Comparison charts

Digital Recorder Comparison Table:

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Make / ModelMediaA/D D/ASample RateMp3DescriptionPhantom PowerTimecodeTracksH x W x D (mm)Weight (g)Power Source
American Audio Pocket RecordSD Card 128Mb16bit44kHzxHandheld228 x 84 x 155200Battery / Mains
Alesis HD24Hard Drive (IDE)24bit48kHzPortable24Mains
Aaton Cantar X2Hard Drive (IDE)24bit96kHzLocation48vx8230 x 310 x 803200Rechargeable
Tascam DR-1SD Card24bit48kHzxHandheld2Battery
Tascam DR-07SD Card24bit48kHzxHandheld2Battery
Line 6 BackTrack1GB Compact Flash24bit48kHzGuitar1Rechargeable
Tascam DR-100SDHC Card24bit48kHzxPortable2Rechargeable
Edirol R-09HRSDHC Card 2Gb24bit96kHzxHandheld2Battery
Olympus LS-102GB int + 8Gb SD card24bit96kHzxDictation2Battery / Mains
Nagra VHard Drive (Removable)24bit48kHzPortablex2Battery / Mains
Marantz PMD-620SDHC Card 2Tb24bit48kHzxPortable2Battery
Sony PCM-D504GB int + memory stick24bit96kHzxHandheld2136 x 73 x 34365Rechargeable
Zoom R16SDHC Card 32Gb + USB24bit48kHzPortable8 (16 with 2 linked)Battery / USB
Zoom MRS-8SD Card 1Gb24bit44.1kHzPortable8 (2 at a time)Battery / Mains
Sound Devices 702Compact Flash24bit192kHzxLocationx2Rechargeable
Gemini IKey Plusexternal USB16bit320kHzxHandheld2Battery
IMG Stageline DPR-2000SDHC Card 4Gb16bit48kHzxHandheld2Battery
Tascam HD-P2CF - Compact Flash24bit192kHzLocationx2260 x 200 x 70910Battery / Mains
Sonosax SX-R4Hard Drive + CF Card24bit192kHzLocation48vx8180 x 140 x 50800Rechargeable
Boss Micro BRSD Card + USB16bitxMicro Studio Recorder32 (2 at a time)Battery / Mains
Nagra VIHard Drive + CF Card24bit96kHzLocation48vx6310 x 74 x 2853800Rechargeable
Nagra LBCF - Compact Flash24bit192kHzPortable48v2175 x 65 x 1851400Rechargeable
Sound Devices 788THard Drive (SATA 160Gb) + USB24bit96kHzLocationx8 (or 12)45 x 257 x 1631700Battery / Mains
Zoom H4SD Card 128Mb + USB24bit96kHzxhandheld2, or 4 at CD qualityBattery / Mains