yo welcome to the social!
Received mine (8GB model, Black) from Zune Originals yesterday, so I've only had a full day to tinker with it. The player was very attractively packaged, I was impressed as well. Truth be told the engraving options were really what tipped the scale for me - I'll be picking up a few more as xmas gifts for friends, I think. I chose a smaller piece of artwork and had some text engraved as well - And didn't rec'v a poster with the player as you've shown, so I suspect those only come with the full size engravings. Not sure.
Setup was a snap and I've really come to like the Zune Pad the more I use it. I'm actually most impressed with the built in radio - I didn't expect it to work as well as it does. I'd give it a recommendation to anyone looking for a player.
A simple question kid; Are you with me or not at all? - Sleeping with Giants (The Academy Is...)
Reluix wrote:I'm pretty dang excited about getting a zune80, i just wish there wasn't this whole wait till sometime in december deal. I had planned on buying on the day of release, oh well. Looks awesome though!
halfcirclepunch wrote: I received the Zune Original 8MB I ordered last Tuesday today, direct from China. I was quite surprised at how nice the entire package was. Took some pictures below for those on the fence wondering whether to pick one up or not. The box when you open it. Included a color poster of the artwork you selected from the Zune Originals site: http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig1.jpg The contents of the envelope and bag: http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig2.jpg Unboxed: http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig3.jpg The Zune close up, the red color is almost maroon, which is different than what I expected from photos I saw. It's a very deep nice color though: http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig4.jpg The backside of the Zune with detail of the etching, I picked the Tado etching even though it's a bit cutesy. My first choice, the Takahashi city graphic, is not available on the Originals site for some reason (http://www.coolhunting.com/images/originals_artists-16.jpg). Can one of the mods tell the higher ups at MS to look into that? :P http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig5.jpg Another shot of the Zune: http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig6.jpg Overall, I'm quite happy with the purchase. This will be a nice step up from my six year old second generation ipod (which I love and is still going strong, but it was time to update). The etchings make your player somewhat unique, and the whole presentation was quite unexpected.
I received the Zune Original 8MB I ordered last Tuesday today, direct from China. I was quite surprised at how nice the entire package was. Took some pictures below for those on the fence wondering whether to pick one up or not.
The box when you open it. Included a color poster of the artwork you selected from the Zune Originals site:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig1.jpg
The contents of the envelope and bag:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig2.jpg
Unboxed:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig3.jpg
The Zune close up, the red color is almost maroon, which is different than what I expected from photos I saw. It's a very deep nice color though:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig4.jpg
The backside of the Zune with detail of the etching, I picked the Tado etching even though it's a bit cutesy. My first choice, the Takahashi city graphic, is not available on the Originals site for some reason (http://www.coolhunting.com/images/originals_artists-16.jpg). Can one of the mods tell the higher ups at MS to look into that? :P
http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig5.jpg
Another shot of the Zune:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~a.baez/zuneorig6.jpg
Overall, I'm quite happy with the purchase. This will be a nice step up from my six year old second generation ipod (which I love and is still going strong, but it was time to update). The etchings make your player somewhat unique, and the whole presentation was quite unexpected.
That looks awesome. i cant wait until the 80gb is available to get mine