Zune 2Gen with 3Gen Software Rocks

There is a lot to be said about MP3 players and what they offer, but when it comes to the ZUNE flash players it is very hard to go wrong if you choose it as your small/take it everywhere device. HW The form factor is great. It might not have the WOW factor of the Ipod Nano, but I actually like it better. It fits in the hand better and it feels very well made. The TouchPad is great and makes navigating very easy and intuitive. I bought this device for my Dad and he is not very tech-savy, but he liked it and was working on it within a few minutes. DEVICE SW I love the software on the device. It is clean, fast, smooth and works great. There are lots of little details that Apple has implemented in it's latest gen music players (except the touch of course, that is a different beast entirely) like displaying the album art over most of the screen instead of the little icon it had in the past, the ability to navigate through names with Big letters highlited was copied into the iPod software in the last generation. Anyways, the software on the Zune is great. I still wish it had a Sleep feature, and more/better use of the Wi-Fi, but otherwise it is great. PC SW The Zune Software is not bad. I think it would be a little hard for someone to get used at first. I hate the "back" arrow on top by itself. I almost never find it when I need it, then after much cursing remember where it is. The SW works great, and the mix view and friends features are good, but I think it could be better. Features The sound is great, the radio is great, navigation is great. Some missing features as I said as far as sleep, wakeup/alamar, etc. Wi-Fi capabilities are still very limited by MS. Games are cool! Buy from FM Radio is Cool as well!!!Read full review