[Tim @ Mar 20th 2007 5:16PM]

All I hear about Zune's a iPod's is how sh$t they are.

Has anyone actually considered buying a media player from a reputable company who's field is specifically solid state memory?

[Jeff @ Mar 20th 2007 5:31PM]

"Has anyone actually considered buying a media player from a reputable company who's field is specifically solid state memory?"

Not really applicable in a discussion about players that rely on a hard drive for storage.

Not that it'd matter anyway; solid state memory is not rocket science. Nobody buys the iPod mini because of how awesome its solid state memory is, and nobody who does have problems with it has problems with its memory. I mean, it would make more sense to buy a music player from a company that makes batteries for a living; at least that's a component that does cause issues for some people.

[Tim @ Mar 21st 2007 4:51AM]

People buy iPod (e,Pod) mini's to avoid: socializing on public transport, getting peeved while doing a clerical jobs, bad fashion sense (who the hell uses a Zune with a MacBook, OMG! Eww!); and many many more valid* reasons.

I mentioned SS memory because it's another thing Microsoft could look at if they decide to release another edition of the Zune (maybe they designed one last year and will hope to launch it by 2010). The read speed is pathetic. If you're loading media onto the device you can take your time.

What's more important: the write speed for loading content onto the device, or the read speed for using it everyday? Rhetorical question.