What are you using it for? Do you need the multi-tracking and built in rhythm patterns on that?

I'd recommend the Zooms if it's for some kind of field recording. this is a Sound On Sound review from 2009 so there's probably newer models.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun09/articles/zoomh4n.htm

Purely to record mixes out the back of a mixer - simples!

if it's coming out the back of a pioneer mixer just get a cheap zoom or a n other.

bump! also looking to get one, to record dj mixes, any recommendations please?

from a fair bit of internet review reading, i just picked up a sony pcm-m10 ~£200

from what i could suss it's the last stop before it gets into daft money for recording. The line-in reviews as being decent and not noisy like some others plus the built-in mics are ok for mobile recording / found-sound

super easy to use even in the dark with no fuss dial for recording level or auto/limiter.

[bit less impressed so far with roland binaural mics - wonderful stereo image but quality not a patch on the unit's condenser mics]

Thanks octopus that looks good, any other suggestions?

Tascam SSR1 - rackmountable flash recorder, 16-bit, this is the bollocks, record and go

Its not portable though, great if you have a rackmountable setup tho

Tascam IIRC do handheld ones too!!!!

depends on the setup really, ive had my unit 5 years and i do everything with it, record mixes, rip vinyls, bang in nails, bring down the pub to impress the girls etc

Just bought a Zoom H4n last week. So far it's been great! Sound quality is sufficient, up 32GT SD-cards so you can record endless mixes even at 24bit. Easy to use too, and seems durable.