I had a guy next to me at ABB in houston and SanAntonio have 2 microdirves fail in his marantz machine 2 days in arow.
I've been using the pmd-670 now since the start of the year.. i love it...
been using it with compact flash... the 671 WILL support CF as well
ive only had one error... and that is because i didnt format my CF card after each use which is what is reccomended..whether you are using CF with an SLR camera or a recording device.. (in others words something that is transfering large amounts off data to the card)
lower end cameras dont fall in to this category ... now ever since then 17 shows now.. not a single problem...
all i know is.. i will be holding on to my 16 bit recorder and as soon as the 24 bit one comes out im getting it...
even if it only does 24/48... id rather have 24 bit something than nothing at all.. and for a good price..
and i beg to differ from posts i have seen on here in the past... marantz is quality... the 670 is well constructed and if you look after your gear as one should you will not have any problems... i also have not had the 670 got hot on me at all... and i run it in my bag all the time
-mc