The New Zune 4GB Review

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 80GBare less video viewing area and the need to
models now give Zune fans alternatives to thedown, and upload from your personal computer
popular Original 30GB model. The new 4GB playermore 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 alsodon'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 30GBwireless computer network at home. As with all
model. 4GB of storage memory may soundZunes, you have the ability to share songs and
meager when compared to the new Zune 80GB'smedia and download free video selections over
hard drive. 4GB is still enough memory to storethe wireless connectivity feature. The Social lives
1,000 songs at 128kbs playback, 25,000 JPEGon.
pictures or about 12 hours of video at a 512kbsYou can access millions of songs in the Zune
playback speed. Things have certainly changed, IMarketplace. Downloading music and video is easy.
remember my first laptop computer, bought inthere are lots of choices to download music -
'92 had only a 40MB hard drive - 100 timeswith 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 colorsmember sites. Play lists from Marketplace editors
and includes ear bud headphones and covers. Youare constantly being updated and published for
will have to purchase the charger for the built-inweekly viewing on the Zune, as well as artist
battery separately however. The build-in FM radiobiographies and stories from top music and video
feature, present on all Zune models is somethingonline magazines.
you can't get on an iPod. All Zune models supportAll 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), playbackgreat 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 aof use and features they have been looking for.
much smaller, even more portable personal media