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Polari, I see this post is several weeks old and you've probably made a decision already. I have an old-school Sony minidisc I'm still very happy with. I just got the MZ-NH600D on clearance. I'm not sure what the Cnet guy was looking for, but I'm enjoying this recorder/player quite a bit. The controls aren't hard to learn. Took me all of a few mintues. The download times for a CD using SimpleBurn are between 3 and 5 minutes. I'm not sure how fast Ipod is, but this seems reasonable for me. The player is plastic but feels more substantial once the battery and a disc are loaded. Why do I like MD over HD based MP3 players? Well for one, my old school model is great for recording streaming broadcasts over the net. I like that the music is on discs so if the unit breaks, I'm not left without my tunes. I just need a new unit. As my old player is still working great after 5 years, this is not an issue. Anyway, this post is probably too late for you, but I thought I'd give it a shot just in case. Edit: I just read that you can download an entire cd to the iPod in 5 seconds. O.k. that does rock. I admit it. I'm still sticking with my MDs though.

Perhaps not. I got mine last week from Tweeter.com for $68. I love. It is a companion to my RZ-700.