Sony MZ-NE410 High Speed Net MD Walkman Recorder

In December 2001 I purchased Sony's ZS-M35 - the personal minidisc system. CD player on top, mini disc recorder on bottom. This was my introduction into the world of mini discs. This was purchased after my Sony CD player - cassette recorder died. I really abused the heads. It lasted 6 years of heavy use at the office. It still plays cd's and radio but draggggssss on the tapes. My next in February 2003 was the MZ-E300 minidisc player - you know, the little blue player. Since I am recording in the office, I might as well take some to listen outside the office. It lasted until 2004 when the "hold" button gave out completely. The only thing to do was to throw it out. It did play Normal and LP2. Getting fancy in February 2004, I ordered the MZ-NE410. This is a very good machine except that it didn't have a line in and I don't download from the internet so the software is useless for me. In March 2004, I ordered the MZ-N510CK and IT IS A FANTASTIC MACHINE. It has a line in which I use to record in the office. The 410 is my "player". The 510 is line in/line out from my Dell in my office. I use Real Player. I am a hog for old time radio shows and they come in MP3 format on CDs holding as much as 100 half-hour shows. I plug this cd into my dell, bring up Real Player, press start on Dell - hit record on 510 and let it rip. I record in LP4 so I get 10 half-hour show or 5 hours of whatever using MD80. I still don't use the software, just MP3 cds and regular music cds to download. I have all the functions sans the software. This is a fantastic machine. I am thinking of going MZ-NHF800 Hi-MD later on but have to read a lot more about it. I only buy Sony for music. Not DVD, not television. I have not been disapointed yet.

I bougth this one and had very hard time for a week. But once I started finding right things, now it is cool. Follow these if you already bought it, DON'Ts 1. DO NOT use the software that comes with the hardware. 2. DO NOT try to connect to computer before you install the driver. 3. DO NOT use it in other than Windows XP system. DOs 1. Download the latest sonystage software from sony and use it. 2. Always clean up (initialize) the disk before start using it. There is a option in latest software. 3. Buy new pack of MDs and use it. (You can find it wallmart, you can use hi-md compatible.) I had problem writing the songs in cd which came with box. Pros, 1. Really good battery life. 2. Light weight. You can carry easily. 3. Low price compare with iPad. 4. You can store around 60 songs (LP4) in a disk. Cons, 1. Bad Software. 2. Low Battery sign in half of the battery life while recording. I used to take out and insert, it will go fine. Over all it is good for $60 compare to iPad $160. You can store 300+ songs in a 5 pack cd(iPad holds only 200). Also it has grouping option, different sound settings.

Well nowadays there is a huge commotion about mp3 players,and to tell you the truth they are overpriced have no durability,and is made without quality.In the previous year Sony introduced us to a whole nwe way of listening,and they call it a mini-disc player.The model you are looking at now is one of the first products of the Sony line.The MDP(mini disc player) has a numerous amount of benefits over regular mp3's such as the nomad or ipods.First off the MDP has a great battery life which they claimed over hundred hours(it seems alot more),while on the other hand the ipod drains the battery pretty quick because of its functions such as backlight etc...Both the ipod and the mdp are small so i have to give both of these companies an applause for not producing one of those big square nomads.Many people claim that the sonicstage software is extremely difficult to handly.THAT IS A HUGE LIE this is so easy to convert music(and im not a genius).I mean come on if my 7 year old cousin can easily transport music y can't you!!Have pity on you adults who find this difficult!The software is much easier than the ipod's just to tell you.Ipod's have an upperhand on the mdp's though they do not run on a mini disc(which costs 2 dollars each) and can store 1-35 thousand songs and you never would have to carry any mini discs.The mdp also has an upperhand which is durability and shock protection ,mp3's are notorious for beaking down or skipping when feeling dramatic shock mean while if you do many activities such as biking or working out (like i do)u might wanna take the mdp because it has g-protection and has never skipped once on me.In addition the mdp is alot more durable ,because once you drop an ipod its over(but depends wat model you get) on the other hand mdp's are pretty durable i have dropped mine many times on tile floor and still never has broken and never had a scratch on it.The mdp has no clip or belt unlike the ipod.Both the ipod and the mdp have unsurpassed sound quality so you can bleed your ears out.Last but not least the mdp kills a mp3 because of its price even if your budget conscious or just filthy stinken rich you should be smart and think which is worth it?Believe me you will be the winner with the sony mdp...got questions email me at [email protected]

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