Wow.... sorry for the late response, I totally forgot I posted this, and have not been to this forum for a while.
It is mint.
Why get rid of it?
Because the computer solutions of today are faster, go right to mp3 if needed to send a demo to a band, and are much more convient.
The vs2000 is okay, but was horribly over priced when I bought it. Also, everytime I use to USB, or shut it off, I PRAY it don't dump it's harddrive.
I find the file system to be really touchy.