Warm 4gb Microsoft Zune $99 (with trade in of mp3 player BB doesn't sell)

[radical53]

$99 for a 4g Microsoft Zune with the trade in of any mp3 player Best buy does not sell. ($40 off msrp)

starts tomorrow (friday)

[dux]

Hmm time to trade in my first gen 512mb ipod shuffle for a brand new zune!

[JTsang]

$99 for a 4g Microsoft Zune with the trade in of any mp3 player Best buy does not sell. ($40 off msrp)

starts tomorrow (friday)

Do you have any more details about this?

I have an old (broken) mp3 player I bought in Hong Kong a few years back that I would gladly trade in if I could.

[radical53]

Do you have any more details about this?

I have an old (broken) mp3 player I bought in Hong Kong a few years back that I would gladly trade in if I could.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3624/bbyk3.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bbyk3.jpg)

(i am near the newmarket ontario location and recieved the flyer with the paper today)

[sheainsider]

I had an 8gb Zune for a while. I loved it.
Only problem was that my music stash was over 20gb... so I had a difficult time 'auto-filling' the Zune. I'm not sure you can do it with any iPod other than the shuffle either, though.

The FM radio is especially good -- picking up even the faintest signals. It uses RDS too, so you know the name of the song that's playing.

To use podcasts, you need to know the URL of the podcast (easily found from iTunes) for a one-time podcast setup. It auto-updates automatically.

The sound quality is better than a 2gb Shuffle, using the same 192kbps sound file, both unconverted when syncing, and while using the same pair of headphones. The bass is deep, the highs are crisp.

Zune social was a waste of time... really.

Wifi sync is slow, but useful if you have a separate dock. "Walk in, dock the thing, press sync on the player, and forgettaboudit"

Included headphones could be better... its about the same (or a tad better) than iPods.

The touch-navigation really rocks... you flick to navigate through the menus... iPod Touch style, and you can build up momentum to flip faster.

Sexy crisp display... perfect for podcasts but not much else... unless you're getting the 80gb.
just my 2-cents,
-sheainsider.

[lostradamus]

Sweet deal. Do you think they will take my 64Mb MP3 player from 2002? :cheesygri

[gwmkwan]

does the zune reads chinese or other asian fonts?
i heard they have this problem before
but dont know if it is fix yet or not???

[radical53]

Sweet deal. Do you think they will take my 64Mb MP3 player from 2002? :cheesygri

"we will take any brand and model as long as it is not something we currently sell"

i have a $19.99 128mb player from 2003ish lol

[terranaj98]

I like this deal..
recycling old mp3 players.(hopefully)
and.. saving 40 bucks on a new mp3 player.. that looks very complete.

thanks op!

[778Era]

+1 but mine is 256:lol:

is 128MB okay :D

[Eternia]

is 128MB okay :D
I still have a 64MB Rio MP3 player. :cheesygri

Tempting but I still have an old 4GB Nano, so it doesn't feel like that big of an upgrade to warrant unneeded spending. Then again ... :lol:

[aku]

Seems like a pretty good deal, you could also probably use that $10 gift card that you may have gotten with the order of your SPC card

[PanzerWF]

Hope the GVR has this deal too, sounds tempting =)

[mahjongmaniac]

"we will take any brand and model as long as it is not something we currently sell"

sounds like they encourage no-name brand players or really old ones....

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I like this deal..
recycling old mp3 players.(hopefully)
and.. saving 40 bucks on a new mp3 player.. that looks very complete.


keep in mind this is just another form of their marketing schemes to promote a "sale" for mp3 players.

they've had the same "trade-in deals" for LCDs, TVs, and laptops

nobody in the public knows what they actually do w/ these trade-ins, but hopefully they do recycle it

[killoverme]

sounds like its a simple 99 dollar sale for a zune, but they wanted to add the gimmick of trading in your mp3 player to get the 40 dollars off to make you feel that you got away with something
(yay, got rid of my crappy mp3 player and got a much better mp3 player with 40 dollars off)

[antaholics]

time to hunt down a $5 MP3 player on ebay! :cheesygri

[naveed3434]

Is this the 1st or 2nd gen Zune?

[radical53]

Is this the 1st or 2nd gen Zune?

can anyone tell i have no clue, fast if possible as i will be leaving soon for the purchase

[radical53]

ok under some of my own research lol

http://www.gadgetell.com/images/2007/10/zune1_zune2_425.jpg

this appears to be a 1rst gen on the left and a 2nd gen on the right



i assume no responsibility of the correctness of this 1stgen and 2nd gen cross reference.

[cjstewart]

can anyone tell i have no clue, fast if possible as i will be leaving soon for the purchase

Gen2 is the only Zune to be sold in Canada.

Gen1 was not offered here....

[xeodragon]

Anyone know if this works on CD mp3 players? If so, YAY!

[deep]

Pic in the ad looks like a 2G....but who knows what the reality will be.

[ASharp]

It's second generation guys. Best Buy doesn't sell the first generation here nor did Microsoft offer a 4GB version of the first gen Zune IIRC.

[radical53]

It's second generation guys. Best Buy doesn't sell the first generation here nor did Microsoft offer a 4GB version of the first gen Zune IIRC.

sweet that confirms my crude research

off to bestbuy with an old piece of mp3 crap

[ASharp]

There's some decent pictures here of the 4GB Zune versus other MP3 players (mainly as a sort of size/looks comparison I guess). Might be worth a look to get a feel for the Zune if you haven't seen/used one before compared to other standard MP3s that you may have seen before.
http://www.gotzune.com/cpg1414/thumbnails.php?album=20

[Renton]

If you don't have an old mp3 player you can buy this one for $12.99:
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=018444&cid=MP.29

[anton204]

ipod > zune > ipod touch

IMO. The zune is definitely better than the standard ipod but ipod touch is better than the zune but if price is taken into consideration the zune is my choice.

The 1st gen was never released in Canada. I was thinking about buying the 1st gen in the states when it was released.

Hmm I should see if I can find an old mp3 player.

[Eduardo]

hmmm...

I just returned a 4GB Zune from Best Buy.

The backlight stopped working, and the radio only found 2 stations when I was in Wisconsin.this was in the first 3 days of use. You can't manually tune a radio station, only seek.

Some warnings:

Audiobook support is non-existent, you must manually retag each file to trick it into being a podcast
The ordering of mp3's that make up the files you have do as a playlist (but then you get no bookmarking); or merge all the files into one big play list.
No Audible support (yet)
No Windows Media Player support (you can only sync from Zune software/media player).
No using the zune as a mass storage device (requires a 3rd party hack)

I may still try it again now that I can dump a 256 MB mp3 player.

PS: whoever posted that the zune screen is bigger is wrong, the Nano's screen is larger. It may appear bigger but the lcd is smaller than the glass over top.

PPS: Nope I don't own an iPod of any kind.

[Renton]

hmmm...


No using the zune as a mass storage device (requires a 3rd party hack)

That sucks big time!

[ren1129]

ipod > zune > ipod touch

IMO. The zune is definitely better than the standard ipod but ipod touch is better than the zune but if price is taken into consideration the zune is my choice.


it should then be "ipod touch > zune > ipod"
:cheesygri

[BinaryJay]

I like this deal..
recycling old mp3 players.(hopefully)
and.. saving 40 bucks on a new mp3 player.. that looks very complete.

thanks op!

As with most of these types of promotions at FS/BB, they simply bin all of the items they receive. I bet they won't even allow employees to take anything home if they want it, for fear of somebody taking advantage of the program somehow.

[dux]

How will it work if I wanted to return the zune. I guess BB will not be giving my old mp3 player..

[anton204]

hmmm...

I just returned a 4GB Zune from Best Buy.

The backlight stopped working, and the radio only found 2 stations when I was in Wisconsin.this was in the first 3 days of use. You can't manually tune a radio station, only seek.

Some warnings:

Audiobook support is non-existent, you must manually retag each file to trick it into being a podcast
The ordering of mp3's that make up the files you have do as a playlist (but then you get no bookmarking); or merge all the files into one big play list.
No Audible support (yet)
No Windows Media Player support (you can only sync from Zune software/media player).
No using the zune as a mass storage device (requires a 3rd party hack)

I may still try it again now that I can dump a 256 MB mp3 player.

PS: whoever posted that the zune screen is bigger is wrong, the Nano's screen is larger. It may appear bigger but the lcd is smaller than the glass over top.

PPS: Nope I don't own an iPod of any kind.

Hmm never knew some of this but I never really used a zune on my own to test it out to its full potential. I played around with a buddy's zune and compared it to my ipod and I liked it.

Sucks how it can't be used as a mass storage device, I could do that with my ipod.

[anton204]

it should then be "ipod touch > zune > ipod"
:cheesygri

haha I thought that looked wrong :o

[TruE SkiLLS]

hmm, i got a few crazy old mp3s... like 16mb, 32mb ones... i wonder what would happen if I buy a zune and return it.

[naveed3434]

Gen2 is the only Zune to be sold in Canada.

Gen1 was not offered here....

Gen 1 are available they came put shortly before the release of Gen 2 so I don't think many ppl picked them up. Some of the sites it was available @ were Tigerdirect.ca and FactoryDirect.ca

[Cisco KId]

Can anyone comment on which of the 2 below would be better choice. My 7yr old son will inherit his moms 512 shuffle

I will buy her this Zune unit or the Creative Zen 2gb unit, cost would be $33 less at BB pricematching to FS where it is $69.99 same but the Zen has SD slot and bigger screen for movies. I doubt she will use all the Zune features as is but my son likes music so need to buy an additional mp3 player??

4gb Zune @ $99 after 512 trade in or 2GB Creative Zen for $67 + tax ??

[coriolis]

I use a Zune 80, but it applies it too.



The backlight stopped working, and the radio only found 2 stations when I was in Wisconsin.this was in the first 3 days of use. You can't manually tune a radio station, only seek..

If you press the touch button in radio, you can easily toggle seek on/off.



Audiobook support is non-existent, you must manually retag each file to trick it into being a podcast.

Definitely annoying.



The ordering of mp3's that make up the files you have do as a playlist (but then you get no bookmarking); or merge all the files into one big play list..

Also can't play a playlist in album order, has to be alphabetically..:(



No using the zune as a mass storage device (requires a 3rd party hack)
.

Yeap, sucks :( Also installing 3rd party programs is quite a hassle...

[Known2KiLL]

Good Bye Mini Disc player!

[cmag]

Good Bye Mini Disc player!

If it's only a player that's fine, but if your MD records and has a mic-in jack, you may want to check eBay to see what your model goes for. There's still a decent market for the better recording units. I sold an old Sharp I had for nearly double what I paid for it new! :)

[Eduardo]

anyone know if zune is popular enough to get the cheap charging cables, docks, etc from places like deal extreme or ledshoppe?

[Pepsidewd]

DOes it synq with Itunes? Keep in mind that I rip my own cds no purchases from apple.

[terranaj98]

has anyone given up their oldie for a Zune?

[henrycao8]

i dont know, even for 99, a 4GB 1.8" flash mp3 doesn't look very hot

[charoo]

i dont know, even for 99, a 4GB 1.8" flash mp3 doesn't look very hot

I have to agree - if the sale was on a larger model...maybe...if it was on the 80GB at $60+ off, I would be in.

[ASharp]

DOes it synq with Itunes? Keep in mind that I rip my own cds no purchases from apple.

iTunes? Not a chance. You can only sync using the Zune software.

[sheainsider]

Hey! I can ************************************************** ******

[SWstriker17]

does this work with broken mp3s? i have an iriver h10 with a broken screen i want to get rid of

[mahjongmaniac]

Good Bye Mini Disc player!

hm... if they take those, i wonder if they take the cd/mp3 players... those are essentially still considered as "mp3 players".... =D

[aku]

hm... if they take those, i wonder if they take the cd/mp3 players... those are essentially still considered as "mp3 players".... =D

I was wondering that too, I do have a sony mini disc player lying around

[TruE SkiLLS]

why would u guys sell your md... that is a piece of history (even though its proprietary)

[Eduardo]

Hey! I can sell my like-new (used for about 2 days) 4GB Black Zune for $100 to anyone who is interested. I don't need any MP3 players in return, haha.
The headphones are untouched, and everything, including the player, is in mint condition. pm is key. or email sheainsider@hotmail.com

Why not just return it to where you bought it?

[radical53]

I got the zune, she never asked for my mp3 though (cashier)

i am just installing the software now........

[grantz]

I did this today, sales guy took my old $10 MP3 player, put it in his pocket, then discounted the invoice. Interesting procedure...

Definately a gimic, but needed a pink one for the wife anyway. 2nd gen, 4GB, they did not test it to see if it worked or not (just don't put batteries in it). Grabbed the Altec speaker/clock dock thing for half price ($49.99 instead of $99) while I was at it too....

[aku]

why would u guys sell your md... that is a piece of history (even though its proprietary)

lol.. wanna buy mine? that's like saying why trade in your HD player when that trade-in promo was going on

[radical53]

wow it is very easy to do pod casts, need to figure out managing the music (i have focused on podcasts thus far)

[cheapbastage]

I have a pentium 90 I use in the garage for an MP3 player. I would like to see the look on their face if I brought that in! :lol:

[162]

does this work with broken mp3s? i have an iriver h10 with a broken screen i want to get rid of

I traded in my broken 128mb Benq with no problem

[onexeyed]

Thanks OP for the heads up. I haven't received a Best Buy or Futureshop flyer at my home in a while.

I have an old RCA Lyra 128MB MP3 player that I paid over $150+ from a few years ago. I also have brand new still-in-original-packaging no-name 1GB MP3 player I got for Christmas that I want to get rid of too.

[berniebennybernard]

I was looking to grab a Zune a few months back, but the lack of EQ compared to the 1G Zunes was the deal breaker, esp. when compared to the newer Sony Walkmans.

[Lone_Prodigy]

i dont know, even for 99, a 4GB 1.8" flash mp3 doesn't look very hot

This was the post I was looking for. I thought it was a warm deal.

[radical53]

it is a warm deal for a regular 4gb player but its got features just as good (if not better than ipod) crisp screen, $99.99 compared to $139.99, podcasts, wifi for connecting to computer, itunes like software ($14 a month for unlimited legal music) or $0.99 cents a song. Radio. I consider this just as good as the ipod (but then again i am a bit biased due to the fact i own a zune now)



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