I bought it when Mp3 portables could only store a total of 50MB/20-30 songs, i.e. when Mp3 was "Scheisse" :-D Those devices called Discman/portable CD-players were shite too, in terms of me not being able to listen to music when going out for a run or riding on a bus. With these blimming things there was no such thing as a shock absorbing mechanism, hence it seemed reasonable to buy an MD walkman. Now during times of iPod touch it already seems outdated, but I think it still has a legitimate position in the world of high-end gadgets. I re-discovered this wonderful thing (a Sharp MD-MT180, and the Sony MZ-R700 Walkman, which a friend of mine just gave me for free) in one of my drawers. Of course it is a bit of a hassle to record tracks the old fashioned way, even worse so...one needs to stop in between songs so that the device is not recording 30 songs in ONE track. You still want to be able to skip a song or play the list at random! BUT, if you want a digital device, that is robust and yet has the nostalgic element of EXCHANGING the song units (=Minidisks), like you did with tapes, then you HAVE to love MD portables. Plus, I payed a bloody € 140,- for that thing, so I better make the most of it :D !!!
P.S.: The good thing about the Sony MZ-R700 is, that it is running with normal batteries rather than a re-chargeable battery as my Sharp one does. The Sharp doesn't run for very long anymore, but it is a better-featured device to make recordings (e.g. you can set the recording volume level :). Good to have em both ^-^
SHARP MD-MT180:
SONY MZ-R700:
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