| The Apple iPod has long dominated the
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| | to it up to three times in three days
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| world of digital media players, but since
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| | before it is disabled. This makes it easy
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| November 2006 there has been another
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| | for people to share their favorites and
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| player on the field. Microsoft's Zune
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| | really gets a circle of friends talking
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| player is a 30 gigabyte audio and video
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| | about music and sharing more media than
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| player with the unique feature of
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| | they ever have before.
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| allowing users to temporarily share music
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| | The Microsoft Zune also comes with
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| with each other.
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| | preloaded audio and video to give users
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| If you're in the market for a digital
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| | access to music they might not otherwise
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| media player and aren't sure which one is
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| | hear about. The iPod is a blank slate
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| right for you, this quick rundown should
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| | when you buy it, which you might actually
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| give you an idea of which player is best
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| | prefer.
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| for your situation.
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| | The Zune comes with a little more
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| First, there are a lot of things that the
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| | personalization out of the box, since it
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| iPod and the Zune have in common. Both
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| | is available in five colors to the iPod's
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| come with 30 gigabyte hard drives and are
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| | two and also has the ability to change
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| capable of playing audio, podcasts and
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| | the background image. Zune has a screen
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| video in portrait mode, though there are
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| | that is a half inch bigger than the
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| iPods with less memory and that don't
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| | iPod's, and you can also watch videos in
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| include a video capability. They both use
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| | landscape mode on it, which can't be done
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| USB 2.0 to connect to computers, and they
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| | on the iPod.
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| both require an online service to buy,
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| | Navigation is a little different on the
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| download and manage audio and video.
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| | two devices. The iPod has a scroll wheel,
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| Both run on lithium ion batteries for
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| | while the ZUne has a more tactile button
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| about 14 hours, and they are virtually
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| | control, as well as a back button, a play
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| the same size (both are 2.4 inches wide,
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| | button and a hold button.
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| but the Zune is about 0.3 inches taller
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| | Another big difference between the Zune
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| than the iPod). The Zune weighs 5.6
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| | and the iPod is that the Zune
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| ounces to the iPod's 4.8.
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| | Marketplace, similar to iTunes, allows
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| Once you get past the physical aspects,
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| | users to pay a flat fee for unlimited
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| the battle of Zune vs. iPod gets more
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| | downloads of a select group of media each
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| interesting. That's because the Zune has
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| | month. The iTunes store has no mechanism
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| one thing the iPod lacks: a built-in
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| | for unlimited purchases.
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| community based on the ability to share
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| | Whether you choose the Microsoft Zune or
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| files between Zune devices that are in
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| | the Apple iPod, you are sure to find that
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| close proximity through Wi-Fi.
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| | having music and videos at your
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| Users can share most songs, and the
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| | fingertips changes the way you think
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| person who is given the song can listen
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| | about a long bus ride.
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