wow, finally they are manufacturing a decent concept in portable recording...I was looking at the marantz version of this a few months ago, but it's much larger & more expensive. I already have CF camera cards, and the USB interface of this is perfect. MD would be great if sony fixed sonicstage & made it as easy & straightforward as this. plus m-audio make killer soundcards etc, I have no doubt this is a quality product. I'm looking at where to buy one now....