Basic Questions on Using Mz-M100 For Downloading

[alanross]

I am considering buying a mz-m10 or M100. I want to use it to record occasionally, and mostly as a player for ripped music CDs.

I read that it will record CDs at 100x speed directly from the computer drive to the M100. Can I organize the CDs and cuts into play lists or do I have to record the CDs first to the Sonic software on the computer? Can I rip to the software at 100x speed?

Can I label tracks and CDs using the software after they have been burned directly from the CD to the M100, or do I have to record them first to the software to enter track names and CD names in the Sonic Software? Can I download the track names and CD titles from the internet?

How easy is it to find playlists, track names and CD names on the M100 after they are recorded there?

I have a number of audio CDs that are already ripped and stored on my computer hard drive. Can they be integrated with new CDs that I record directly to the M100 or to the Sonic software?

Is Sony's music source for downloading tracks the only PC source I can use? Does Sony's music source download in their format or in MP3?

Is it hard to copy MP3 tracks to playlists in the Sonic software? Can you mix them with tracks and CDs ripped into the Sonic software.

Is there any good beginner write up for all of this? I did get the ""Guide To HiMD Upoloading".