Others say...

"excellent for travel"
it is about half the size of the regular plug in. with the retractable prongs, it is perfect for travel.

"Power to the People"
I actually just bought my second version 2 Zune AC Adapter...I'll keep one in my car, and the other I'll keep in the house. The one for the car I'll use when I head to the shore and other places (like airline trips) that might not have available USB connections.

Sure, Zune sells a car charger that I'd like to have, but as of this writing it is ridiculously priced at like at over 60 bucks, and I'm not plugging some knock-off into my car lighter only to risk blowing out the car's fuses. The Zune AC adapter is cheap, and even cheaper with some of Amazon's trusted (95% plus, multiple positive ratings) third party sellers (which is where I got both of mine). (For what it's worth, the 60 dollar v2 Zune Car Pack also will connect and let you broadcast your Zune music through your FM car stero, so that may actually be worth it for you if you can't connect your Zune to your car stereo via a high quality Cable).

A full charge with the AC adapter takes just an hour or less. The prongs are retractable, which is good because I had similar AC adapters that I've traveled with that have broken off.

The only real gripe I have is the greediness of Microsoft and Zune not including a sync cable with the AC adapter that is required to connect the adapter to the Zune. Of course I have the cable that came with the device, but it would have been nice to have a dedicated cable for the adapter. I'd have even preferred an adapter with the power cable permanently attached to the adapter.

Now, you might be asking why I would need to keep a Zune AC adapter in the house with so many capable USB connections available these days. Good question! If you're plugging your Zune into your computer for the first time and the Zune software doesn't seem to be recognizing your Zune, this will be especially interesting for you. Is all you see on the Zune screen a battery image with a lightening bolt in the center of the screen (in other words the battery image is not where it belongs in the lower right hand corner of the device home screen)? Then the AC adapter could be your fix.

Recently I bought my second Zune for my son, and the computer with all his songs is an older (like circa 2002) Gateway...apparently with lower power standard USB ports. If your computer is like mine, it might even tell you when you plug in the Zune for the first time that "the device will function better if you connect it to a high speed USB port" (...or the message says something like that anyway). I initially thought nothing of this message until I realized that these low powered ports weren't initially charging my second Zune.

So I connected the Zune to the AC adapter, let it fully charge, then reconnected to the computer. The Zune software immediately recognized the Zune this time, and I was syncing and listening to music in minutes (I still get that message about "functioning better with higher speed USB ports).

So, overall, the Zune AC adapter is a very worthy investment for me and a very good little add on to any Zune.








"Great product for any Microsoft Zune owner."
This is product is a very simple product. You just plug it and a quick charge. It should be noted however that this does not come with it's own sync cable. Microsoft assumes that you should already a sync cable already and shouldn't need another one. This makes sense to me for two reasons. Make money and common sense. Microsoft and for that matter any other electronics rarely do gift with purchases. But all and all a great product. For safety reasons even the prongs slide in and out easily for storage. A must have for any Microsoft Zune owner.

"Easily fits into crowded power strips?"
It's an AC adapter and works as advertised. My only problem with the v2 adapter, and it doesn't deserve a lower rating because of it, is that it doesn't easily plug into my crowded power strip. In fact, it takes up 3 plug slots, while the v1 adapter only takes up 1. Again, this varies based on your power strip, but it just makes me wonder why they turned the prongs 90 degrees.

"Very Satisfied!!!"
It works great, it's super convenient, I use it all the time, and best of all it was a total bargain! Definitely worth it, definitely. Seriously. Definitely.