My biggest gripe is the STILL lack of removable disk support. However, I’ve got plenty of memory now thanks to a sub-$1 (after tax and shipping) 1GB flash drive; thanks again Cybernet!

Ahhh yes, that was quite the deal, wasn’t it!

As far as the device, I really never use the WiFi, to be honest. I do, however, use and enjoy the FM radio. It’s great for those times when it just seems like you’ve heard your songs too many times (and I’ve got an awesome station called ‘Jack FM’). The 3 inch screen is great for watching video podcasts. Also, I prefer the in-device UI to that of the iPod. One very useful thing is being able to scroll thru what’s basically the ‘now playing’ list, even after going back to the main menu.

Overall, I’m glad I got it.

My biggest gripe is the STILL lack of removable disk support. However, I’ve got plenty of memory now thanks to a sub-$1 (after tax and shipping) 1GB flash drive; thanks again Cybernet!

Second, I’m not sure what you mean by “new from old podcasts”. If you mean age the episode came out, you can either have the oldest or newest episodes of the feed displayed first. If you mean played or unplayed, played episodes are a different text color and you can choose to have them sync or not sync. You can also tell it how many of each feed you want to keep. These options can be set for each subscription. I wish the Marketplace had a bigger selection of podcasts but if I can avoid using iTunes and still have the great podcast organization the Zune gives me, I’m definitely going that route.

Why I don’t like the Zune:
- The Zune is Windows-only
- While the Zune is one of the few media players that has support for podcasts, I don’t think it differentiates new from old podcasts. (@Fred: can you confirm or deny this?)
- Its interface doesn’t look as good as the interface on the iPod touch

I agree that the interface doesn’t look as good as the iPod Touch, but I don’t know if those two products can be compared. I think the Zune’s interface is better than the classic iPod, but the iPod Touch has a different input mechanism. We’ll have to wait for Microsoft to make their own touch-screen music player (which I’m guessing is next).

I had the Zune 30 and I was very satisfied with it. It is a good solid mp3 player (and it was very cheap thanks to woot) but the only gripe I have is that the wifi is criminally under used. The wireless syncing is nice but it would have been greatly appreciated if there was some kind of browser built in. I don’t need a iphone type browser but at least a standard mobile browser would have been nice.

My brother loves his Zune because of the wireless syncing. He said that he normally syncs before he heads off to work in the morning, and does it right from his car before he pulls out of the driveway. A built-in browser would be nice though.