Considering that this is Microsoft's freshman foray into the world of
MP3 players, we should forgive them on some of their faults. The clunkiness
can be fixed with the second generation if they slim it down and maybe
produce the equivalent of an iPod nano for the masses. The 30GB hard drive is a decent size, but considering that the 5.5G iPod Video is available as an 80-gigger, Microsoft should at least try to keep up. After all, both Microsoft and Apple sport Toshiba-sourced hard drives. They need to de-cripple the WiFi if they hope to use that as a selling feature. A good effort, but there is much room for improvement.