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I am a professional musician and I bought this MD primarily to record live performances and speech (with the hope of using this for samples), however the playback of these recordings is so quiet, even with the rec vol on 30 that it is virtually useless.

It may be an excellent way to store music but for my purposes it was ultimately a disappointment. I was also unhappy that the MD recordings were unable to be checked into my computer and therefore unable to be transferred onto CD - which is another reason I purchased it.

...I was suprised at how great it is. If you already download mp3's you should definately get one of these. Once you have the songs on your PC use sonicstage to put them into the right format then simply wire up the MD to the PC and it will take about a minute to put 10 songs on it.

If you are unsure on whether you want a netMD or a MP3 player go for this because with this you have a choice on whether you want to keep the discs with certain tracks on it or change them. With an MP3 player you cant unless you fancy forking out quite a bit of cash for another memory stick.

I would say with this specific NetMD you should get some new headphones, the wire from the remote is rather short and it can be tricky to put the remote somewhere within its length.

Also if you hook the MD up to some speakers it tends to be rather quiet, but i dont find this much of a problem, i use headphones most of the time.

The best aspects of the netmd are that its extremely light and if using it for going jogging it performs a 1000 times better than a cd player, it never jogs!

So if you're thinking of buying a netmd that isn't too pricey but is still good quality, get this one!

When my Sony MZN-510s finialy arrived, I was very keen to start using it. I had to unpackage it and I found many different wires, leads and extra bits. The manual is very thick but usufull none the less.

I chose it because of the Net MD function that only Sony manufacture at this time. The battery time of 56hrs on one single AA batery is very good and the MDLP function is a nessecity. The size is small and light, it is visually attractive from the front but lacks a little astheticness from the back. The screen is small but it does the job.

When I installed it on my P.C (1.6ghz, 256mb ram) it took some time but it was only because I was so excited. The 'Sonic Stage' music program supplied takes a good few seconds to load each time and is very confusing at first. It is a good idea to play around with it at first whilst flipping through the manual.

I managed to get 3 full length music albums on one mini-disc which I am pleased with as the quality is still very high.
Overall I would say that it may be the cheapest NetMini-disc from Sony's new range but it is still very good.

Well , what can i say. Brand new range. I was first sceptical to buy this because it is a brand new range and there did not seem to be much info about it anywhere. I took the chance, and am glad i did.

Its fantastic so far. The software is fine. It just takes abt 30 mins to work out whats what.

The remote control is fantastic, even though it doesnt have LCD.

As for the main unit, its not too complicated and doesnt take long to work out. Although there arent as many function as you may think it has every i need, and probly you aswell. The Net Md is fantastic, transfering abt 10 songs takes roughly a minute depending on your PC, mines a 1Ghz 64mb NVRAM, which isnt too good but not too bad and the software runs fine.

The manual isnt a huge great catalogue type on, its small and well co ordinated, just keep it next to you when your stuck and youll find what you want in seconds.

All i would say is get a new pair of headphones. The ones that come with have a very short cable, and if your not wear a shirt with a pocket on the chest its very aukward, not that im
complaining there only a few quid.

Great player, great size, great price for a brand new range.

This is a quality and cheap net minidisc. It has a wide veriety of options available on it such as slim stick remote control, G-Protection and comes with SonicSony application software to edit and download music from the internet. I would recommend this product to any music lover.