I just tried the Recording Cable "WMC-NWR1" that I purchased from the SonyStyle store for $14.99 + Tx - It looks like the on-line store as well of other vendors are out of stock on this too. Very impressive! I recorded from the 3.5mm jack on my Powerbook (Yes you read right, I am a PowerPC - pre-intel Mac person and I have the NW-S705F 2 GB Walkman. I purchased it on Woot.com for a steal - $49+$5 S&h... I've fallen in love with the PINK Sony work of art, but I loathe the SonicStage software. After years of iTunes ease, I feel that I am being punished for buying a non-Mac product.) The default bit rate is 128 kbs and the recording process is a breeze. The sound so far has been impossible to find any difference from the MP3s & Atrac files that I managed to load with the BLANKING software! I used a friends PC,.... More later