Comments on: Zune Originals Quality Control lapses

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:34:00 +0000

Wow. I feel sorry for you, but at least now I know I`m not the only one. I went through 6 PSPs because they were all defective. Almost every electronic I buy is, or was defective, including my Zune. lol

By: Adam Stafford

Adam Stafford — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:45:39 +0000

Actually Chiablo, I am really surprised with the speed it takes for them to handle issues like this. Im just disappointed that there are issues with the quality from China.

By: Chiablo

Chiablo — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:58:31 +0000

I went through two Zune80’s because of dust and water spots under the glass. I finally got fed up with it and bought one locally for more. Having a picture on the back that I’ll hardly look at isn’t worth the frustration of a 4 week RMA process.

By: Adam Stafford

Adam Stafford — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:17:21 +0000

Hey Ace, no not passive aggressively.. The zune came directly from Zune Originals fresh out of the box with these issues. The issue of quality has been well documented, look in any forum. The zune has since been returned pending service. I am just blogging over the fact that it has happened to me but not all Zunes have these issues.. But thanks for reading, its always good to have a ZuneBoard zunie in the house.

By: ACE

ACE — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:10:50 +0000

So let me get this straight, you returned your Zune and it came back damaged? Or you haven’t sent it back yet. My input: Hey why don’t you contact Microsoft instead of blogging it up passive agressively…

By: JawaKing

JawaKing — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:56:40 +0000

About the whole China toy thing. China is probably out to get us, using these ‘toys’ to do it. I like what my friend’s dad said about it. He said to my friend, when he asked his dad about it, that China is putting a small bomb in every toy so that one day all they have to do is push a button and destroy the U.S.

By: Adam Stafford

Adam Stafford — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:38:27 +0000

Its aweful Heatwave but like JawaKing said its not all of them. But you find alot of these horror stories and I just reported the fact that its true. There are some quality standard issues that need to be looked into. Raise the bar…

By: JawaKing

JawaKing — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:50:22 +0000

I got a black Zune 80 Original with the Artist Series engraving and I haven’t had any problems, especially the ones you listed. It is not all of the artist series Zunes.

By: Heatwave316

Heatwave316 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:20:40 +0000

That is really awful about your Original.

My nephew is turning 1 tomorrow, and I wanted to send him some new toys. I have looked all over Target & Wal-mart, and all of the toys are made in China. I couldn’t even find 1 that wasn’t. So, I opted for some cool clothes instead. The whole China-toy thing still makes me nervous.

By: John

John — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:28:34 +0000

Thanks for the article Adam. I have seen the Belkin in stores here in Ontario, Canada for $35, but just found it on amazon.ca for $25… so perhaps I’ll order that one. Thanks for the great website for a Canadian Zune newbie!