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My budget isn't huge, and I'd rather not spend money on the newest, best thing out there. If you had $250 or so and needed a player/recorder, which would you get? I'd love to go Hi if the sound quality is really that much better, but in the end, I just need upload/download via USB and the ability to export that stuff as .wav

Thanks!

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You don't even need to spend $250.

Do you want to record (like through a microphone or line-in)? Or do you just want to play music tracks that are on your computer as Mp3 (or can be ripped from CDs)?

The cheapest downloader (playback only--music transferred by USB) is the MZ-NH600D. You can probably find one on Ebay for under $100.

The cheapest Hi-MD recorder with a mic jack is the MZ-NH700. I've seen new ones on Ebay lately for $125. You'd have a buy a mic, too--no built-in mics on Hi-MD units.

For $229 you can get the top of the line RH10, with the much-loved lightup OLED display.

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4029517

Or $199 for the RH910, the same unit without the display:

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4029518

Don't bother with NetMD. Hi-MD puts more on a disc, allows you to upload recordings, offers better quality and is less than 3 years old.

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Do you want to record (like through a microphone or line-in)?

The cheapest Hi-MD recorder with a mic jack is the MZ-NH700. I've seen new ones on Ebay lately for $125. You'd have a buy a mic, too--no built-in mics on Hi-MD units.

Thanks, I might go the RH10 route. Do you know if the 910 is more durable than the 10?

Also, is input volume still controllable like on the MZ-N1 and MZ-N707? I never rely on automatic volume control for input; I find that "12" out of "30" is usually the best setting :)

Thanks again!

- eric

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