Sony Walkman MZ-R55 Personal MiniDisc Player

Pros: IT NEVER SKIPS!!! SMALLER than CD. They RECORD.
Cons: SONY unit's tend to COST ALOT.

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When MiniDiscs came out years ago, before recordable CD, I KNEW that THIS was the format for me. Okay, so for years I cherished my cassette tapes, and when CD's came out, I absolutely HATED them....

Pros: You can through away your C.d, cassette, and mp3 players
Cons: Honestly i have no complaints

I have currently been using this mini- disk for a couple of weeks now. I have grown to cherish it and love it like one of my own offsprings. I have a cd player and mp3 player they are now in the trash because this is all you need. I have a lot of...

Pros: Sleek design, great controls, easy managements
Cons: rechargeable battery is a bit short

At first I was with my mp3 player, then my friend bought a MD player for me to listen to and I was amazed by the powerful sounds it produced so I went out to look for one. I found the MZ-R55 and was amazed at the great sleek design it had and the...

Pros: Small, high quality, ability to re-use discs
Cons: Short battery life, recording and MD takes longer than burning a cd

Going MiniDisc was something that I wanted to try. I liked that it is much smaller than a CD and Discman and that the MiniDiscs themselves are small and durable because of their own casing. Then came the issue of quality. I recorded my first MiniDisc...

Pros: small
Cons: short battery life, short recorder life

The MZ-R55 has stopped me from buying anymore Sony electronics. It has got to be one of the worst electronics I bought in my life.

I purchased my MZ-R55 in Japan when it first came out, and was quite happy with it. But that happiness lasted...

Pros: small never skips and the remote
Cons: cost

If you love music you should definitely get the mzr55. This is the best minidisc player out there. You can download songs off the internet or off CD players. The reason I bought this was because I really like music. This allows me to get music and...

Pros: Good sound
Cons: Too heavy

This MD SUCKS!!! I got it for my bday tested it, it seemed fine, the synchoronic recording was pretty good. It is pretty heavy for a PORTABLE thing, my current CD player is much lighter...that is very sad. I recoreded the sounds fine, it sounds good, The...

Pros: Very portable AND discrete for recording.
Cons: Programming tracks may be too difficult for some people.

By now, MINIDISCs should be a viable option for replacing that "old tape-deck" for most people. They are 2.5" by 2.5" by about 0.25" and look very similar to old 3.5" floppies. The sound quality of the minidisc is usually...

Pros: Small size, light weight, neat colors, can title from remote/while recording or playing
Cons: Very short battery life, small hard to press buttons on main unit, structural integrity of main unit

When Sony intoduced this new, tiny portable recorder, it was able to claim the title "World's Smallest". That title was given up long ago to Sharp's and Sony's newest portable MD players/recorders in their war for the smallest portable. Yet...

Pros: Smallest recorder on the market, Great skip protection, Great price
Cons: Dosn't sound good when played back through a receiver

Let's see hear where to begin. I have had this minidisk player for about year now and I tell you there is no way I'm going back to CD players. This thing (when I bought it) was the smallest portable minidisk recorder in the world. Only now a year later...

Pros: Size, LCD remote with backlit display
Cons: Battery life, low volume, poor playback options

I upgraded from the Sony MZ-R30 to the Sony MZ-R55 and found the 'upgrade' to actually be more of a 'downgrade'. Yes, the newer model MZ-R55 is much, much smaller than most MD players/recorders. Yes, it has a much nicer remote with the handy backlit...

Pros: Small, light weight, and sound quality is superb
Cons: It does tend to eat the batteries quickly

IS this not the best portable Mini Disc player/recorder out there. It will never skip a beat and it is small enough to fit in your back pocket and the sound quality is just superb. I think that there has never been a better portable mini disc player out...

Pros: its great size for portability
Cons: ????price?????

In my personal opinion I think that this product is really great. I think that most MD's are, but this one in particular is a great price for all that it offers. I have owned this product for about half a year and I am very glad that I made the...

Pros: it is compact, functional, and fun to use
Cons: it is difficult to program, and lid jams occasionally

The Sony MZ-R55 is a great little gadget to have, and it is also very fun and useful. It has a great compact size and shape, and it is smaller than the average wallet. It is also very light and easy to use. The screen is large and easy to read. You can...

Pros: Small, lightweight, very cool looking
Cons: Short rechargeable battery life

I've had this product since it first came out and I must say that it's still one of the best and smallest portable recordable MD players out there. They don't really get any smaller, except for the MZ-R90. The only weakness the MZ-R55 has is it's weak...