Microsoft Zune

Offering a wide variety of products is the Microsoft Zune. It’s not only considered a portable media device, but an overall entertainment platform. You will be able to use your Zune for movies, TV shows, music videos, podcasts, and music.

The Microsoft Zune is loaded with software that will work with Windows XP or newer programs. You can rip music from CS, or download movies to your Zune with a hookup to the computer. The first model came out in 2006 in the United States only. That player would allow you to load up to 30 gigabytes.

The next year Zune would come out with many models the Zune 80, 8, and 4. The screen was slightly larger on the 80, but smaller for the 8 and 4 that had been put out in order to compete with the iPod nano.

While 2008 would see the Zune 16 and 120 being released. Recently released in 2009 was a big leap in the technology of the Zune, with the release of Zune HD. With capacities of 16 GB and 32 GBs for you to choose from.

Models of the Zune beginning with the 80 would now feature games that would come installed on them. Allowing the users even more variety to what they could do with their new devices. Each model that has come out has seen changes in capacity, size, weight, and price.

The lightest models that you can choose are the Zune 4, 8 or 16 that only weigh 47 grams. While the most storage will be found on the Zune 120 that you can hold up to 120 GB. Prices will depend on which Zune you want to buy and how much storage it has. Check many locations and you may find a great deal though. Decide just what you want to use your Microsoft Zune for and you can narrow your choices down too. Make sure you check many places to see where you can find the best deal.