I use it since March 2005.
I had a Sony MD for 3 years before it.
Compact, simple, easy to use, a clean sound, compared to what is today.
Remains the high price and software impractical to me.
But the storage capacity of the famous Hi-MD is so good that the price just be justified.
In short, I just used but this is an excellent product for very demanding users or novices to the quality. So I would do the same choice!