i've got a sony mz-n707 that i really like, but i've finally replaced my minidisc player with an ipod. minidisc works well but the size is just not there and i was carrying around a whole bunch of discs. it works great tho, and you get great battery life (50 hours on a single alkaline AA is nice!). definately get something with netmd, you can use lp2 (or lp4 if you don't mind the lower quality) and put more music on a disc, and transferring a cd via your computer is much easier than recording it using the optical cable. the software isn't the best in the world but it worked fine for me.