Sony Walkman MZ-R900DPC Personal MiniDisc Player

Pros: EVERY OPTION THERE IS!! Battery life, skip protection, size, weight!

Cons: Price! Remote is large, heavy, and hard to use.

The Bottom Line: Buy it if you're someone who needs the top of the line technology! It will last you forever if treated properly.

Review: I've owned 5 minidisc portables in my lifetime, and this unit is by far the most option laden unit I've come across! There is every option conceivable:

Record in standard mode, LP2, and LP4, long battery life (53 hours), end search, countdown...

Pros: Records, Super Small Size, MDLP, Battery, Adj. Playback Speed; ALL THE NEWEST STUFF

Cons: PRICE!!

The Bottom Line: It has ALL the newest and coolest features.. It won't be dated or replaced for at least two years.. Smallest recorder on the market right now...

Review: Being an avid minidisc fanatic, and owning more than 12 Minidisc portables within the past three years, I can safely say that the MZ-R900 is the best Sony MD portable recorder on the market right now.

A key feature that is becoming the newest...

Pros: the best in everyway

Cons: minor personal preferences

Review: This being my eighth mini-disc player, I think that I am knowledgeable enough to talk about the mz-r900. I can honesty say that this is the best mini-disc player that I have had in my hands. It is the one with the most features and the one that I think...

Pros: Excellent battery life, portable, many features

Cons: features are only accessible by menu, no separate line out

The Bottom Line: This is probably the best portable consumer level MD recorder available. It might not be the best for the money, but it's the most fully featured of them all.

Review: In the past couple of months, I've owned two Minidisc recorders: Sony's legendary MZ-R50 and their latest MZ-R900. The Minidisc format appealed to me because of its ease of recording my band's rehearsals and to listen to at the gym. The MZ-R50 worked...

Pros: Long battery life, 4LP, excellent sound, easy to use remote,

Cons: You'll have to buy new headphones (that's all)

The Bottom Line: If you are thinking of buying an MD player then look no further.

Review: I previously owned the sony MZ-R70 MD player and I was never that happy with it. Thankfully the remote control broke and I was able to take it back and exchange it for the MZ-R900. I have to say now that I am completely blown away with the technology...

Pros: Feature packed, small, light, battery last forever

Cons: Not internationally available ..... YET

Review: The MZ-R900 is the first portable recorder that utilises the ATRAC3 compression (which allows you to record up to 160 minutes with the 80 minutes MD in stereo mode and a whooping 5 hours in mono recording mode). ATRAC 3 isn't really new because Sony have...

Pros: The different long play modes and it is the smallest player/recorder around!

Cons: At $230 some might find it expensive.

The Bottom Line: If you have the money I strongly recommend that you by the MZR-900 Remember you are getting the smallest player around, feature packed and an excellent battery life.

Review: The Sony MZR-900 is the first mini disk player/recorder I have bought. It cost me around 200 pounds from the UK (I live there) in US dollars that’s about $250 but I am not sure if it will cost the same over there when it is released in June/July. On...

Pros: The best money can buy; comprehensive 70-page user manual; MDLP

Cons: EARPHONES! no multi-voltage power supply; noisy mechanism; fiddly menu operation

The Bottom Line: If you want the best right now, THIS IS IT!

Review: I bought the R900 to replace my Sharp 821 on March 1st in Hongkong. Cost about US$320 from Sony Hong Kong or their authorised dealers. It's a UK/HK model with 230V power supply (we share the same mains socket), and comes with a 15 months local warranty...

Pros: Long battery life; excellent sound; nice remote control; beautiful design

Cons: Weak sound in long-play mode; ear-bud headphones

The Bottom Line: The MZ-R900 is a highly-evolved music machine, and will not disappoint demanding music lovers. Definitely consider this unit as an alternative to MP3 players!

Review: MINIDISC PLAYERS: THE BAD OLD DAYS
My first experience with Minidisc was unfortunately with the first-generation units, which came out around 1991. These units were designed to replace the Compact Cassette format, and they sounded just about...

Pros: Excellent sound quality and nice features.

Cons: A bit costly when compared with other brands.

The Bottom Line: If you have the cash, get it, if not, look for Sharp's MT-77

Review: The MZ-R900 has actually been my second MD that I've owned yet so far. My first, was the Japanese model of Sharp's MT-77. At first glance, the Sony MZ-R900 looks like a very sleek and stylish MD with its shiny chrome covering. The looks don't lie......