Olympus suddenly on the scene with the recorder, which is the nearest competitor Sony's PCM-D50.
LS-10 is a great writer who now is an excellent produces Olympus LS-10 Linear PCM Recorder - digital voice recorder for the best price audio, for $ 100 less than Sony, and although only 2GB on board, it will take SDHC, the in theory should expand memory up to 8GB and also taking into account higher-capacity cards in the market today.
LS-10 with two foam microphone covers, unlike the cheap approach SONY, you get almost all buy extra, including MIC Olympus LS-10 Linear PCM Recorder - digital voice recorder price of the screen.
Both the LS-10 and Sony are similar in that you use the mini connector for external cables and MIX, but this should not be a problem for most people.
I recommend LS-10, and now, with my PCM-D50 at the top of the solid stat Olympus LS-10 Linear PCM Recorder - digital voice recorder price of electronic package, with zoom and other models back badly.