Damn, this makes so much sense, but Hi-MD is so cool it doesn't deserve to die. i use my Mini-Disc (MZ-NH700) to record radio shows from the radio, a HD just wouldnt work, i'd run out of space and suffer from no organisation. The number of people I know who see my unit and say "whats that" - "is it just an mp3 player?" etc is just scary. All these people have herd/have an i-Pod, yet know nothing about mini-disc. If Sony were to have advertised "unlimited storage" music player, usb storage device and shown the mic recording stuff, this could really have taken off. instead its left for you to hear of, no wonder its facing destruction. Hi-MD - things could have gone so well.