Zune Repair: Replacing a Flash Zune’s Glass

Over a year ago I bought a second generation Microsoft Zune.  I bought the highest capacity available with flash-based storage (8GB), instead of the higher capacity hard drive-based options, because I’ve already broken two like players in my lifetime—a forth generation 40GB Apple iPod and a first generation Creative Zen Vision (no suffix).

This time the problem wasn’t the storage.  Last week I broke my 8GB, second generation Microsoft Zune, but this time I could repair the thing myself!

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Tutorials
Creative Zen Vision, iPod, Microsoft, Repairs, Zune
6 March 2009 comments [9] TrackBack-URI

Zune falls, Zune cracks. :-(

Today something tragic happened.  I was walking down the hall, and as I took my Zune out of my pocket, I fumbled the device, and it fell flat on it’s face (screen) onto the hard floor.  The poor thing’s front glass cracked, and now it’s sad.

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General, Rants
Customer Support, Microsoft, Rants, Repairs, Zune
24 February 2009 comments [2] TrackBack-URI