<<Ed Heckman writes:
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.) >>
However, the R900 has much better battery life than the R-90 overall. The
display is deceiving. It can be close to the bottom and play for hours.
Recording is a different story. You do have to be careful. Use a AA along
with the gum battery or plug the unit in.
By the way, based on Larrys advice, I got a proper voltage adapter to plug in
my R-900. Sony makes these way cool 100-240 V, 1000 mA travel adapters.
They are available in various voltages (I got 3V for the R-900) and they are
TINY. Very small and light, with a plug that folds in for travel. Only
costs a few dollars more than the standard wall wart from Sony, (about $22 at
Yodbashi Camera in Tokyo) albiet more than the cheapest no-name brand you can
find.
Regards,
Leland
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