Yea. I recently ressurected my old NetMD unit, I was able to put in a battery and listen to my music collection from like 6 years ago. No charging or dealing with lost cables or anything like that. I just put in a battery, mindisc and was on my way. I'm looking for an update to this idea, hence the HiMD with a battery. Looking for something that will be able to stand the test of time a bit.