Unlike Taoski, I am not dedicated to Apple and becoming an even less loyal fan of the iPod, especially now my iPod is having problems, I love what the iPod does, not what it is, the ability to play a shed load of music is the reason I have one (and the fact I got it Mega cheap).
I have been reading up on Microsofts' music player the Zune which, although has been out quietly for a while, has had some improvement.
All the Ipod fanboys seem to do (obviously) is constantly slag off the Zune as they do with everything non-apple, I, like a lot of others am not too fused, the comment from a reader at Engadget which sums it up perfectly.
I am constantly baffled by people who care what a device that is going to be in your pocket 90% of the time looks like. Function over form for me any day of the week.
I totally agree, who cares what device you listen to your music on, I prefer to have as many functions built into a device as possible (although it means more things to go wrong), but a music player with as large a capacity as possible, ability to play all music formats, video, show photos, FM radio would be perfect.
When you compare an iPod to the Zune, there are advantages and disadvantages with both of them and.... get me... I've done a comparison
| Ipod Classic | Microsoft Zune | |
 |  | |
| Capacity | 160Gb | 80Gb |
| Size | 61.8 mm x 103.5 mm x 13.5 mm | 61.1 mm x 108.2 mm x 12.9 mm |
| Weight | 162g | 128g |
| Screen Size | 2.5" | 3.2" scratch resistant glass |
| Controller | Jog wheel | Zune pad |
| Music Format | aac, mp3, vbr, aiff, wav, | wma, mp4, m4a, m4b, mov, mp3, aac, vbr |
| Video Format | H.264, mov AAC-LC mpeg-4 (m4v, .mp4) | wmv, HD wmv, mpeg-4 (mp4/m4v) H.264 |
| Video Output | None | Yes - Through headphone jack |
| FM Radio | No | Advanced FM Tuning (see the name of the current track ). |
| Connection | Ipod connector | Wireless or cable |
| Music Downloads | iTunes | Zune Marketplace |
| Photos | jpeg, bmp, gif, tiff, psd (Mac only), png | jpeg |
| Wireless | NO | Yes - 802.11b/g wireless (30ft range) |
| Sych | iTunes | Zune software, sync wirelessly |
| Other Info | Import recorded TV from Windows Vista Media Centre and playback |
To Sum up
If there was a 160Gb Zune with the aftermarket accessories of the iPod, I'd have one in a flash, as I have a iHome (clock radio), an iStation (speakers) and a iPod connector fitted to my car stereo.
