Sony Portable Mini-Disc Player/Recorder (MZR500PC)
Minidisc is better then most MP3 players
Minidisc is better then most MP3 players, but nobody ever really talks about them.  I went into the store to look at MP3 players.  I wanted something that was small, could hold all my favorite music, and have all the features of a CD player.  I enjoy working out at a gym (music is a must) and the cassette player that I was using was just not what I wanted.  The person at the store directed me towards this product.  I looked at the reviews for it and decided to buy it.  <br />The player is about the size of a deck of cards.  One minidisc can hold 1-4X the music of a CD, depending on which recording setting you use.  The battery life is really good, better then most CD players.  The added hookup allows you to record off of most anything.  Plug it in the headphone jack of any device or connect it to your USB port on your computer.  The computer connection acts like an audio output device (a.k.a. a speaker), it doesn't matter what format the music is in.  The minidiscs run about $[money] a peice.  I've used it at the gym for over 2 mths now.  I've dropped it twice and it's held up.  It's nearly impossible to make it skip.  <br />The only drawbacks that I found are that it is real-time recording, to record 80-min of music, you have to play 80-min of music.  Battery life is less during recording mode (it only requires 1 AA battery, though).  Labeling the songs is time-consuming, but that's not a big priority for me and I don't do it anyways.  I wish it had a belt clip, I've been sticking it in my pocket at the gym.  One final thing is that most people in my area has never heard of minidisc.  I found this player at one store, but they didn't have the mindiscs.  I found the minidiscs on clearance at another store.  I have to drive 50 miles to get more discs and other accessories or order them from online.  <br />Overall, this product is definitely what I was looking for.  I can take my music almost anywhere.  Everybody knows what an MP3 player is, but if you compare the two, minidisc blows them out of the water!!  The  storage media is cheaper and holds more music.  The battery life is allot better.  I can record from different formats.  It's small and durable. I am happy with this product.