The R30 - What I think of it. The R30 is the 1997 model. MD wouldn't play back on my 303 home deck. After one year, the color has come off the battery case and some button, the walkman has got some naste scratches and dents, but it still works great. There's no digital optical output.
Recordings always start at current playing point.
That why I never use the remote. When you name your tracks, you can't see the track number when you use the jog-wheel to select another track. And the display scrolling it very slow. Digital synchro recording often misses a tiny bit of a song at the beginning. People with large fingers might consider the buttons too small.