December 4, 2008 6:21 AM PST
Prizefight: iPod Classic vs. Zune 120
When two MP3 titans go head-to-head, only artsy black and white photos can do the moment justice.
(Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks)This year, as we pit the second-generation iPod Classic against the Zune 120, I can assure you of another thing...in this prizefight, only one MP3 player comes out alive.
Will the iPod repeat the domination we witnessed in Nano vs. Zune 16, or will the Zune catch a break?
To find out, read CNET's five-round, no-holds, no-mercy, iPod Classic vs. Zune 120 Prizefight.
Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
Donald Bell is an electronic musician, a veteran record store employee, and a fearless hardware hacker. He's also CNET's Senior Editor for MP3 and digital audio.
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Either way the software is 3.0 so it is kinda confusing.
Btw, I'm glad the zune won, the 80gb fight should've ended the same way but it's always tougher for the newcomer, funny thing is since the 80gb zune gets the 3.0 software for free and the 80gb ipod classic software is undeniably worse than the 120gb i guess the zune wins the 80gb prizefight too now.
http://www.zunescene.com/comparison/
Clearly the Zune should've been the outright Prizefight winner.
So you are saying that it's better to have a "sexier" player instead of one that is more capable? What a nonsense really. I could understand if the Zune were totally horrible, but it's not, sorry. Sexiness should not had been qualified. In that case, Zune would have also kicked iPod's butt.
Gimmick would be the utterly useless "sexiness" from the iPod. Accessories? There are plenty for Zune. I am not sure which one you miss so much. Yep, you can get radio anywhere, but it's a pain to carry multiple devices. Better is to have everything integrated. And what about sound quality? Shouldn't that be on the top of every other feature in a media player?? Guess what, Zune is better than iPod in that respect too.
So, there you have, iPod is gimmicky and inferior to Zune. Live with that.