Is the verdict in?

[kents]

I've not been here in a couple of months, please forgive my attempt at hopping onto the express lane here.

I waited around for the first shipment notices, got bored waiting.

Now I've come back to check the latest, and it would appear that units are shipping.

Please indulge a couple questions;

I have the old model 800 with analog/digital inputs. I need equivalent functionality. I use my MD as a tape recorder for live gigs where I can plug into the house mixer for band rehearsals, etc.

- have all the analog capable units started shipping?

- is the quality / performance up to the expectations?

- are the 1G discs shipping too?

- problems / dissapointments found?

- recommendations for where to buy?

Thanx,

Kent

[Christopher]

- have all the analog capable units started shipping?

Yes.

- is the quality / performance up to the expectations?

I would go with yes on this one. You may hear otherwise, however.

- are the 1G discs shipping too?

Yes, but still a bit limited in the UK. Regardless, I would purchase blanks online, and I can guide you in the right direction if you give me your locale.

- problems / dissapointments found?

Read the Hi-MD forum. Read the User Opinions forum.

- recommendations for where to buy?

What's your maximum budget and where do you live?

[kents]

I'm in Dallas Texas USA.

Thanks for the replies.

Budget is not an issue, as confessed, I was looking for the abridged version of research. I've read a few of the threads and nothing really jumps out at me as a major dissapointment to the user community - which is what I'm scanning for.

I had not seen the 2nd forum you pointed me to - thanx for that. I see there that the drag & drop function seems to be a dissapointment.

For what I'm wanting, there may be better options it seems. I do mostly original recordings and would like to make CDRs of them from my PC.

[The_Stamp]

go for the 900. I'd go nh1, but there isnt much benefit.

[Christopher]

I agree with Stamp.