I wouldn't get a Zune yet. The software is buggy. The wireless is also lame. Any song you send to another Zune can be played 3 times. After that, or 3 days, it gets deleted, whichever comes first. Both will play mp3s. I'd stick with the iPod, but you might want to look into other options as well. Creative, iRiver, Toshiba, iAudio for example. Also, the Zune is actually just a repackaged Toshiba Gigabeat. The Zune's upside seems to be it has a nice big, good looking screen for videos.