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November 21, 2006

Color

Ok, I'm really curious. Which Zune color did you get? Didn't get one? Which color do you like?

 |  Wednesday, November 22, 2006 6:09 AM  |  103 Comments
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Chris Hammond

I picked the white one. Though I seriously considered getting brown.

Alex

I like brown :)

Jake

i picked the brown one. like it alot, most of the people i show it to, the color is a hit or miss.

though my zune is starting to come apart, so i might check out the white one when i get it swapped.

dv8r

At first I wanted the white Zune but then I noticed that the center controls were black and I thought it detracted from the look. Those should have been white as well. I settled on the black and I am glad I did since the FM transceiver is black as well. lol.

When do we get video in the marketplace??? And how come my Zune software totally botches album artwork and gets my podcast graphics all weird? Any tips appreciated guys and gals.

Also, when will Major Nelson's blogcast be available on the marketplace??? hahahaha!

taylor

i liked all of them, i thought the brown was cool and different and the white was a little ipod-like but still cool, though i was most likely going to get the black one, but since i won the zune on engadget (thanks) i didnt have a choice (i'm not complaining cause i was and still am very happy i won). in the end you guys sent me a white one. its all good though, it looks way better in person, i like the see through edges, deffinitely better looking than i was expecting, thanks. by the way the zune is freakin rediculous, and my brother wants one now to go along with his 360. thanks for the free zune.

palmsolo

I bought the brown one since it is different than the iPod's black and white and I am a fan of the color brown. I think the green highlight is very nice as well and everyone that I have showed it to has been very impressed with the color and caressability of the device.

Rohit

I got a Brown one. I liked the black one too but decided to go with Brown because I thought it was more classy.

Rob Witte

I picked the black one.  I seriously considered the brown, but loved the blue tint on the black.  White was right out, as I didn't want it to look like the iPod it replaced.

Tom Eppenberger Jr.

Just like Rob, I seriously considered brown but went for the black. Mostly because of the blue tint, or as others have referred to the color as... squid ink.

Matt P

I got Black, the wife got Brown.

Eric

I was thinking about the brown one but chose black.  Actually Walmart chose for me.  They only had black ones and I didn't want to drive to the next town.

I have two comments.  The first is I really think you should sell video on the Marketplace.  The second is that my girlfriend really likes the Zune but wants a smaller one.  She said she would buy one if there was a smaller one.  Is there going to be a flash version?

JHP

White- to stick it to the ipod! mwuahah

Ted G

I purchased two zunes...a brown one for me and a black one for my son. I love Andes mints and the brown zune with green double shot reminds me of the delicious mints. I even named my zune Andes. My son likes both blue and black colors so his zune covers both.

Jeremy

Brown baby!

Ranger_000

Brown all the way!!!  I wish the accessories that aren't corded (i.e. the dock, the remote, and the FM tuner) could have also come in matching colors and double-shots..

zoon

I didn't buy the brown one.

Or the black one.

Or the white one.

I'd like the free one.

Tablet PC User

<<Same as Matt P>>

Black/Blue-doubleshot for me

Brown/Green-doubleshot for the wife.

Both happy zuners :P

claw

Red baby!

Dan

I bought the brown one, although I prefer to call it "mocha".

And the clerk that I talked to when I bought it said that of the 5 people that bought them that day [on his shift I'm assuming], 4 bought the brown and one unique individual bought the white one.

Kreets

I got brown

Callidus

Me and my friends have concur on brown.

by FAR the best.

Anneke

I got a white one and returned it for a black one. The white one felt too much like an iPod. I wanted the brown, but there were no browns, just black and white. And now I love the black/blue double shot. I LOVE MY ZUNE!!

Havoc

Brown. I really like that its different.

Havoc

Brown. I really like that its different.

Daniel R. Strack

Black here...

Cth

Two Zunes -- one for my wife and one for me..

She originally was going to get white while I got black, so we had this yin/yang thing going on, but she opted for black once she saw the blue tint.

Good call on the "ink" look, whoever made that comment :)

Apoena Cardoso

I´ve got the black.

LPD

The brown was sold out so I went with the black. All three colors are good but I wish you had cobalt blue with orange double-shot edge.

ar53n

I will buy a brown one...

He's so nice =D

But, sadly, i live in canada , so i'll have to wait until january T_T" to buy one !

Tanguero

Bought the wife a brown, bought myself a brown and bought my nephew a black one.  We love them.

Sean

BROWN!!!!!!!!! I GOT BROWN!!!!!

SmittyXR

You know I thought that I would want a black one but I really am begining to like the look of the brown esp with the green doubleshot. I think I may pick up a brown one today.

Lex

Black, it took me a while to convince myself which one i wanted. But brown just isn't me. So i got the black, or "ink" as some of you have called it!

Zune on my friends!!!

mp evena

I got the brown & am loving it - co-worker got black!

brainstogether

BROWN......

Brown is the new White.

Kudos to the man who suggested that color to the Zune team

Ryan

white, and i'm pretty happy with that decision. I considered getting brown, but I just didn't like the green.

pinksage

I love brown, always have. Brown, Pink and green are my Fav colors. Zune is Brown and has green?  instant Love

Zunatic

Brown

We were going to get white to match the 360 but since it wasn't matte white it didn't match anyway.  So went nouveau hip ;)  We put on a 360 concentric ring wallpaper though!

Like Jake's, mine is coming apart at the seam.

Gamesix

Got the brown one, opening day.  Hey so I see its falling apart for a couple of people...uh-oh...what exactly is happening?

Jatin

I got a black Zune, a universal and safe color..... I noticed in a local Target that most of the Zune were sold out the next day.... Seems like it it doing good....

But what I love about MS is the new downloadable service on Xbox 360....that is like a slap on Apple's face!! I know this news doesn't below here but I wanted to vent it out somewhere.....It didn't make much sense to my wife...

Lawrence

I First wanted the Black zune and then there was so much press coverage over zunes and all of my expectations were wiped out a couple weeks before the release so i bought something else instead of a Zune.

Alber1690

I got a Black Zune and love it! I think that you guys should really take advantage (which is obvious that you guys will) of all of the content you guys will have access to with the Xbox Live Marketplace and do the same with the Zune Marketplace (offer Movies, TV Shows, Videos, etc.).

dv8r

Totally agree with Tom E.!

"Squid Ink" is the new black! lol

My 360 got movies and tv today!

Zune. Jealous!

When???

BlackZ

I know , Zune is not Sexy considering its thickness.  the black&brown colors look dull dont attract at first look. but , once its in your hand its a totally different experience and all these simple shortcomings will not effect one's decision . i am one example for it.

I bought the Black Z . its awesome with blue tint along the borders , when the light falls on it from back. and these colors are slowly growing on me.

Its all smooth sail for me .. from buying @costco .. to sync with my zune softwre on xp . no gotchas.

Zune software is awesome. i was worried after all the reviews floating around on the net. after using it with out a single problems , i realized it must be apple devils behind all the bad propaganda on Zune , trying to poison the minds of the buyers,who read reviews.

all i got to say after my zune purchase is try it once at your near by store and decide.

Drblam

I got the Brown one.  I am sexy, I got brown, brown is sexy.  Transative math is king, bitches.

Also, I didn't get a Zune sticker with my unit.  Is this normal?

Blam

Killer 57

Black for me! I love blue double-shot.

Greenfly360

I got brown just because it kicks arse.

hualin

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jamel

I got the white. I like to be different and I assumed most would buy the Brown or Black. so far from the comments it looks like I was right :)

Manu Narayan

I got black...kind of wish I got brown after seeing a coworkers.

Phily

I got myself a browm one.

Getting it in a week.. I live in Canada and got my dad's friend who lives in the US to ship it. Just can't wait!

Shravan

I want to get a brown one. :-). I checked out the Zunes on display at Target today. They didn't have any in stock though. :-(

Ben

I got the brown one and I love it!!

I just couldn't stand the white since I don't like the iPod very much.

Kevin

Brown.  Because it's different and low profile.  I'm tired of chrome everything.

bradwjensen

most to least:

1. black

2. brown

3. white

Kris

I just got the black one today, and i love it already!

fidgetwidget

I cant get one in Canada yet, but when I do, you can bet it will be brown!

I never liked iPod because of iTunes and how clunky it is. Been playing arround with the zune software and have to say it needs some tweeks, but I still like it over iTunes.

Chris

I got the Black one. I wanted the White one, but they were all out. Black was my second choice, though...^_^

irving

i should cuestion if nearly come the special edition for all the people??

Jivemasta

When I went to preorder mine I didn't even think of what color I wanted. The guy asked me and I couldn't decide. I said black. Then I saw a display at walmart, the brown one amazed me. Brown alone would fail. But with the green, it's the best. I wish I could have changed my preorder.

Now the question is... If I was risky and careful, could I take the case off of a brown zune, and put it on a black one. Making the black one black with green highlights?

Bringing me to a good idea. Changeable cases for the zunes. You could have ones like they are now, with a semitransparent color. And you could have opaque solid colors. Or you could have specially made designs. It would add an added layer of customization.

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pinkmini

Whats up with the Pink?? Would buy it in a flash if it were avail in pink. I heard they were given as gifts to ms epmloyees, but on ebay I saw two for sale that claimed they were hidden in white zune boxes as limited editons of 100, and they had photos of the actual certificate. Any comments????

mschrisran

I got black, brown looked terrible I thought.

Bryant

I got black. Looks great.

I saw brown and honesly, it doesn't live up to all the praise. It looks OK- not amazing.

Can't say anythng about white because I have not seen it in real life.

You should either display all 3 colors at rettail

JohnL

I love my Black Zune :)

ec_burns@hotmail.com

I got the BROWN, nice color scheme. Glad they had the guts to go with something different.

~ECB

UtahSaint

Brown for me.  It's stunning and a great conversation piece!

www.zunegroove.com

shrimpster44

i got a black and i couldnt be more pleased, and that is coming from a tech junkie who had really high expectations, but after seeing my friends white zune, i think i mite trade mine in(best buy waranty baby!)

zey

I picked up black because it looks better in a protection skin. If I were to get a Zune without a skin it would have been the brown one.

Dark Marathon

I got the white and clear Zune to match my Xbox 360.

ryan

I got the multicolor brown one...I love it and so does everyone else I show it too!! Woohoo Go zune!!

MrKnockerz

I got the black one, but I have to wait till Christmas to hold it! T.T

Andy

Brown.

Tyler

I commandeered a brown one from our stock. Gotta have a demo to test out;)

http://www.zunegy.com

AMG

Brown

Wil Dobson

i got the brown... it matches the woodwork in my Bimmer!

Terry Gold

Black, so it would match the interior of my FJ Car Computer.

Bill

I got two brown ones for my wife and myself. Liked the way they looked compared to the other two choices.

Oliver Sayers

Despite it being a tad iPod like, I went for the White. Cannot wait for the mail!

val kolton

I got a "double shot" of two browns.  The mochaesque color is the "in" color of modern design and fashion, and definitely a great differentiator from the ubiquitous colors of other consumer electronics on the market.  

DUKEforLIFE

Black and I love it!!!

ryan

JIVEMASTA i saw you wanted a way to customize your zune color...here is a link to a zune skin site...some cool designs:

http://www.decalgirl.com/browse.cfm/2,230.htm

robb

i bought the black one to go along with all the goth and USBM i listen to!

Cat

im from the UK and so i gotta wait a while :( although i vote brown, tis my colour so its the one i'd go for, it looks well nice :)

jpizzl

i got black, then i switched to white, my friends got:black-2 white 2 and brown-1 but one of the losers' computers would not accept the zune so he traded it for a lame generic, conformist mp3, i wont say the name of it, but you prolly know(ipod caugh caugh)

snuffie

i have an elmo zune its soo kool it has elmo on the back of it and it says elmo on the sides the rest of it is pink

Brendan

i havnt bought a zune yet but im getting one for my b-day, most likely the white one. Incase anyone was wondering you can get vidoes directly from google video just by downloading it to your computer. Does anyone know how to get podcasts on the zune yet?

canfezplay

brown baby...cuz i'm brown...mwahahaha

Anthony

idk...  i tink the brown one is kindda fashionable....  agree/??  disagree?

Jar

I want a brown one.. brown is the new white

R.R.D.

I GOT THE WHITE ZUNE!!! I GOT IT SO IT COULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS!!!AND I'M VERY HAPPY W/ MY DECISION

skatepunk

the brown zune is the best the color is amazing it kicks ipods butt

BrwnZuner

i really liked the green double shot so i got the brown. i named it juicebox. it looks so much like one.

K.T.C.M

i'm getting mine next week. but i can't decide whether or not the brown or black. i think i am leaning more to brown because it stands out and i think its hot. i dont want to get white cause it reminds me too much of ipod but it brings back memories of destoying my 3 ipods. anyone got anything good on zune? i think i'm gonna get a brown

Jenny

i really dont knnow...

i was gonna get the black one, had no doubts about it, but some people told me that the lighter zunes, such as the white one had a better resolution then the darker zunes so i really dont know...

someone help me!

Hitman101

Hmmm I'm thinking about getting the brown one or maybe the white one. I really can't decide and now I'm even more indecisive since I found a site where they can paint your zune for you. the only minus is that you loose the see through edges.

CHE2

PInk.

Nemoney

I didn't get the brown one cause it reminded me of poop, so i got the black one its really cool with that ink sorta color.

abie

I got the white one...It looks clean and elegant

Elixir

I ordered my brown one today b/c it looks good and it was about 50$ cheaper than the others, it looks like mint chocolate chip

Toshiya

the white one! looks very nice! :D

Billy

red

Anna

Are you kidding I got the pink one!!

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