Sony Walkman MZ-R55 Personal MiniDisc Player

Pros: Sound quality, Size
Cons: Battery life, "Phantom problem"

I bought my R55 in Malaysia. Before I actually bought this unit, I was thinking.. "WOW ! Look at that recorder... small and sleek with a nice interface on the cover." Boy.. that was when the trouble started.

I went to a few sites to...

Pros: Size, looks, sound quality, features
Cons: expensive

First impressions always count and just by looking at the MZR-55 you can tell its going to be good!

The layout of the controls is easy to understand, this is reflected in the size of the instruction manual just a few pages in length! This is...

Pros: Sounds great, feels great, works great
Cons: Included headphones are lacking

The Sony MZ-R55 is one of the best-made electronic toys I own. You can feel when you pick it up that it is solid and tight - and that's important to people who appreciate quality.
I've been using my minidisc player/recorder since early summer, 1999,...

Pros: EVERYTHING UNDER THE MOON AND SUN
Cons: Hard to open door to put in MD

$200. All it took to get this wonderful MD Player/Recorder. Vastly superior to my R70, which I sold to my friend promptly. Since I hate to write paragraphs in my reviews, which i find much harder to get the info you want, i'll use note form:

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Pros: Small, light and ultimately portable.
Cons: Buttons are a bit too small.

This is my first review folks, and there's something you should know about me from the start: I'm of definite Scottish extraction. In other words, "frugal." (Hey! Don't go callin' me "cheap!") This means that before I go shelling out...

Pros: It is tiny and has all the features
Cons: you have to add a battery pack for extended life - but you have to do that on all the real small systems, so it is not really much of a con, but the only possible one I can think of!

I purchased my first MD system a few years back when hardly a soul had heard of them. It was a wonderful system that included a home deck and a portable player. Only the system recorded, the portable player was only that - a player. I was thrilled...

Pros: Cool Remote, Awesome Bass, Loud, Stealth, Good Battery Hours
Cons: Have to sit and listen to whole song as it records, labeling takes forever

This is the best product that i have ever purchased, besides some installments of my personel video collection. I advise you to get one, because they dominate everything. The Sony MD Players are the epitome of portable audio.

One of my...

Pros: size
Cons: battery life

The Sony MZ-R55 isn't a great portable recorder, but it isn't bad either. I personally like it because of its small size, and because I can bring this anywhere I want. This thing beats the Rio by all odds. I have now stopped using my Rio and now I...

Pros: Small, Leightweight, great sound, comes with rechargable battery and charger, and a AA battery attachment for added use, nice carrying pouch, wired remote control for ease of use while working, doubles as a stereo or mono recorder
Cons: Rechargeable battery only lasts about 2 and a half hours with full charge, likes to record when you put a Disc in without telling it to, same thing when pushing stop to charge batteries sometimes

I've owned my MZR-55 for a year now and wouldn't trade anything in the world for it. It's extremely easy to use, lightweight, and small, making it a great gift for the person who loves CD quality music that's portable, so they can work out while...

Pros: compact, light-weight
Cons: not actually an mp3 device like it says it is

I was going to buy this mini-disc recorder/player until I actuall learned how it records mp3s. It leads you to believe that it actually uses the mp3 format on the disc, which would be great. Instead of the 74min. of music it's discs hold, I could get...

Pros: sound quality
Cons: battery life

i was in hong kong looking for a hand held system. it was either going to be a really nice cd player or those new mini disc players. well i chose the mini disc player. why i don't know. mini disc players are quite compact as opposed to cd players. i...

Pros: Terrific compact size
Cons: Short battery life

I bought this minidisc player for Christmas. A friend at work had one that looked so awesome that I had to have one. I was technologically behind because I had never even heard of a minidisc player before. I was still stuck in the world of portable cd...

Pros: Insanely Tiny, Remote
Cons: Battery Life

I was given a Sony MZ-R55 as a Christmas present. This thing is so cool and useful that I have formed some kind of insane obsession over it. Let me explain why. First off, it records anywhere, from anything you can stick a audio cord in. This thing...

Pros: Very small, Great sound
Cons: Tiny buttons, It wasn't thought of earlier!

From the moment I saw this player, I felt in love with it :). Quality manifests itself in every aspect of this minidisc player. From it's sleek design to awesome remote, it's definitely a must-buy. Although the small buttons prove tedious, they are...

Pros: Great Sound, and Fun
Cons: Tedious process of making disks

Just under a year ago i became interested in this minidisk business. At the same time, my brother was traveling through japan, and had decided to pick up the Sony MD-R55 for me. In the U.S. it was running for around $375.00-$400.00, but in Japan...