Zune 2: battery life tested

[Almoxil]

Zune Insider tested battery life on the 2nd Generation Zunes: Zune 4 GB and Zune 8 GB were rated at 24 hours for audio and 4 hours for video; Zune 80 GB will have longer battery life for audio (30 hours) and the same 4 hours for video, according to the article.

The test was made with pre-production hardware and software, Wi-Fi turned off, 128 kbits/s WMA files for audio playback and 500 kbps WMV files for video playback.

[ Zune Insider ]

[ammar]

This is good, I'll probably get this over the iPod classic.

[Machiventa]

if they add customizable EQ and delete on the go then this will be one hell of a DAP (for me).

i've finally made up my mind.. i'm getting one when they're released.

[sil3ntdarkn355]

24 hours/30 hours? That is awesome.

[GimliLongBow]

Great life on the Zune 80 there. I wonder if the new firmware has anything to do with it?

[ammar]

Hey guys, with the Zune pag, its also touch and click, but when you select sumthing, is the middle of the touch pad clicky or a touch? So is it like normal zoon or like a zen or something?
I hope that makes sense.

[lightsout565]

I hope that Microsoft continues to update the software with new features every so often like they do with their Xbox 360.

[ammar]

Has anyone actually tested the batter PROPERLY? since most people are sayings its way less than that, and only a bit better than the zune 30.

[dfkt]

Yes, testing with 128k WMA isn't exactly a "real world" test. It's also worth considering how often you switch tracks, turn on the screen, change volume, etc.