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| Zune AC Adapter v2 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Zune
Category: CE
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $9.99
You Save: $20.00 (67%)
New (38) Used (5) from $4.97
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Platform: No Operating System
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 4.1 x 1.9 x 8.6
MPN: JEA-00001
Model: JEA-00001
UPC: 882224519892
EAN: 0882224519892
ASIN: B000VWKSFE
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new in opened or distressed original retail packaging. APO & FPO please use expedited shipping
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| Features:
| • | Charge your Zune when away from PC | | • | More portable than original charger and easily fits into crowded power strips | | • | Charges your Zune to 90% in one hour and fills it up in two hours | | • | Collapsible prongs for portability and protection | | • | Compatible with Zune 4 GB, Zune 8 GB, Zune 30 GB, Zune 80 GB |
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Product Description
The Zune AC Adapter allows you to charge your Zune while you're away from your PC. Its small design and folding blades make it easy to store and travel with.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Zune AC Adapter allows you to charge your Zune when you're away from your PC. You can charge your Zune to 90% in one hour, and fill it up in two hours. At only half the size of the original adapter, this smaller adapter is more portable and easily finds space among crowded power strips. For added convenience, the cable plugs into the side so you can fit it behind dressers and tables. The blades are collapsible and fold in to make the AC adapter even more portable and to protect the other contents in your bag. It is compatible with the Zune 4 GB, Zune 8 GB, Zune 30 GB, and Zune 80 GB. What's in the Box:
AC adapter, product quick start guide, product manual.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Zune AC adapter August 15, 2008
This product works well. I would recomment it to anyone who wishes to charge their Zune player without having to use a computer.
excellent for travel May 31, 2008
it is about half the size of the regular plug in. with the retractable prongs, it is perfect for travel.
Power to the People May 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
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. May 14, 2008
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? March 7, 2008
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.
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