See this newsgroup's message 6049 and following for a discussion of
the pro's and con's of flash memory recorders.
A field recorders that uses flash memory is a viable recording option
today. They are available at several price points, and with a range
of features. For examples, follow these links:
Denon DN-F20R http://www.usa.denon.com/catalog/products.asp?l=3&c=47
Marantz PMD-690 http://www.marantzpro.com/Products/PMD690.html
Maycom Easycorder and Handheld recorder
http://www.maycom.nl/products.html
Sonfex Courier http://www.sonifex.com/
Nagra ARES-C http://www.nagrausa.com/ARES.htm
Nagra ARES-P handheld http://www.nagrausa.com/Nagra%20ARES%20P.htm
The price of compactflash memory has declined sharply in recent
months. Six months ago a 512MB compactflash card cost about $250;
today the price is about $125.
The growing interest in recording at higher sampling rates and with
more than two channels has encouraged manufacturers to produce
machines that use a hard disc as a recording medium. For examples,
see
Nagra V http://www.nagrausa.com/Nagra%20V.htm
HHB PortaDrive http://www.hhb.co.uk/portadrive/index.html
Zaxcom Deva II http://www.zaxcom.com/audio/deva.shtml
Zaxcom's web pages briefly describe three new Deva recorders, to be
introduced at the NAB convention in April 2003. See
http://www.zaxcom.com/audio/devas.shtml for details.
--oryoki
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