Karmageddon Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 (edited) well guys..quick story:I went to the Sony Store (here in Vancouver BC Canada) on Firday and lo and behold, I saw the new RH1...Beautiful it was! No price was listed. I went to the guy and he said they just got it in like 20 minutes earlier. He looks on the computer. Turns out there are 7 on back order for the east coast and 4 that have been sold through online sales. The one I saw (and held!) is the only available model from the Sony Store in Canada. $359 + tax!!!Anyways, i picked it up and boy is it light!!!!!It is lighter than a full pack of cigarettes. and slimmer than I initially thought. Sony REALLY did outdo themselves on this model. It is their flagship model, for sure..Just thought i would let you guys know that it is here in Canada now. But the Sony guy did say that it appears they weren't doing mass production runs of this model. He said once the model he had in the store was gone it oculd be 3-6 months for a special order to come in. ARGH!I should be buying it this week, if I am lucky...Any other Canadian members get a hold of this model?BTW - The model I held was black and made out of metal! Edited June 20, 2006 by karmageddon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmageddon Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 it is officialI now have the last MZRH1 available (currently) from the Sony Store here in Canada. Freakin shweet!it really is a sight to behold!The guy at the store had told me that it could be months to get one through them as they are all on backorder (!!!)Guess this is a good sign..either that or the made very limited amount of this model and shipped them all to the markets where there is huge demand (japan, uk, australia)Either way, I am a winner.....although now I am in debt for the next 2 months!LOLall well worth it!I will chime in with my "personal" review once i get it going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMWOOFWOOFF Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Read my last post...apparently Sony has had a change of heart and is pulling all remnants of MD out of the southeastern USA...looks like Canada is getting this treatment too...Consider yourself really lucky to have gotten one of these before Sony pulled the plug on MD for our continent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherish Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 From: [mailto:*********@gmail.com]Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 4:48 PMTo: Customer SupportSubject: Sony MZ-RH1 Minidisc Hi I was just wondering when this product will be available in your stores?Ive already heard that someone has bought one from walking into a Vancouver store.But I havent been able to find any out here in ********. Customer Support to me More options 2:07 pm(3 hours ago)Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for contacting Sony Style. We do not have an exact date on the release of these units but we are expecting them in August.We cannot comment on where the unit came from as Sony of Canada has not brought them in yet.Please keep monitoring our website www.sonystyle.ca as the unit will be released there for pre-order. Thank you for your E-mail and support of Sony products. Best regards,Sony Style Canada Customer ServiceSony of Canada Ltd.www.sonystyle.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmageddon Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 (edited) WOWThat is just messed right up!I tells ya ...on a whim I walked into the Pacific Centre location (their flagship store for Western Canada) and saw it in the display case, but with no price. I talked with a guy ..he said they just got them in that day and showed me on the computer how many there "was" for Canada. he said -7 for Eastern Canada as they are all backordered and 4 for Wester Canada but they were all spoken for except for this one. I waited two days, got the money and my girlfriend picked it up for me on Monday. cost me $480 including taxes and a 3 year extended warranty (on top of the 1 year) for half price!!!Then a co-worker, who is also an MD enthusiast of old, went and picked up another one yesterday from the same store. He doesn't know if he will sell it or keep it. lol.So maybe we got the only ones in Canada ...period? until August? how did THAT happen?Very strangemaybe i am a beta tester....LOL Edited June 22, 2006 by karmageddon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornblatt Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 They had 2 in stock at The Sony Store here in Calgary today, so they are available. Mine cost $399 though - you got a better deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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