Year 2002
Increased competition in the sale of minidisc; every brand seeks to create aesthetically appealing new series.
Only the Sony, with Neige, produces a "minimalist" design model.
Sony Premium 2° series
Produced for the European market, gold color completely.
Product 74/80 min versions.
Like every European Edition, the case is in hard plastic; back shell black.
It was produced in medium quantities.
Axia Md PSf pure sound
Used by Axia in products with a strong aesthetic impact look, this series produced in 80 min falls in a monotony of colors and shapes that no deserves no comment.
Doesn't look like a blank of 2002 but a blank product 5 years before
It was produced in medium quantities.
Maxell SX
Produced in large quantities, the SX comes with 74 and 80 min, translucent shell, plastic shutter.
The cases occurs for the first time in Maxell in soft plastic, open book.
Low cost model.
It was produced in large quantities.
Sony 10th anniversary
Produced for the 10 anniversary of the birth of MD, Sony starts to put the word "collector" on blank; Obviously the aesthetic enhancement of the blank must have already begun the early phenomena of collectibles.
As the base is a Sony Neige readapted to the 10th Anniversary.
Sony could and should do more.
It was produced in medium quantities.
Maxell Happy Music
A new model released in 74 and 80 min, younger than SX; blank blue, shutter in plastic.
The same shutter you can found on Miffy, Couleur 1° series, Burari.....
Soft plastic cases with side-opening door.
It was produced in medium quantities.
Axia Slimcase 3° series
Available in 74 or 80 minutes.
The only difference in this series from above is small Axia logo in white to the upper-left corner placed in a different location.
It was produced in medium - large quantities.
Sony Neige 2° series
Second Edition of Neige, apart from the location of the inscription Neige no change.
A simple blank born perfect.
Same case and label of 1° series.
It was produced in large quantities.
Maxell Miffy Collection
A product directed to women and collectibles; 10 blank with different images of each other, shell trasparemte, color of the disk the same as the previous series of Twinkle, plastic shutter.
Each label has a pattern identical to that on the blank
Not easy to find.
Sony Prism 4° series
Continuing the production of the series Prism with some modification of the pattern on the shell.
In my opinion, does not belong to the category of aesthetically better managed mds.
Available in 60, 74, 80 min.
It was produced in medium quantities.
Maxell twinkle 3°series
New series Twinkle, available in 74 and 80 min, even seven different blanks between them.
Front transparent shell that allows you to see the underlying disk colored.
Also distributed in Europe to replace the now outdated colors series.
The cases are rigid plastic "fume" with slider.
It was produced in large quantities.
Sony Color Collection 6° series
This series has been released in Europe; it leaves blank color purple back to replace it with the color orange.
The shutter in silver colour recalls the silver frame that surrounds the blank, which gives an aspect metallic and solid at all.
The case returned to hard plastic with black rear wall.
It was produced in large quantities.
Maxell Couler 1° series
Series of five colors, available in 74 and 80 minutes.
Looking for a different look than the past, always present the plastic shutter.
The cases are made of soft plastic.
It was produced in large quantities.
Victor AR 1° series
Victor presents a series of 5 pieces available in 74 and 80 min; colored rear shell with a large symmetrical dots which gives a good look at the blank.
The cases close completely to prevent dust infiltration. Awkward but safe.
It was produced in medium - large quantities.
Axia IMb
Last series IM, produced in five colors and 80 minutes duration, intense colours, new
pattern on the shell with glitter, beautiful designs on the shutter.
Classic cases not differentiated.
It was produced in medium quantities.
Sony Bianca 1° series
To counter the sharp increase of multicolor series produced by Axia, Maxell, TDK, ect, Sony decides to abandon a certain stillness in the mass production of minidisc away from Color Collection series; in production for too
many years and research with this series a more informal look reminiscent of the Basic Series 1 and the Neige 1° series.
The case is in soft plastic.
It was produced in large quantities.
Fuji Colors
Despite the Fuji produce through Axia, felt the need to produce a series of "color" with a "serious" look.
Cases "old style".
It was produced in medium quantities.
Maxell Colorclub
Series of five blanks available in 74 and 80 min, extremely vivid colors; on the shell of the stylized caricatures; produced primarily for young audiences.
A nice idea.
Plastic shutter.
The cases are in a single block.
It was produced in medium - large quantities.