Wow. That does sound kinda bad. Just to let you know, I've personally had 3 Zunes (upgraded twice mainly for storage space), and I've never had a single issue. In fact, I'll be purchasing my fourth Zune when the Zune HD comes out this fall. I can understand your reservations about Zune after that, but you asked if it was a fluke, and I'm thoroughly confident that it was. Hope this helps.
Hi
Bought a Zune yesterday from Wal mart..Never charged up.....got a message after an hour or so that my pc usb port power was exceeded....Well, when i tried to unplug the cable from the zune it actually tried o pull the insides of the Zune out..Is Zune quality bad normally...Trying to decide weather to go with Zune or something else since that Zune made me gun shy on Zune
Tom

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