Minidisc VLOG - 06: Sony MZ-E44

This bad boy minidisc portable is somewhat ready for the rough and tumble. I say somewhat because its battery door, whilst clicky and sure, doesn't lock. That, and there are gaps in the MZ-E44's clamshell channel. Still, it's way tougher and ready for the pouch-less day job than its slight superior, the MZ-E55, whose internals must be similar as the two test very, very close.

Great player, great interface, nice remote, decent battery life, and tough man looks make it an almost inviolate shoo-in for favourite throw-around player. The single proviso is that it not only hisses as much as the MZ-E55, it whines on top of it. Not like a Sharp MD-DP700, but enough like a 2005-era iPod 5G to give pause.

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