Tascam DR-07 voice recorder

"pros: great price ($175 guitar center) small light weight records any combination of 16/24bit 44.1k/48k sample rate has built in mics very easy to use takes SD cards to expand recording time..."

"Mic pre-amps are VERY noisy: when recording an interview or acoustic guitar, you can hear the hiss through it..."

"I was doing an interview and had to set the internal mic sensitivity to high and the gain to 8 or..."

"To my amazement, it was as good as the recording station in my home studio..."

"I read reviews of how good it was, but they were for recording band rehearsals, and I use mine for press interviews..."

"Great Tool! It's aesthetic is conventional, but it's very portable and technically good, so it's a great addition to my set up..."