Zune II

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dnb4life

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#19412 16-Feb-2008 05:59

is there any word on a release date for this yet? product upgrades on the original model?

someone here must have some inside scoop, i'm looking at you freitasm

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#110934 16-Feb-2008 10:22

You mean in New Zealand? No word. Thy only started distributing this in Canada now...

dnb4life

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#111032 16-Feb-2008 21:06

freitasm: You mean in New Zealand? No word. Thy only started distributing this in Canada now...

yus! doesn't that mean parallel importers can start bringing them to nz if they've been released in canada? zune's aren't region specific are they? (other than the plug obviously)

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#111034 16-Feb-2008 21:11

I have been thinking about importing one from the US. Dont think there will be a plug issue as they charge via USB. the thing I am worried about is the software as if you go to the zune site it know you are not from the US. Not sure if it is only looking at you locale or it is something a bit smarter.

Man I really want one. Why dont they use NZ as a test bed we love our gadgets.

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#111036 16-Feb-2008 21:23

surely there is other software that can be used for the zune other that the supplied stuff. after using itunes a few times i deleted it and found that there were hundreds of alternatives, my favourite being a winamp plugin for drag and drop transferring which was great as i already used winamp for music playback anyway. great to hear it charges through usb! i love it when a new gadget i buy doesn't take up one of my dwindling number of wall sockets.

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#111056 17-Feb-2008 00:32

The "Zune II" is already available in the US and Canada. People have been bringing the Zune to New Zealand since its first model.

The software comes with the player - the site only blocks content but you can transfer your own songs to it.

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#111064 17-Feb-2008 00:58

Have a look on Trade Me, there a few there. I'm looking at getting one of the sexy new black ones