I agree that the R900 doesn't give near-spec performance for battery life.
At least not in recording. :) Still, I personally find the R900's charging
all right.
The battery level indicator, though, feels a tad "funky". It's probably
because (a) the range of speed the spindle is on, and (b) unlike Li-ion,
there's no circuitry in the battery that doubles as a precise sensor.
Given that, I wonder how Sharp's latest portables are in this area. The
MT66's indicator probably doesn't work as accurately as the 831's.
The BC-7HT is very likable. Sony chargers have had the same form factor
since 1991, if not before, until everyone ended up using chargers of the
same size. The downsizing to the BC-7HT is very nice.
Leon
> At 9/24/00 5:00 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] increased the world's knowledge by
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>> The model number is BC-7HT.
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> Thanks for the lead. I bought a charger plus a spare battery from Planet
> Minidisc about 2 weeks ago. This let me use the two rechargeables to
> record all the sessions I was in at a conference last week. It really
> saved my butt.
>
> Don't let the specs fool you, the R900 gets significantly less recording
> time on the rechargeable battery than 8 hours. I say only about 6 hours
> (or so) in LP4 mode. And playback time isn't that much better. (These
> estimates are based on the battery indicator in the display.)
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