Here are a comparison of the four best recorders
for the moment!

Model	Sony MZ-R90	Sharp MD-MT831	JVC XM-R70	Panasonic SJ-MR100
Size	78.9 x 72.0 x 17.3mm	79.4 x 81.1 x 17.9mm	81.7 x 88.9 x 19.5mm	77.0 x 84.0 x 18.9mm
Weight	148g	163g	186g	136g
Power	1.5V	5V	5V	1.5V
Battery Life
Rechargable	12hrs	14.5hrs	10hrs	12hrs
AA	16.5hrs	11.5hrs	25hrs	25hrs
Both	29hrs	26hrs	38hrs	40hrs
40 sec buffer	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Disc loading	Clamshell	Clamshell	Clamshell	Clamshell

  I think Sonys R90 is very exciting, it's size is incredible, if you look on it from above it's about as big as the Sj-Mj70, but it doesn't look very good though. Fortunatly Sony has released a R91 and this unit looks good!
Besides Sony there isn't many surprises,
Sharps 831 has a cool way of reloading but that's about it.
You put the unit in a holder and load it up like a shaver.





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