Okay, so not everyone loves their iPhone and iPod touch. There are, in fact, people who really love their Microsoft Zune HDs. I wanted to know WHY a reader would choose the Zune HD over the iPod touch… so I asked.

Reader gianpy wrote…

I chose my Zune HD over an iPod touch for a number of reasons. Firstly, too many people I know already have an iPod Touch and I wanted something different, the 32 Gb version is 10$ cheaper than a 32 Gb iPod Touch. I was surprised with YouTube reviews commenting on the screen quality and I love watching movies, so this was ideal for me. I prefer the Zune HD’s design over the iPod Touch, you know you are holding onto something and it feels sturdier and more long lasting.

Reader mike360 said…

The reason I chose zune over ipod was that it had a built in radio and could customize the background(I am all about customization).I also like the zune software, it is easy just to jump right into and make changes to your music collection(metadata) And then you have itunes that was like looking at a spreadsheet and hard to find settings you need without looking in the itunes software for 20 min. Don’t get me wrong I was a big fan of my sexy black 60gb iPod video but the Zune just had somethings that I needed in a pmp. And not to forget the HD radio, 720p HD output to tv, and a really powerful nvidea chipset under the hood for all of the games and apps that I really hope will come soon.

We think they’ll be liking them even more since, once they send their mailing addresses to me, they’ll have brand new Speck Pixel Skin cases to protect them. Congrats gianpy and mike360!