Jason Dunn
01-05-2007, 04:00 PM
http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/zen-vision-w-unboxing1.jpg
Although the common consensus (http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/index.php?topic_id=11570) was that I have too many gadgets, and that the Zen Vision:W was going to be a superfluous addition to my gadget life, I couldn't resist ordering one at the price it was being offered for. It arrived the other day, and I eagerly ripped it open. My first impression? Holy crap this thing is big! I knew it was chunky, but in my mind when I saw the Zen Vision last year at CES it seemed thinner.
Turns out, I was right: the Zen Vision is "only" 20.1mm thick. The 30 GB Zen Vision:W is 22mm thick, and the 60 GB version I have is a beastly 26.4mm thick. I really wasn't prepared for how thick it is. I charged it, and booted it up, and the screen is quite impressive. I can tell it's not exactly high resolution, but all in all it looks quite good - and it has the bright and crisp contrast of the Zen Vision:M. I'm going to take it with me to CES, loaded with photos, videos (TV shows from my media center, and some ripped DVDs), and music, and see how it goes carrying it on the plane. If I find it's just too big to be useful to me, I'll ship it back to Dell for a refund.
Judie also got one, which is pretty funny that we received them at nearly the same time, and she has a whole bunch of photos of her unboxing the thing (http://www.geardiary.com/?p=1881#more-1881). So go check out those for now. ;-)
Although the common consensus (http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/index.php?topic_id=11570) was that I have too many gadgets, and that the Zen Vision:W was going to be a superfluous addition to my gadget life, I couldn't resist ordering one at the price it was being offered for. It arrived the other day, and I eagerly ripped it open. My first impression? Holy crap this thing is big! I knew it was chunky, but in my mind when I saw the Zen Vision last year at CES it seemed thinner.
Turns out, I was right: the Zen Vision is "only" 20.1mm thick. The 30 GB Zen Vision:W is 22mm thick, and the 60 GB version I have is a beastly 26.4mm thick. I really wasn't prepared for how thick it is. I charged it, and booted it up, and the screen is quite impressive. I can tell it's not exactly high resolution, but all in all it looks quite good - and it has the bright and crisp contrast of the Zen Vision:M. I'm going to take it with me to CES, loaded with photos, videos (TV shows from my media center, and some ripped DVDs), and music, and see how it goes carrying it on the plane. If I find it's just too big to be useful to me, I'll ship it back to Dell for a refund.
Judie also got one, which is pretty funny that we received them at nearly the same time, and she has a whole bunch of photos of her unboxing the thing (http://www.geardiary.com/?p=1881#more-1881). So go check out those for now. ;-)