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Attribution and changes
Adapted from “Sony MZ-E80”. Links, layout and file names normalized; missing database fields restored; remote embeds replaced with links. Manufacturer manuals and separately credited photographs retain their original attribution.
| Name | MZ-E80 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| Released | 1999/06 |
| Device type | portable |
| Recorder | Player |
| MDLP | No |
| NetMD | No |
| Hi-MD | No |
| Radio | No |
| Dimensions | 81 x 18.7 x 83.5mm |
| Weight | 100g (145g w/MD and battery) |
| ATRAC ver | Not recorded |
| Battery | Not recorded "Gumstick" |
| Battery notes | Not recorded |
| Sidecar (depr) | 1xAA |
| Voltage | 1.5 |
| Power cable | Not recorded |
| Price (launch) | $293 |
| ¥32 000 | |
| - | |
| Inputs | Not recorded |
| Outputs | 3.5mm headphone |
| Control | Not recorded |
Offered in Blue, Silver (with yellow back) and Black.
Features: Was world's longest battery life MD player (May '99). Incorporates "Smart Stick Controller" with 9 character display and improved design (slimmer, easier to operate – control knob at end of stick is now pushed left and right rather than twisted). 40 Second shock memory. Handstrap. Two-tone color scheme.
Specs: Freq. Resp.: 20-20kHz +/-3dB
Battery Life Play Recharge NiMH NH-14WM 16 hr 2.5 hr (100%) AA x 1 22 hr Both 42 hr
Content adapted from: Sony Press Release Minidisc.org page
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Additional specifications and references
| Web Md | No |
|---|---|
| Manual | User manual, Service manual |
| Region | Japan |