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Review: The 10th Anniversary Edition Sony MZ-N10 is THE MiniDisc Player/Recorder to get....it's got every imaginable feature that you could possibly need for your music needs. The super-fast 64x record lets you transfer an mp3 from your computer to your MiniDisc in 5 seconds! In LP4 modem you can store up to 5 HOURS of music on an 80 Minute MD. The Net MD works using Sonic Stage software which is supplied (a very nice piece of software) and the connection between your MZ-N10 is made using a USB cradle. You also charge your MZ-N10 using the cradle (thus eliminating the need for recharging circuitry to be built into the MiniDisc itself). It's the slimmest, lightest and strongest NetMD MiniDisc on the market as I am writing this. The interface is very easy to get to grips with. The joystick is small but useable and the jog-dial allows for fast scrolling through your music. Battery life is impeccable....whilst I haven't counted the number of hours that I've used it for....it went for about a week without charging and that's with heavy daily useage. The only downsides to the MZ-N10 is the screen. Theirs no backlight and the text is a little feint...but this is made up for by the remote which has a bright clear backlight and allows you to do pretty much everything from it. Sound quality is very good on Standard Play and gradually reduces as you increase the record length of your MiniDisc. I found that recording in LP4 made too much of an impact on the quality of the music so switched back to 80 Minute SP mode. | 
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