Where is the link to the unboxing pictures?

mrnako

9.0-9.5% in WA

So stop whining.

ZombieRace

Are those earbuds that are included the crappy ones that come with the Flash Zunes?

cjmal

lol 6% is a breeze. its 8% where i live

enchantedduck

good value for price.
i don't give a **** about what ipod fanboys say, love my zune 30

AndersonBMX

The funny thing is, its a Zune.

Blinklink11

@YourHero: Damn you!

YourHero

@UrIt: That's nothing, Last time I checked it was 8.25% in Los Angeles.

YourHero

@UrIt: Are you kidding? Ours in CA is 8.25 percent!

SomeoneUKno

damn, their sales tax in Atlanta sucks

UrIt

@SomeoneUKno: damn it...you beat me...

Also, how does this happen every time a new version of a product is released?

Mless

No Fry's around me, I know Best Buy wont put it out. :(

midwestkel

And it has a glossy front, one of the things that people complained was a glaring weak spot on the iPod. What next, a chrome-plated aluminum back?

Kaiser-Machead on the Edge

OMG LOOK! HE BOUGHT TRANSFORMERS! COOOOOOOOL!

Oh, the Zune there? Meh.

SomeoneUKno

So what about THE XBOX 360 Zune with a 120 gb hdd and a 10 mg camera etc..

StealthNinja

by "lucky" you must mean "like only getting crabs from a drunk hook-up"

dingus

I call fake as well, the earbuds is what gave it away. I own an 8gb and a Do Do Brown 30 (which I love), that is one fake shot, or he got scammed. Either way......

A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
--Cordfucious

Cordfucious v 2.0.1

Fry's also sells digital cameras, maybe he could have picked one up while he was there. Funny that a guy dropping $250 on a PMP appears to an ultra-lame camera phone.

mrweatherbee

@Kaiser-Machead on the Edge: I wish they would've chrome plated the 5th gen ipods. Then they wouldn't have gotten beat the hell up to easily. But alas, they're just polished aluminum.

wiggatron

in argentina, the sales tax is 21% :(

tripo_d

I'm glad my Zune got stolen, now I can save up to buy this one..

MOBIUSONE

My Zune is now not the best Zune on the market. I must sell it and get this one.

aaj111

Fake'est shit ive ever seen in my life

mr30gZune

Sweet!

One of these paired with an one of the new Archos units will be all you need for music and videos!

I have an Archos 605 and the Zune 80. Keeps me entertained for all the trips I take!

4.3"-4.8" 800x480 screens are the sweet spot for mobile videos!

rahulio1989300e

@ZombieRace: You need to move away from WA.

innout3x3

@Cordfucious v 2.0.1: How the fuck is this fake??? It looks just as legit as the real 80GB only with the features of the 120.. It even has some weird new packaging part to hold the Zune, it don't look fake. And fake, from fry's, c'mon?

Sam_Zebian

Why are the old Zune 30 headphones being used on this thing?

Please don't go back to those; the new ones are so much better.

.endejas.

@ZombieRace: ya but your income tax is low. California might not have the highest sales tax, but it sure is the highest taxed state of all. State income tax 9.8% starting at $45000

[www.taxfoundation.org]

Totalfixation

there usually no restocking fee at fry's, its not too late

Sunlokyee

make it compatible with OSX and/or Linux and i'll be happy. you hear me, MS? MASS STORAGE DEVICE DRIVERS, DO YOU KNOW THEM?

Matt B

and to add the Transformers SKU is on the website, the Zune sku is not and its horrifically out of sequence.

Cordfucious v 2.0.1

agree with Sam_Zebian..no way this is fake...what's the point of going to all the trouble of FAKING these pics? There's no prize involved AFAIK. The pics look far too authentic...

leaverus

@Sam_Zebian: its the earbuds.... those are clearly the cheapo ones from the Zune 30/4/8. I own 2 so I know those. Why regress with the 'buds. Besides the 80 came with the cloth corded "premium" earbuds. $250 and you give me last gens earbuds.... come on. Microsoft is not that inept.

Cordfucious v 2.0.1

Damn! I am sad my 80 gig zune isnt top of the line anymore!
That said the black back and the glossy front look super sweet! i bet engravings go much better on the black back!

A software update and Games (legit) on the zune will be awesome!

pradster

Hey, I thought I was the only one with that ugly carpet!!!

shamoononon has a hebetudinous dog

This is 100% real... the 30GB and 80GBs are gone and the 8GBs get color updates...

On the Apple front new Nanos with 16GB capacity point and new colors and form factor. Classics in different form factors, but same sizes. Touch will drop 8GB sizing and switch case design to new iPhone 3G housing.

PodMonkey

Tempting price, but my 30GB Zune is still alive and kicking! Hope the firmware upgrade will be available for $0 like before.

witnessx

Is it true that the Zune can't playback AAC files? I would most definitely pick up one of these bad boys and gladly dump my girlfriend's iPod.

jspeed04

@saronian: Perhaps because it is $100 cheaper.

MarxMarvelous37

Only newbs get their Fry's receipts checked on the way out.

fotoplasma

Why make a 120GB when Apple sells a 160GB?

saronian

@FearlessUser: Zunited is accurite :). The Zune plays unprotected AAC files.

wcnghj

@jspeed04:
not sure how accurate this is, but here you go. says that it does play aac files
[www.zunited.net]

FearlessUser

@jspeed04:
The Zune can't play back protected AAC files from the ITMS, but it can play AAC files ripped from CDs.

mackycorp

use macro people! I hate blurry photos so much.

xxenclavexx

PLU 5705182 doesn't show up in the Fry's database. I wonder how he checked out? Am I reading the number wrong?

essinger

@aaj111: You're under the impression that there is a market for Zunes?

PC+Mac Coexist

from 80gbs of suck to 120gbs of suck

woo

mattxcorePOP

@essinger: nope you are not... FAKE! But the Transformers PLU does.

Cordfucious v 2.0.1

Is there a touch screen Zune in the pipeline? Beuller! Beuller!

BiZarRroBALlmeR

dude it the packaging looks exactly like the iphone 3G's. Hah

kevman90

@SomeoneUKno: Pfft! It's 9.25% in Memphis

hammertime1994

@Cordfucious v 2.0.1: Actually, in some of the other 120 gig images, the headphones have been the cheap style. I agree that it's unfortunate but it seems to be what Microsoft has done.

point1432

Every single person on here bashing the Zune has not given one good reason why it sucks so much. It does everything the Ipod Classic does and more.

mugido

@mugido: and free games

pellier

5.5%in wisconsin

pellier

it's weird how the earphones are the regular not the premium ones!

nolascoal

Bah now I have to buy ANOTHER Zune I can't get any accessories to.

Curse you Microsoft!

Freeassociator

Seriously folks... 10% sales tax in Montgomery, AL

Josh

That guy was robbed!

Fry's can always re-sell it as new when he takes it back.

Oh no they can't, only one person dumb enough to pay that sort of $$$ for a Zune!

LMMacAO!

MINI Driver

@ZombieRace:
wait 0% in alaska
much better than my old home in tn (9%)

superduperadam

@Josh: 10% in Schaumburg IL as well. But if you want to eat here, add another 2%.

MrFuzzyPants

I'm going to go out on a limb and say this was bought at the Fry's in Duluth (the only other one is in Fulton county which has higer sales tax to support Atlanta proper and its various sports teams). GA has a 4% sales tax with each county throwing on a couple of %. Despite being one of the reddest counties in a red state, Gwinnet Co. keeps voting for an extra 1% sales tax to support our frankly kick ass parks system.

So, there you go, our sales tax is lower than yours and we vote to keep it higher than it could be.

Spoondizzle

@Spoondizzle:
Quite a limb since the receipt says "Duluth, GA" on it.
(3rd line)

Considering how that store is run, it's not surprising they would let a product out before the official release.

meticans

WTF, it came with a power charger on top of the Sync cable? I freeking HATE how companies always shit on their early adopters. Microsoft, would it really have been so damn hard to include a simple little wall charger with my Zune 80? You cheap farks.

/still got love for my Zune.

LyriCa1z

Mmmmm... Zune.

I see my 80GB Zune hitting eBay soon.

ViperBorg

@meticans: Dude, I can barely make out the receipt on my tiny laptop monitor, cut me some slack. ;)

Spoondizzle

Hope the new software release comes with this. I love my 30gig Brown Zune "Count Chocula".

im.thatoneguy

I'm the purchaser of the Zune. It's not fake. I was looking for an 80 GB and this was all they had.

GTJoe

I was the one that bought the Zune. I'll reply to a few comments here. No, it isn't fake. They had about six on the shelf when I was there. I was looking for a black 80 GB and this was all they had. Yes, it has regular earbuds.

GTJoe

Good evening everyone. I happen to be the gentleman that purchased the Zune. It isn't fake, there were about six of them on the shelf right by the red ones. I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures, but my camera broke last year and frankly, I don't take enough pictures to warrant buying a new one yet. However, I do travel a lot and wanted a new player. Right now, it's running the standard Zune software and syncing just fine.

GTJoe

Maybe not identical, forgot my zune's got a black front and a silver back...

jamjen

Looks real to me, but I'd think that MS would have changed the design a little (like from 1st gen to second), looks identical to my 80GB (I LOVE MY ZUNE!) Hey, if you pulled the drive from an 80, attempted to clone the drive to a 120, who knows? But wouldn't account for the 120 on the back, but those aren't the highest res pics in the world....

jamjen

Here's a way you know it's fake: no pre-loaded content. The Zunes have always shipped with a number of songs and videos, and that Storage screen shows 0 songs, 34 pics (?) and 1 video.

EzraFantello

Come on people stop your bitching back here in the Windy City we pay over 10.25% sales tax...more than any other city in the US. The city of Chicago has the highest total sales tax of all major U.S. cities. It is also one of the most complex. 10.25% is levied on all non-perishable goods purchased, while 2% is levied on grocery items, drugs, and medical appliances. Car rentals in the city are taxed at 20%. Hotel rooms are taxed at 15.4%. Soft drinks (packs, cases, or individual bottles) are taxed at 13.25%.

kingchorizo