well the wide screen video is a big plus for me, its so much bigger than the video ipod (yes i HAVE owned a video... then it was stolen... >_<) (by the way another reason i like the zune is that its less likely to be stolen... zune wont sell as well on the streets for drug money)
also, the built in radio is dear to me. I can listen to m' favorite mornin talk show before class. The navigation on it is simpler, instead of goin back out to music to change to 'sort by artist' you just press right or left. also, while listening to a song, pressing the middle button will open up a very conveniant menu, such as rate, view song list (helpful if your shuffling, itll show you whats comin next), shuffle on/off, and flag (bookmark for later use on yer comp).
most of all i love the customizable background (Master Chief looks so cool on the zune!)
The wireless i find no use for, since i have only found one other person w/ a zune and she doesnt even bring it to school. but im sure itll come in handy one day.
of course, there are problems with the zune, that i hope they fix. The software is annoying to start with, i had windows xp media center 2002, and i couldnt install the software because of that... made me mad. so luckily i got a hook up with home edition 2002 (a downgrade really) and its compatible.... riiight way to go microsoft.
the software also does not catch podcasts. i have to use itunes for that, which isnt terrible, but isnt fun. the podcasts also dont end up in single "albums"... some do, like Air out my shorts, but escape pod is listed as individual tracks... not bad but not fun again.
and my biggest prob w/ the software is, when importing a mixed cd, the software tends to group songs together. ill have one song by creedence clearwater revival and another by boston, and ill input the correct track info to both, but itll suddenly put em both as ccr... a bit of fighting eventually fixes this however, but its not fun. and considering i have to transfer 100+ bought songs from itunes... im not lookin forward to that. there are a few other minor holes in the software, which i hope they fix soon (like being incompatible with over half of the file types out there... no .avi? comeon!).
the zune itself, i have no problems with it. just the evil software. and the fact that its easier to fix software makes me ignore the faults in it, since im sure it'll be fixed sooner than later.
oh and finally, i tend to shrink away from mainstream pop culture... and although i do like the ipod, friggin everyone has one and i like to be different!
ive owned a video and an older, 3rd gen 20 gig. i feel the zune is easier to work with.
oh and pretty nice battery life...
oh one little problem with the zune itself... no clock..? sure i dont use the clock much on the ipod.. but comeon ... its sooo simple...
