Sony Net MD Walkman MZ-N505 Personal MiniDisc Player

Pros: Great battery life
Cons: Button issues, software bad

This player and its software has plenty of faults. I originally got it since I needed a music player that could both fit plenty of songs and have a very long battery life. A long battery life is something it does have. It runs for probably 50 hours ...

Pros: Price of unit and media, features, operating cost amount of music contained on 1 disc
Cons: Weird software, cannot voice record use with pc will sometimes kill disc

After only being able to listen to 20 songs on a cd, I became interested in mp3s and the first thing I bought was a cd/mp3 player. Unfortunately the unit I bought was a piece and would skip if I moved around while listening to it. Since I do alot of ...

Pros: Battery Life, Portability, Priced right, it's a SONY. This is a highly recommended product.
Cons: Minor. OpenMG Software, and Control Buttons.

When I was originally out to buy a portable audio player, I was considering an MP3 player, until I r ...

Pros: Small, Battery use, software, cool-looking, its a Sony.
Cons: Discs can get messy, low quality sound the more you fill the disc.

After a long time, I got tired of carrying those cumbersome CD holders. I also must admit to being clumsy and scratching a healthy amount of my music. I had to find a solution. I went to Sony to look around for anything, open wallet for anything ...

Pros: style, size, battery life, uses inexpensive minidiscs, fast transfers, optical input.
Cons: no backlight, no mic. input, would prefer a volume wheel over buttons, uncomfortable headphones.

I have tried almost all of the available portable music players, including CD, mp3CD, mp3, and hard disk based players. Overall this is an excellent player. My biggest concern was about the anti-shock protection. Being that the minidisc is an ...

Pros: Great sound quality from MP3, good battery life and high-speed transfers with USB NetMD.
Cons: Stupid menu, worthless headphones.

NetMD, where have you been all my life? I am a minidisc aficionado. I own two minidisc decks, and this is the fourth portable recorder I've owned. Since I've already got a full panoply of minidisc options for home listening, live recording and portab ...

Pros: You mean, you want me to fit that into fifteen words? No way!
Cons: Let me think on that one.

This all started on a misunderstanding. You see, I like to record my own voice and send it off to ...

Pros: Portability, durability, battery life, style, ease of use with unit.
Cons: Small buttons, software isn't easy but works, no belt clip.

Having purchased my unit for under 90 bucks, I am QUITE pleased with the performance. I didn't expect too much, and have been blown away by the value. It is a wonderful portable audio device. I love the look and function of the unit. The software...

Pros: Unit Price, cheap & available media
Cons: OpenMG Jukebox media, small display, no backlight, format conversions, NO wav, mp3, wma play support

I bought this unit just a month after purchasing an SD MP3 player. Neither were perfect, but this unit comes close. Pay more and you get more goodies in this product line. Remote would be nice, but I can live without it for the price. The media is...

Pros: Crisp, clear sound. Light, easy to work, fast downloading
Cons: not as durable as some, slightly confusing controlls

As usual, Sony has succeeded in creating top of the line audio equipment. This product is easy to use and practical. The download speed is remarkable and the sound is crisp and clear. This product has been the best minidisc that I have ever listened...

Pros: Large storage capabilities for a low price.
Cons: Creating minidiscs can be time consuming because the songs need to be formatted first.

Storage
The best thing about the MD player is that you can store up to 5 hours of music (depending on the sound quality that you choose) on one minidisc, not to mention the fact that a 5 pack of minidiscs will cost you $10 max. I can...

Pros: Battery Life, Sound, Quality
Cons: No Case

Sony has created an awesome technology in the Minidisc Walkman. I’ve used everything in the audio world ranging from old-fashioned Tapes and CD’s to MP3 Players and even my PocketPC. The Minidisc player is easily the coolest gadget...

Pros: High Capacity. Excellent sound. Extra long Battery life.
Cons: Display is small. My vision is not good this is kind of a problem.

I can't even begin to describe my joy! Man do I love this player. I was quite skeptical after the RIO 600 disaster to move on to any other portable. But as many times in the past. It Sony to the rescue. I decided to spend the $149.00 and get the complete...

Pros: Lots of Storage per disc, small, light, easy to use
Cons: Clunky Software, Could have a larger volume range

Over the last few years I have built up a large MP3 collection and for the last several months I have been seriously looking at different MP3 players so that I could enjoy these MP3s while traveling in a “walkman” type device. The flash memory ...

Pros: small, lightweight, cheap media, no-skip, long-playing, USB interface
Cons: mp3 software is funky

I like this one. Its very small, light, and fits into just about any pocket very nicely, making it ultra-portable. The quality of sound is superb, so long you upgrade to some better ear/headphones. I can normally get about 5 hours of music onto one mini...