The folks at The Tech Report have published their look at the Microsoft Zune - comparing it at the same time with the Apple iPod. It’s a pretty thorough review and the results are somewhat predictable - they side with the iPod. However, they do see the benefits of the Zune and where it could possibly go over time. Here’s a snippet from their conclusions:

In the end, I have to side with the iPod, in particular because spending an extra $100 gets you more than twice the storage capacity and battery life of the Zune in a smaller, lighter form factor. Those are the metrics that really make a difference to me when it comes to personal media players, and the iPod gets them just right, even if it does end up looking like a beat up surgical instrument.

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