pc mini disk drives

[mackoi1]

My net md mz-n420d is very picky about having a fresh battery when recording, sometimes even a new battery will give me trouble. Rather than using my net md does anybody make a mini disk drive to put into a pc that could record my disk?

[danielbb90]

The DS-HMD1 is a Hi-MD drive...

But it will record in NetMD mode too in sonicstage.. (I think)

Its a USB drive.

[MDX-400]

  mackoi1 said:

My net md mz-n420d is very picky about having a fresh battery when recording, sometimes even a new battery will give me trouble.

This one had been covered a long time ago... What kind of battery are you using in the player? If you're using an alkaline AA, that's part of the problem. If you're not even using an alkaline then that's likely the entire problem, lol.

Best type of battery to use is an NiMH AA, preferrably rated 2000mAh or higher and a MIJ (Made in Japan) cell. Reason being NiMH rechargeables are much better at delivering higher currents (i.e. they perform much better than alkaline under higher loads).

If you're already using NiMH and you're having problems with a good and fully charged one then your problem may lie elsewhere.

You don't really need a deck either, as they are relatively harder to come by and usually a lot more expensive. You can just get a unit with a DC input and an AC adapter (which the N420D does not have). A unit like the N510 would fit the bill, and they are relatively cheap; but you could always go Hi-MD as well--I think an NH700 goes for around $150 US with a bunch of bundled accessories...

But if anything, try using NiMH AA cells first as you'll probably find that it will solve your problems.