It does have some apps, but not many. AudioSurf is the best of the lot. The OLED screen is brilliant and still impressive for an aging product. ![]() Quickly about the device itself: It is very well constructed, with a magnesium shell and tough glass. docked to my computer at home, docked in my car on my commute, and docked at my workstation at work. It's a slick setup that suits my tastes. I now own the (discontinued, but still available if you look) HD dock, as well as a car radio kit, and I use my Zune much like I suppose many people use their iDevices. So I found a gently used Zune HD on eBay for $200 or so. subscription plan that - to my great surprise - carried tons of music that I liked and was interested in (things like experimental rock and metal, for instance). So what to do? I searched, and I found numerous reviews touting the Zune HD as an "sleeper" of a portable audio system - one that few people owned, but was actually a great alternative to the iPod. *Everybody* had one of those, and the iTunes store's DRM (not a problem now) and interface annoyed me. I didn't just want to load up a device with MP3s I wanted more of a curated experience ala Apple. ![]() Later I upgraded to a Sansa Fuze, which I also liked. When I finally broke down and bought one for the gym, I went with a Sansa Clip, as reviews said it sounded better than all but a few iPods. They seemed cool, and I sort of wanted one, but I really didn't have much use for a portable player. Although I love music and have historically been fond of Apple products (since the Mac Classic), I never found a need for an iPod.
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