Zune AC Adapter v2

by Zune

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 1.9 x 8.6 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VWKSFE
• Item model number: JEA-00001
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)

Product Description

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.

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works but needs additional hardware, December 7, 2007

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Erick Engel (Poway, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zune AC Adapter v2 (Electronics)

Hello, I bought this cable to use at my office to charge my Zune at work. I planned on using my sync cable while at home.

Unfortunately, what you see in the picture is what you get. There is no end to plug into the Zune. It's just the AC portion. You must use a sync cable to plug into this adapter.

For $30, I think everything needed should be in the box.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works perfectly, February 7, 2008

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Johnny Wang (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Zune AC Adapter v2 (Electronics)

The adapter works just fine. I find it convenient since it frees up a USB port on my computer. If you use your USB ports alot and aren't constantly syncing stuff to your Zune, this is a handy way to charge it. Also, you can charge it overnight without having to leave your computer on. The folding prong is also great. It fits in my backpack nicely without me having to worry about it damaging anything or itself. I would definitely recommend getting this. Also, if you happen to have any other devices that can charge from a USB port, this device will charge them as well since all the voltages are the same.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Power to the People, May 19, 2008

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Sky (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zune AC Adapter v2 (Electronics)

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.