Even though it's a shame the MD is going to be extinct in a few years, it's understandable. MP3 is taking over the market in a deadly tempo. They're smaller, easier to record and cheaper to buy. MD's are cheaper after the purchache due to the relatevely cheap MiniDiscs, but MP3's don't need to change media-carriers all the time. I swapped my Sony R500 (with some hacks) for a Creative Zen Touch 20 gb, just because i need such an amount of space to put all my music and other data. The size is even bigger, so that's not it. Just how easy it is in use. No MiniDiscs to carry everywhere and no endless waiting for it to be ready recording. How shamefull it might be, the truth is that MiniDisc are a dying product, like cassette-tapes and in the future even CD's. It's progress, and you can't stop it. My MiniDisc it currently not even worth € 30 with all the stuff that goes with it... Jeff btw, sorry if my english wasn't that good, I'm from the Netherlands. ..
