Originally Posted by
FCYTravis
Olympus recorders are easy to use, durable and reasonably priced. I own two, and would recommend them without hesitation.
One more recommendation for the Olympus recorders. I've got a VN-4100PC (~$50) and I've been happy with it. Good mic sensitivity, decent capacity (~24 hrs at HQ recording level). Downloading to a PC could be faster (a 3 hr seminar took about 6-7 minutes), but other than that, I've been happy.