its features are all great w/ the exception of the fact that it can't have a mike directly plugged into to record

The orange light of the screen is one of its best features, that's something that not all the MDs have neither the most expensive model

The minidisc player offers many great features.

The LCD screen displays the name of the song as well as volume and a few other features.

My previous Sony MD player is over 3 years old and still sounds as wonderful as when I first bought it