Sony introduces its first blank real "Professional", Axia and Maxell present their "Professional fake ".
All the big brands have one or more color series in 5 colors or more.
Marketing by Maxell with series of seven mds with most common colors in 5 or 10 packs, while the two rarer colors are sold in single packs or by 7 mds pack.
Tsutaya Pingu
This series in six different colors, is considered one of the rarest ever produced.
Tsutaya is the name of the largest chain of rental of DVDs and CDs in Japan.
The model Tr of Tsutaya was manufactured by TDK, and this, with the plastic shutter in the shape of the cases and labels is produced by Maxell branded Tsutaya.
Aivable only in 80 min.
Very nice wraps, discs honestly anonymous.
TDK MusicJack 3° series
Products with a length of 74 and 80 minutes, in four different colors, is a slight modification of the previous series of MusicJack,
based primarily on the shutter and other minor changes of written on shell.
The cases maintains the characteristic of central slit for easy removal of the blank.
It was produced in large quantities for 74 min, not easy to find 80 min.
Axia PSa Natural Sound
A new PS Series, produced only in the time of 80 minutes.
The journey continues to use colors very different of the shell than the other brands.
The cases are the usual Axia production while the internal label have a background with different images; I counted six different types.
Not easy to find.
Maxell XL II
Series produced by Maxell for the European market, a large production. Nothing special.
XLII 74 is available in 3 colors, black, yellow and orange.
Are been produced various versions with shutter made of plastic and metal, several cases and label.
Axia MD J'Z a
Produced only in the time of 74 minutes.
Very load colors as in all series J'z.
Overall, nice color combination of shutter and shell, the pattern on the front of the shell invokes a youthful appearance.
Shutter, cases and internal labels with matching colours to those of the shell.
Not easy to find.
Sony Lumina 2° series
Produced only in 80 min version, has a glitter shell.
Nice the shutter.
Produced for a female audience, the cases is scrolled; the label has a vaguely "faerie".
Not easy to find.
Maxell XL II pro
Series produced by Maxell for the European market, a large production.
Another fake "Pro".
Same as Maxell XL II has been changed the shutter and added the inscription "Pro".
It was produced in medium / large quantities
Sony Prism 3° Series
Continues the production of blank high spread, produced with duration 60. 74, 80 for the Japanese market.
Always present the contrast Gold-black.
I preferred the older version.
It was produced in medium / large quantities
Maxell Gold & Platinum 3°series
New version of Gold Platinum, questionable aesthetics.
Available in 74 and 80 minute.
It was produced in medium / large quantities.
Sony MD2000
The only real answer to TDK MD-RXG pro.
Not by the merits of the technical characteristics of the real "pro"; for me are overrated.
The MD 2000 comes with a beautiful silver - gold color of magnesium; the initials of the blank engraved on the front surface.
On the front of the shutter, there is a serial number; on rear the blank is secured with 5 microscrews.
The case is very nice with the front window fumè.
It's hard to say whether it is nicer than the Sony or TDK; definitely the Sony was much more expensive than the TDK.
To evaluate that TDK has taken over the design of a compact cassette to produce Pro, while Sony has created something entirely new and magnesium is harder to work than aluminum.
Not easy to find, very high prices.
Axia Pro
Another "fake" pro; It is strange to note that almost all of the blank labeled as "pro" (except the Maxell pro european version) have been produced with black shell.
The only two professional, the TDK Md-RXG pro and Sony 2000 have one transparent shell, the other black.
Nevertheless, the appearance of this blank is pleasant.
Available in 74 and 80 minute
It was produced in medium quantities.
Maxell Billiard colors
This series replaces the "color", 74 and 80 minute version, produced in large series, shutter plastic.
The colors, very strong, acceptable, while the texrure I do not warm.
Produced for the Japanese market.
Cases monoblock.
TDK Colors
To counter the excessive power of Sony and Maxell with series "color",TDK also enters the European market its color series.
Available in 74 and 80 minutes, five colors.
It should be noted that the cases of rigid plastic is identical to the classic cases of Sony.
The shell and smooth surface.
It was produced in large quantities.
Note the presence of a variant in which the surface has concentric pads similar to those of the series MusicJack.
Axia IM a
Products with 80 min duration, a series; in six different colors.
The colors are the same as the previous IM version but are much more intense. The shutter is smooth and the Axia logo is more visible.
The shutter resumes the color of shell and has a look that is better than the previous one.
Cases and label according to the stadard consolidated by Axia.
It was produced in medium quantities.
Maxell twinkle 2°series
Second series of Twinkle, Maxell decided to start the production of this model in seven different colors from 74 and 80 min. ( to see complete colors go to picasa crazy for minidisc ).
As in previous twinkle the surface not registerable of the disc is colored.
The shutter is always made of plastic but a different texture, far more fragile than the previous ones. (in fact will never more produced).
The cases opens sliding.
It was produced in medium quantities.
TDK Glay MusicJack 4° series
Is probably a TDK's response to Sony Redhot Utada Hikaru; Glay is a Japanese rock band.
Produced in 80 minutes, in four different colors,the same of Music Jack.
It is simply a MusicJack third series that has been changed the shutter.
Not easy to find.
Axia who are you?
I haven't found any news on this model of Axia, it seems the first model of slim series; I found only the 74 minutes and these two colors.
It was produced in medium / large quantities.
