INDESTRUCTABLE!!

jediMattX · 09-24-2008, 12:00 PM

I remember back in the original Zune30's that they had a Nickname "The Tank" because they could take a 3 meter drop onto solid concrete and survive. This, interestingly enough, was a selling point for me. I hate buying something that breaks very easily. However I have a question...

How durable are the 4/8/16/80/120's? Can they take a 3 meter drop onto concrete? Can they be sat on and still survive? now im not asking you to beat up your Zune's, thats FAR from what Im asking. But whats the wear and tear on them? Along with Survivability?

disturbed80 · 09-24-2008, 12:16 PM

When i still had my 80 i dropped it allot and still worked like new...I'd say there still tanks

bobbyeggo · 09-24-2008, 12:52 PM

Definitely plenty durable. Mine still works perfect, even through drops and what not.

jediMattX · 09-24-2008, 02:02 PM

Yea but any incredible Drops? Like.. walking in the park and dropped it down and flight of concrete steps? Or in the mud? Their was an experience here, awhile ago about an owner who droped their Zune30 into their bathtub full of water and it still worked. Stuff like that?

Deiparous · 09-24-2008, 02:13 PM

It's not as durable as the 30s, but they're still pretty durable. A lot of it's luck.

Scrapz616 · 09-24-2008, 02:43 PM

Yeah, they're still pretty durable, but take much more damage than the 30's, whereas if you dropped your 30, it would still look like new, but if you dropped your 4/8/16/80/120, it would most likely have tons of scratches and probably be chipped(happened to my old 80 when I dropped it ontop of bricks and it wasn't that high of a drop either).

iEvolution · 09-26-2008, 07:34 AM

I have dropped my 120 3 times now, one on gravel, one getting off the forklift, one time it feel out of my gym pants onto the car floor. So far so good..I get pissed every time crap like that happens, had a pretty bad streak with the Zune.

jediMattX · 09-26-2008, 08:35 AM

Sounds like it can take a beating still. Any other stories out their?

guitarfreak846 · 09-26-2008, 11:49 AM

Buy a freakin case.

Charge09 · 09-26-2008, 12:13 PM

ive dropped my zune (30) about 5=6 feet out of my car onto the road (parked btw lol) and it got a chip in the corner not happy, but still works perfectly fine

belthur · 09-26-2008, 12:38 PM

Not me, touch wood. I have handled my 80g like my child. and I have one of those mean looking case.

helluvagood · 09-26-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jediMattX

I remember back in the original Zune30's that they had a Nickname "The Tank" because they could take a 3 meter drop onto solid concrete and survive. This, interestingly enough, was a selling point for me. I hate buying something that breaks very easily. However I have a question...

How durable are the 4/8/16/80/120's? Can they take a 3 meter drop onto concrete? Can they be sat on and still survive? now im not asking you to beat up your Zune's, thats FAR from what Im asking. But whats the wear and tear on them? Along with Survivability?

a 3 m drop wtf are you serious?? ive got to see this, nothing could withstand that

shadowsip · 09-27-2008, 10:39 AM

I have dropped my Zune 30 so many times and it pisses me off I try so hard to NOT drop it. Things happen so far it's still working just fine and I'm still on the fence if I want to purchase a 120...

-Brian

helluvagood · 09-27-2008, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadowsip

I have dropped my Zune 30 so many times and it pisses me off I try so hard to NOT drop it. Things happen so far it's still working just fine and I'm still on the fence if I want to purchase a 120...

-Brian

yeah get the 120 or 80, the 30 looks ugly compared to them

shadowsip · 09-27-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by helluvagood

yeah get the 120 or 80, the 30 looks ugly compared to them

I really tempted I use it SOOOOOO much I just crossed 32,000 listens...

Is the 120 as durable?

-Brian

Gregory · 09-27-2008, 11:19 AM

80+120= Pretty much the same on the outside.

Just get a $7 ZuneOne case.

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadowsip

I really tempted I use it SOOOOOO much I just crossed 32,000 listens...

Is the 120 as durable?

-Brian

shadowsip · 09-27-2008, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregory

80+120= Pretty much the same on the outside.

Just get a $7 ZuneOne case.

If I get another Zune it would be the 120...why get an 80 when the 120 is NOT much more $...

-Brian

Johnny · 09-28-2008, 01:12 PM

My 80 was thrown into a concrete stair case once, bounced down it another time, and I've dropped in from like 0.5-1 metre onto tarmac plenty of times, it still works like a charm (apart from slight detns to the casing on the top left / bottom right, and the case is slightly misaligned now as well!)

comdrop9073 · 09-28-2008, 06:33 PM

My zune 8 is dropped on average two times a day (I am clumsy) and gets covered in greece/oil about one a week (I listen to it in the garage while working), Still works great and only has a little scuff on the bottom right corner.

jediMattX · 09-28-2008, 07:06 PM

Nice!

See, these are the stories I like. And for the person who said the Zune30's are ugly. I like mine. Its different then every other MP3 player out their. And not like I Purposly beat on my zune (IM actually very nice to it) Its nice to know if I go down the path of a 120 or 80 it'll be worth it.

09-24-2008, 12:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
jediMattX Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 124 Reputation: 11	INDESTRUCTABLE!! I remember back in the original Zune30's that they had a Nickname "The Tank" because they could take a 3 meter drop onto solid concrete and survive. This, interestingly enough, was a selling point for me. I hate buying something that breaks very easily. However I have a question... How durable are the 4/8/16/80/120's? Can they take a 3 meter drop onto concrete? Can they be sat on and still survive? now im not asking you to beat up your Zune's, thats FAR from what Im asking. But whats the wear and tear on them? Along with Survivability? __________________ --jediMatt

09-24-2008, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
disturbed80 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: pa Posts: 123 Reputation: 16	When i still had my 80 i dropped it allot and still worked like new...I'd say there still tanks __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-24-2008, 12:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
bobbyeggo Experienced Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus, GA Posts: 198 Reputation: 15	Definitely plenty durable. Mine still works perfect, even through drops and what not. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-24-2008, 02:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
jediMattX Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 124 Reputation: 11	Yea but any incredible Drops? Like.. walking in the park and dropped it down and flight of concrete steps? Or in the mud? Their was an experience here, awhile ago about an owner who droped their Zune30 into their bathtub full of water and it still worked. Stuff like that? __________________ --jediMatt

09-24-2008, 02:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Deiparous ad majorem dei gloriam Administrator Ultimate Zuner Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,560 Reputation: 417 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	It's not as durable as the 30s, but they're still pretty durable. A lot of it's luck. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. is awesome

09-24-2008, 02:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
Scrapz616 Support Team Super Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,678 Reputation: 148	Yeah, they're still pretty durable, but take much more damage than the 30's, whereas if you dropped your 30, it would still look like new, but if you dropped your 4/8/16/80/120, it would most likely have tons of scratches and probably be chipped(happened to my old 80 when I dropped it ontop of bricks and it wasn't that high of a drop either). __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Throw Ya L's Up* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-26-2008, 07:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
iEvolution Squirt Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 14 Reputation: 15	I have dropped my 120 3 times now, one on gravel, one getting off the forklift, one time it feel out of my gym pants onto the car floor. So far so good..I get pissed every time crap like that happens, had a pretty bad streak with the Zune.

09-26-2008, 08:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
jediMattX Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 124 Reputation: 11	Sounds like it can take a beating still. Any other stories out their? __________________ --jediMatt

09-26-2008, 11:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
guitarfreak846 Jr. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nashvegas, TN. (Nashville for anyone who doesn't live there) Posts: 347 Reputation: 18	Buy a freakin case. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Charge09 Zune Freak Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sunny England Posts: 1,146 Reputation: 165	ive dropped my zune (30) about 5=6 feet out of my car onto the road (parked btw lol) and it got a chip in the corner not happy, but still works perfectly fine __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. If you +rep me ill +rep you back, what an offer! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. How many time has Google saved your life? >> To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. << To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-26-2008, 12:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
belthur Squirt Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Charleston,sc Posts: 26 Reputation: 10	Not me, touch wood. I have handled my 80g like my child. and I have one of those mean looking case. __________________ do Zune, not iCrap

09-27-2008, 10:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
shadowsip Squirt Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ceres, CA Posts: 12 Reputation: 10	I have dropped my Zune 30 so many times and it pisses me off I try so hard to NOT drop it. Things happen so far it's still working just fine and I'm still on the fence if I want to purchase a 120... -Brian

09-28-2008, 01:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
Johnny Jr. Zuner Join Date: May 2008 Location: London, England, Earth, Milky Way Posts: 46 Reputation: 30	My 80 was thrown into a concrete stair case once, bounced down it another time, and I've dropped in from like 0.5-1 metre onto tarmac plenty of times, it still works like a charm (apart from slight detns to the casing on the top left / bottom right, and the case is slightly misaligned now as well!)

09-28-2008, 06:33 PM	#19 (permalink)
comdrop9073 Zewbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9 Reputation: 10	My zune 8 is dropped on average two times a day (I am clumsy) and gets covered in greece/oil about one a week (I listen to it in the garage while working), Still works great and only has a little scuff on the bottom right corner. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-28-2008, 07:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
jediMattX Experienced Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 124 Reputation: 11	Nice! See, these are the stories I like. And for the person who said the Zune30's are ugly. I like mine. Its different then every other MP3 player out their. And not like I Purposly beat on my zune (IM actually very nice to it) Its nice to know if I go down the path of a 120 or 80 it'll be worth it. __________________ --jediMatt

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