The real killer feature to Zune was Zune Pass aka Xbox Music aka Grooves Music. It was hands down so much better than Spotify before Spotify became a thing. It used to integrate with One Drive so songs that were from a personal library would sync along with songs that were from their music service seamlessly especially when the Zune ecosystem transferred to their Windows Phone. To this day I still wished that Microsoft made a Windows Phone in the style of their Zune HD. Also syncing to the Zune was flawless along with the ability to sync via Wifi so that every time you charged it, it would sync any new music that the user preconfigured as a priority. As long as you rated each song, you could literally build a library on your Zune with all of your favorite tunes curated by you without ever connecting it to a pc. Mind you this was before streaming became ubiquitous to the mainstream market.

Had an iPod and a Zune around that time and gave away my ipod. Radio, bigger screen, and once you connected to Zune on PC the first time, your computer could drag and drop files and watch, listen, and play nearly everything. Such a solid device

Everyone one I know who had a Zune (not a lot of people) loved it including myself. Reading through these comments, it makes me happy to know that there are others that share that hose feelings.

I still have my Zune that my dad got because he was working at Microsoft when it was released. They gave them out like candy on Halloween to their employees. I guess they wanted people to see them in the wild.

I am, was , and will forever be a Zune player. I refused the Apple untill zune went under, but as soon as my phone could do what a ipod could do i have never bought a Macintosh since

Bought the zune 30 10 years ago and i still have it. One of the best music players of all time. Love it.

I miss my Zune, what a great device it was for the time!

Should I buy a Zune in 2025? 2 minutes in and you’re giving me a history lesson on the ipod.

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The zune fux's. Had mine up to 2021 then the pad finally broke, and I sold it on eBay. I worked at a warehouse where you couldn't have your phone on the floor, but you could have a mp3 player. And for 4 years it really came in hand. Plus, it was nice to not drain my phone listening to music. And since most phones now are forcing you to get one without a sd card. It really kills carrying your music with you. And living in the mountains means that most digital signals suck  and though basic it did have games so being on break or waiting for a pallet to be taken down from a truck meant that I had time here and there to just get in a quick something to keep my hands busy.

I love my Halo 3 Edition Zune. Sadly, my younger self deleted all the exclusive content that it came pre loaded with. But still have a bunch of music and movies on it. I'll charge it up and give it a listen from time to time.

I have the brown one with that green hue in lighting. Was the only option one year during Black Friday I got at office max when the stores still existed and it still works. I haven't connected to a computer in like 15 years. Still has all the hip-hop albums from the 90s to early 2000s that I listened to. Alot of underground hip-hop.

Denki covers a nostalgic portable music player? Guaranteed watch.

Free video ideas:
- Walkman purchase/restoration
- Making a mixtape in 2024. Guaranteed +500% views from nostalgic zoomers if you put Deftones on it.
- MiniDisc - you can go deep into the lore and talk about how the format was hugely popular in Japan
- Creative Nomad Jukebox
- Sony DAT player - potential weeb tie-in with Evangelion

aaaaaaaand GO!

i loved my Zune when i was in high school! i would listen to movies in class it was awesome

The interface was amazing, and Zune Music pass was fantastic. Zune pass was so great other companies use the subscription base today. Microsoft always seems to introduce hardware and software, kill that hardware or software early, then everyone else adopts it and it becomes a money maker. Microsoft Band. Subscription music pay model.

Loved my zune when I was younger, but now I have a Hiby r4 it is so much better, way bigger capacity, better audio, and Bluetooth. The Zune and iPod classic will always have a special heart.

Just got a Zune 30 brown yesterday. My wife was helping her friend move. She was going to donate a bunch of stuff to the thrift store. Dishes, books, clothes etc. My wife came home before dropping the stuff off. So i went through it all and found the Zune. Its is in mint condition with a leather carring case. I charged it up and it works perfectly. Lots of songs, videos, 5  games, and fm radio 😊😊

I own a Zune 30gb.  And I love it.  I use it a lot for long trips or to listen to music while disconnected from the internet. And I'm glad that the Zune is still getting some love and am proud to be a member of the Zune subreddit.  All I can say is, "Welcome to the Social." :D

I still use a zune hd almost everyday as my main music device

Had 6 up to this point

My dearest by Supercell is such a throwback