| The new Zune 4GB digital media player is out. | | | | player at a more affordable price. The trade-offs |
| The 4GB model, along with the 8GB and 80GB | | | | are less video viewing area and the need to |
| models now give Zune fans alternatives to the | | | | down, and upload from your personal computer |
| popular Original 30GB model. The new 4GB player | | | | more often. The new touch-pad design makes |
| is smaller than the original at: 3.6" Height x 1.63" | | | | browsing content much faster and easier. You |
| Width x 0.33" Depth. The viewing screen is also | | | | don't have to physically connect to your |
| smaller at 1.8", (3" screen for the 30GB Zune). | | | | computer to download content if you have a |
| The price is also a bit smaller than the 30GB | | | | wireless computer network at home. As with all |
| model. 4GB of storage memory may sound | | | | Zunes, you have the ability to share songs and |
| meager when compared to the new Zune 80GB's | | | | media and download free video selections over |
| hard drive. 4GB is still enough memory to store | | | | the wireless connectivity feature. The Social lives |
| 1,000 songs at 128kbs playback, 25,000 JPEG | | | | on. |
| pictures or about 12 hours of video at a 512kbs | | | | You can access millions of songs in the Zune |
| playback speed. Things have certainly changed, I | | | | Marketplace. Downloading music and video is easy. |
| remember my first laptop computer, bought in | | | | there are lots of choices to download music - |
| '92 had only a 40MB hard drive - 100 times | | | | with Pass subscription, through Microsoft points, or |
| smaller than the Zune 4GB's flash memory. | | | | a host of other online media providers and |
| The new 4GB model comes in a variety of colors | | | | member sites. Play lists from Marketplace editors |
| and includes ear bud headphones and covers. You | | | | are constantly being updated and published for |
| will have to purchase the charger for the built-in | | | | weekly viewing on the Zune, as well as artist |
| battery separately however. The build-in FM radio | | | | biographies and stories from top music and video |
| feature, present on all Zune models is something | | | | online magazines. |
| you can't get on an iPod. All Zune models support | | | | All the new Zune models and application upgrades |
| the most popular audio; (AAC, MP3, WMA, | | | | provide consumers more choice. More choice is |
| Protected WMA), and video; (WMV), playback | | | | great and the Zune 4GB will offer some people |
| formats. | | | | just the right combination of ultra-portability, ease |
| The 4GB model provides the opportunity to get a | | | | of use and features they have been looking for. |
| much smaller, even more portable personal media | | | | |