When I went to the local Sony store here in Canada, I asked if there was going to be anymore minidiscs produced since I heard the rumour that they may be replaced in favour of mp3 units. The guy actually snorted and said yes of course, new units are coming out very soon in perhaps not the nicest manner. One of the reasons I hope MD survives is because of the sound quality and also because of the unit itself. Its large but at least I know its in my pocket unlike smaller units, I love the mz-nh900 control panel, its superior recording ability and its just plain durable compared to other music players. Only unit thats tempted me is either the Ipod nano (it is damn neat) and the sony 1gig "lighter"... I may still yet buy one but I'll always keep my minidisc By the by if you watch "Its All Gone Pete Tong" when he hands in his recording after going deaf, its on both cd and and a minidisc...neat! Cheers...
