Zune, Tested Tough!

maxjohast · 12-30-2007, 10:39 AM

My zune has been through more bumps, slams, and shakes than I care to mention, but two of them I think are worth sharing.

(What you are about to read really happened, and I DO NOT recommend you try to repeat the results, the Zune is built well, but you never know!)

I work security at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, and do alot of traveling around the 14 square mile complex. And taking my zune along while patrolling on one of the motorcycles is great. But one day while on rounds, I was listening to my music and the zune slipped out of my pocket, not having a case on it, the music suddenly stopped and I heard the distinct crunch, and skid of plastic across the black-top.
To my amazement when I got back to where the zune had reached the end of its 85ft journey at 75 mph, there were only a few scratches on the face, and it still turned on. But would it still play the music, or was the hdd royally skrewed? I plugged in the headphones, and fired it up, Miraculously, it still played! And to this day, works just as good as when I first bought it. A few months later, on the same stretch of pavement, one of my co-workers, who I have been trying to talk into buying a zune and get away from his white-brick-o-death (iPood). He was getting out of the Escape we use, and had the iPoC setting in his lap, it ended up on the ground from a fall of about 3 ft. Now he has a $350 paperweight, and a new zune. I have a working testament to the durability of the zune, and am glad M$ did something right.

Gregory · 12-30-2007, 11:42 AM

Cool, I have dropped my Zune before but never anything that extreme, glad it held up.

chfootballjm@aim.com · 12-30-2007, 12:34 PM

I have dropped mine a couple of times and it hasnt even messed anything up. They are great.

Touquie · 01-31-2008, 08:19 AM

Hah, I guess I'm a bit paranoid so I bought a case the same time I bought my Zune just to keep it safe. (The $40 leather one too...not a good deal) Reading this I guess I didn't have to XD

jacobmervine · 01-31-2008, 08:26 AM

nice to know they ca stand up to that kind of hit, i droped mine a couple of times on road but nothing to hard, few scratches

mr.handsomeman · 01-31-2008, 08:32 AM

it is nice to know. I hope that never happens to me. I hope.

Mr.NiceGuy · 01-31-2008, 09:00 AM

I have dropped my zune 30 twice but I bought a belkin plastic case for $15 shortly after I bought my zune it adds to its size but to protect my investment the extra bulk is worth it

Saffy · 01-31-2008, 09:07 AM

i dropped mine from a bit higher than a meter on my tiles when i walked in the house b'cos of my dumb dog, picked it up and worked fine, and still does.
i was a bit scared though

scrizz · 01-31-2008, 09:15 AM

zunes are like tanks: I've dropped mine quite a few times on concrete, and it still works fine.

nathanlawliet · 01-31-2008, 06:30 PM

The Zune is like, a tank, as someone once said on the forums MONTHS ago(middle of last year or so).

Put it in water, hit it, nothing.. it was amazing..

LightingZaria · 02-02-2008, 12:36 PM

I've dropped it once and got a scratch on the screen. Sister dropped her iPod and then she had to reset it twice before it turned on. She lost all of her music and had to sync back up to my library. I laughed and then she hit me.

Matt17e · 02-06-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LightingZaria

I've dropped it once and got a scratch on the screen. Sister dropped her iPod and then she had to reset it twice before it turned on. She lost all of her music and had to sync back up to my library. I laughed and then she hit me.

Which screen was it? the 30 or glass 80?

Dark616 · 02-06-2008, 01:34 PM

The Zune is a beast

nathanlawliet · 02-11-2008, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Whole

The Zune is a beast

The Zune is a TANK.

runtohell121 · 02-11-2008, 05:41 PM

Zune is a brick+tank+beast together? unstopable to break

Saline · 02-11-2008, 05:42 PM

Can I hear an "AMEN", Brothers??

Behold the power of Zune.

sawfan862 · 02-13-2008, 05:38 AM

Luck for you i droped mine by accident from about 4 feetand it has to go to customer service now cuz it wont sycn right and the zune told me critcal error must erase all contents

Chri(Z)tian · 02-16-2008, 05:40 PM

WOW! insane story, I knew Zunes were a BEASTLYTANK but would never thought it'd make it through that. So happy I got a zune 80 then a ipod. Now the 2nd gen Zunes might not be a BEASTLYTANK like the Zune 30's. But there still Beastly!!! Zune On!

jjfuder3 · 03-06-2008, 01:19 PM

i am proud to say that i have NEVER dropped my zune!!

nathanlawliet · 03-15-2008, 08:12 AM

I just wish Xbox 360's were as durable as the Zune was.

12-30-2007, 10:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
maxjohast Squirt Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Utah, USA Posts: 22 Reputation: 10 $zB: 0 Donate	Zune, Tested Tough! My zune has been through more bumps, slams, and shakes than I care to mention, but two of them I think are worth sharing. (What you are about to read really happened, and I DO NOT recommend you try to repeat the results, the Zune is built well, but you never know!) I work security at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, and do alot of traveling around the 14 square mile complex. And taking my zune along while patrolling on one of the motorcycles is great. But one day while on rounds, I was listening to my music and the zune slipped out of my pocket, not having a case on it, the music suddenly stopped and I heard the distinct crunch, and skid of plastic across the black-top. To my amazement when I got back to where the zune had reached the end of its 85ft journey at 75 mph, there were only a few scratches on the face, and it still turned on. But would it still play the music, or was the hdd royally skrewed? I plugged in the headphones, and fired it up, Miraculously, it still played! And to this day, works just as good as when I first bought it. A few months later, on the same stretch of pavement, one of my co-workers, who I have been trying to talk into buying a zune and get away from his white-brick-o-death (iPood). He was getting out of the Escape we use, and had the iPoC setting in his lap, it ended up on the ground from a fall of about 3 ft. Now he has a $350 paperweight, and a new zune. I have a working testament to the durability of the zune, and am glad M$ did something right. __________________ 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.

12-30-2007, 11:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gregory Support Team Moderator Ultimate Zuner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: What a stalker! Posts: 6,207 Reputation: 223 $zB: 3527 Donate Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Cool, I have dropped my Zune before but never anything that extreme, glad it held 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. 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. ^^ Interwebz in my car! Do you live outside of the US, have Paypal, and want the Zune Pass? If so PM me.

01-31-2008, 08:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
jacobmervine Jr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: WV, Posts: 285 Reputation: 16 $zB: 80 Donate	nice to know they ca stand up to that kind of hit, i droped mine a couple of times on road but nothing to hard, few scratches __________________ 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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mr.handsomeman Expert Zuner Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,374 Reputation: 21 $zB: 90 Donate Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	it is nice to know. I hope that never happens to me. I hope. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Written by the love of my life...thanks Brittany.

01-31-2008, 09:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
Saffy Experienced Zuner Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: France Posts: 174 Reputation: 10 $zB: 34 Donate	i dropped mine from a bit higher than a meter on my tiles when i walked in the house b'cos of my dumb dog, picked it up and worked fine, and still does. i was a bit scared though __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. any help?

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12-30-2007, 12:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
chfootballjm@aim.com Zuner Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 68 Reputation: 10 $zB: 6 Donate	I have dropped mine a couple of times and it hasnt even messed anything up. They are great.

01-31-2008, 08:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Touquie Zewbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8 Reputation: 10 $zB: 7 Donate	Hah, I guess I'm a bit paranoid so I bought a case the same time I bought my Zune just to keep it safe. (The $40 leather one too...not a good deal) Reading this I guess I didn't have to XD

01-31-2008, 09:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mr.NiceGuy Posting Disabled Zuner Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 64 Reputation: 10 $zB: 44 Donate	I have dropped my zune 30 twice but I bought a belkin plastic case for $15 shortly after I bought my zune it adds to its size but to protect my investment the extra bulk is worth it

01-31-2008, 09:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
scrizz Jr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 412 Reputation: 19 $zB: 133 Donate	zunes are like tanks: I've dropped mine quite a few times on concrete, and it still works fine. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

01-31-2008, 06:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
nathanlawliet Expert Zuner Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 3,488 Reputation: 52 $zB: 324 Donate	The Zune is like, a tank, as someone once said on the forums MONTHS ago(middle of last year or so). Put it in water, hit it, nothing.. it was amazing.. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-02-2008, 12:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
LightingZaria Zuner Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Somewhere you've never heard of Posts: 51 Reputation: 11 $zB: 37 Donate	I've dropped it once and got a scratch on the screen. Sister dropped her iPod and then she had to reset it twice before it turned on. She lost all of her music and had to sync back up to my library. I laughed and then she hit me.

02-11-2008, 05:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
Saline Zune Freak Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: 15 miles south of Nowhere, USA Posts: 1,161 Reputation: 91 $zB: 702 Donate	Can I hear an "AMEN", Brothers?? Behold the power of Zune. __________________ 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.

02-13-2008, 05:38 AM	#17 (permalink)
sawfan862 Experienced Zuner Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where My Bed Is. Posts: 206 Reputation: 24 $zB: 5 Donate	Luck for you i droped mine by accident from about 4 feetand it has to go to customer service now cuz it wont sycn right and the zune told me critcal error must erase all contents __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-16-2008, 05:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
Chri(Z)tian Support Team Super Zuner Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 1,701 Reputation: 103 $zB: 1611 Donate Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	WOW! insane story, I knew Zunes were a BEASTLYTANK but would never thought it'd make it through that. So happy I got a zune 80 then a ipod. Now the 2nd gen Zunes might not be a BEASTLYTANK like the Zune 30's. But there still Beastly!!! Zune On!

03-06-2008, 01:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
jjfuder3 Zuner Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 62 Reputation: 9 $zB: 46 Donate	i am proud to say that i have NEVER dropped my zune!!

03-15-2008, 08:12 AM	#20 (permalink)
nathanlawliet Expert Zuner Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 3,488 Reputation: 52 $zB: 324 Donate	I just wish Xbox 360's were as durable as the Zune was. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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