It’s a rarity that I pay too much attention to reviews, I’m always a little suspicious of them online; mostly do to affiliate marketing. Many website owners have the intention of creating great reviews for their affiliates that pay them the highest commission; it’s atypical for a review to post better reviews for any product or service that pays them less to advertise it.

And, that’s simply the truth, however, there are rare exceptions but those are few and far between. So, when do I take reviews seriously? When the reviewer is respected or has nothing to gain from their critique; hence the reason I found this information so interesting. What information you ask? eBay members reviews of Microsoft’s Zune .

Out of 18 reviews we have an average of 4/5 stars, not too bad. However, if we look at the more active reviewers (those who are listed as the top 10,000 reviewers), we see that they too liked it and had some very promising things to say. This comment is from: peanuts154

“What I like: Almost everything. Great sound quality, huge screen, battery life, FM tuner, simple controls, the wireless option is awesome if you have friends with Zunes, even the Zune software is good- I've had no problems with it.” and “What I dislike: Honestly, I haven't found anything yet.”

And this excerpt is from: frozen.heart

“What I dislike? I can guarantee that you are not going to find anything to dislike on this device.

Without thinking I am giving a 5/5 rate to Microsoft Zune and I suggest that you should stop buying ipods! This device R O C K S!!!”

With all the bad news surrounding the pullout (reneging) that Sony and Universal has done lately, it’s nice to post some good news for the Zune.

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