I just used my iRiver T30 (see my earlier post) for the first time at the open mic last night. I had to use the built-in mic since an external mic plugged into the line-in would need an external preamp. But it worked amazingly well - not CD quality by any means, but better than my little mini-casette tape recorder and even my old minidisc. And the size, about 1 x 2 inches is quite amazing. The tiny built-in mic picked everything up with good volume. And the controls are much easier to use than those tiny buttons and convoluted menus on my mini-disc. So for the price I paid (about $65) and for my purposes (recording sessions for learning tunes and songs) it's good.

Cheers, S. in Seattle