darrell.bennetts

I'm in japan for a few months, and can't see many 1 GB blanks in the large retail chains here. The one sole chain store that stocked them was asking Y680 each (USD$5.70). And then, it had only a few in stock. the best japanese e-tailers are asking is Y640 (USD$5.36). But there's heaps of regular blank MDs here: 74 mins; 80 mins, and brands ranging from "Sony ES" to generic '$1 shop' stock. I was surprised at the number of different brands offering MD portables and blanks (no fear of the format's demise here).