts on me about every 10 minutes, even when it is on hold.

If someone could help me out, i would be greatful. Thank You

By: yourmom

yourmom — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:12:53 +0000

wow….22 hours of video is a little? i dont even spend more than 3 hours watching videos. get a LIFE.

omg, i’m peter ha, i have no life and im the biggest apple fanboy. im a nerd. i write these stupid articles for crunchgear. i like to bash other mp3 players tht try to out-do ipods. omg, im peter ha ha ha ha ha ha. oh no, the zune only plays 22 hours of videos, what will i do for the other 2 hours of my retarded lonely life. oh no. now i actually have to live my life. oh nooo.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:21:39 +0000

It saddens me that people would go so far as to trash a product because of losing 2 hours of a full day on battery life. Why not compare more, whats the word, valuable features. I’m sure if you take the zune and compare it to its competition the ipod, you’d surprisingly find the ipod can’t do as much. So take your fanboy whining to the ipod forum where people will care what you have to say.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:58:17 +0000

22 hours is bad?

Uh, I don’t exactly listen to my Zune non-stop the whole day. I actually take a break to have a life, do some work, etc.

Then I come home and recharge it if needed. Is it that hard to plug it in and recharge.

Is technology really making us that lazy. Sheesh. I love my Zune.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:59:45 +0000

zune and ipod have the same bat its cause zune hase a screen 2x the size

By: Brainless Apple

Brainless Apple — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:47:00 +0000

Are you programmed to like all things Apple or something? What the hell is going on with all the negative swipes at the new Zunes just because its a new product, Apple drones have to knock it because its not an Apple product. How sad that you can’t be impartial. Well, go ahead then and die for a company that sells you products based on style. You know you got something when others are looking at you, and its not because of the Ipod, which everyone has now, but its because you like strange. Haha….
I got my Zune 80 after I ditched my old Ipod 5.5 and I couldnt be more happier with this amazing player. Hate away….theres plenty of time to waste.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:36:15 +0000

4-8 hours is enough. I don’t spend my whole damn day listening to mindless crap. I do have conversations…with people…my family. I do spend some time reading and learning.. which why I don’t usually make dumbass comparisons.

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:25:00 +0000

ONLY 22 hours?! That’s still a lot of battery life and you’re complaining about it. Wow. Congratulations on being an Ipod fanboy and the largest nerd on the planet.us

By: ajadoniz

ajadoniz — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:32:41 +0000

Damn it, I’m going to have to figure out what to do for those two hours of down time in my day :(

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:11:21 +0000

22 hours…wow that means
I could listen to it while I get ready for work, then commute while listening, then listen all day at the office, then commute back and have background music while I play Call of Duty 4.

How many hours of audio do you need in a day?

Jeez…

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:25:43 +0000

Let’s see now, the screen is twice as big. Also, this is a big improvement over the Zune 30 which is 14 hours and I have never had a problem with my 30 running out. Dry those crocodile tears.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:40:58 +0000

I’m hardly out of my house for more than 22 hours, so I’m good. Just sit it in the dock to charge when I get home and wireless sync action…