[MX70]

There are a few beta decks to mention - Sony. If you want industrial, look up models SLO-1800 and GCS-50. These are SuperBetaHiFi units however the tape speeds available vary. The SLO-1800 plays all three speeds, but I think only records BII. GCS-50 is basically an industrial version of the SLHF-1000, it plays three speeds, records in BII but "can" be set to BI record. There is an ED-Betamax EDW-30F too. Beware industrial decks could have seen some long hard use. On the consumer side, my personal favourite is the SLHF-1000 but good examples are expensive ($600-1000) , but they are still worth servicing if need be. The Japanese equivalent is SLHF-3000. Or look up SLHF-750, SLHF-900, SLHF-2100 (very expensive), and ED-betamax EDV-9300/9500/7300/7500 . These were all top-the-line in their day but are getting on in age, though there are some good ones out there still. When working properly they are all excellent decks.

Max