Excellent Hi-MD Deal
I just noticed today that Amazon has this Hi-MD recorder (which my wife is getting me for Christmas) for just under $200. An excellent deal for this package. There's also a promo code, MDCASE4PROMO, on the item that'll get you a free case for it.
I considered HD-based music recorders/players but because of issues like proprietary non-user-replaceable batteries, I went with this. Podcasting has revived my interest in mobile recording and this will fill the bill quite nicely, as well as being a high-quailty playback device. (I hope!)