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I bought this thinking that it would be a great way to charge my Zune away from my computer. I realize that this isn't Zune equipment, but even so I thought it would work much better than it does. It will not connect to the Zune well, and does not lock in to the player solidly. The clips are stiff and ill-fitting. You have to get it 'just so' in order for the player to charge, and if you try to move the player at all, it just falls out. Without a solid connection to the player, you can never be sure that the player is being charged properly or not. Spend the extra money and buy a Zune authorized product.

This charger doesn't work at all. I tried several times and it charged the Zune only two times and it took forever to start to charge. Look likes that Zune doesn't recognize this charger or something like that.

i have a 16gb zune. the first time i used the charger it worked fine, but took forever to charge. the next time my zune froze. it took me awhile to figure out how to fix it. the final time i used it, thinking it should work fine, it froze and i couldn't fix it. i searched on the zune website for how to fix it and found nothing. the buttons wouldn't work, and it was broken for a couple days. in the end i left it on to try and run down the battery. once it was dead i hooked it up to the computer and was able to get it working again. the charger ended up in my garbage. my friend got the same one, she has an 8 gb, and it wouldn't do a thing. don't buy this, pay more for the actual zune charger.

It's inexpensive and it works, not too much more to say than that. Some of the plastic parts will come apart, but snap back together if you catch it in time and don't lose any small pieces.

I bring my Zune to work with me, because we are allowed to wear headphones and listen to music while working. Because I don't have my own computer at work, and for security reasons, I cannot charge my Zune using the USB cable I use at home. Appalled at the high price for a wall charger ($20 or more!), I was excited to find this one for around $5. While it charges up just fine, the plug is awkward and doesn't seem to fit the Zune perfectly. I've had to struggle with it a couple times to get it to fit into the slot, or to pull it back out. I guess you get what you pay for. I am still happy either way, since all I really need is the ability to charge the battery, which it does.