Sizing up the Zune HD
It’s always hard for me to get a feel for the size of a gadget until it’s in my hands. So it is for the Zune HD.
Sure, I’ve known the dimensions (52.7 x 102.1 x 8.9 mm) and weight (74 grams) of the player for a while.
But I did not appreciate the lightness and compactness of the HD until I lifted it from its packaging this morning. If you haven’t experienced Zune HD yet, I’d recommend getting to a retailer and putting one in your hands.
In the pictures below, I try to give a feel for the size of the player by showing it nearby other objects, like the flash Zune players, the hard drive 120gb Zune, and the iPhone 3G. I’m not implying that these are equivalent devices – each one has a form and function designed for its feature set. But the pictures convey the size and shape of Zune HD relative to these other items.
Click on any picture to see the full-size photo. There’s also a video at the bottom of this post, that “sizes up” the Zune HD.
First, the Zune HD and my 2nd-generation flash 16gb Zune player:
Zune HD and my 120gb (hard drive) Zune player:
Zune HD and my iPhone 3G:
