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Small Package

Advantages: Small compact, very functionable personal audio.
Disadvantages: No control within headphone cord. Low battery life but ONLY when recording.

...happy birthday I had this year. We stayed in, had a great meal, did loads of nice things (saying no more) and I had lots of fun learning how to use my new Sony MZ-R500!! This portable MD recorder was a superb gift from my beloved. It was ...

alflavor 17.10.2001 · Read full review
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5.33 Hours On a Single 80 Minute Disk

Advantages: MDs safe from scratches, Plenty of storage capacity
Disadvantages: Bit expensive, Pouch isn't really up to the job

Today has been a very busy day for me. I have spent the last five hours testing many of the features of an item I bought with my Christmas money. I am a big fan of minidisks due to the design. My over enthusiastic cousins regularly maul my CD collectio ...

bigdgaff 17.01.2002 · Read full review
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I've tried but she won't give it up........

Advantages: Small, excellent battery life, flexible
Disadvantages: Poor headphones, can't get it off my girlfriend

Well, I’ve owned my little mini-disc recorder for about 6 weeks and I still haven’t figured out why I brought the little beastie! I know that I’ve always wanted one and finally took the plunge a few weeks ago, but when I try and pin down WHY I wanted one ...

paule23 17.10.2001 · Read full review
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'Tra la la la'

Advantages: Carry your music around with you
Disadvantages: Not an iPOD

I am a confessed obsessive fan of pretty much all music, from the fabulous Jamie Cullum to the Divine Comedy (ha see what I did there?!)… and so I was over the moon when my parents bought me a Mini Disk player/recorder for Christmas a couple of years a ...

Belle 04.08.2004 · Read full review
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A small one for me please!

Advantages: Durable, excellent battery life, great features.
Disadvantages: Plastic fantastic!

...Ah possibly one of my most used and highly coveted possessions, I was bought the Sony MZ-N505 Net MD Walkman for my birthday (from my hubby). It was a replacement for my old and very knackered tape Walkman, something I had for well over 5 years. My Walkma ...

hunnibunni 19.01.2004 · Read full review
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