Thats awesome! I didn't know they exist.... Who cares about the shitty MP3 quality, it's just a notepad... I'm going to check into one of these myself..
Well, actually I believe that there are some outdated fostex 4tracks that goes with a built in mic. Pretty sure I had one myself, say 6-7 years back. Can't recall the modell right now, but it was white!
And yes, it was all analog - made my first recordings on one.
korg makes a nice, tiny 4 track recorder with a built in mic... its really easy to use, fast (perfect for capturing ideas quickly), very tiny, and the built-in mic sounds great! I was pleasantly surprised when I used one of these.
I just ordered one for myself, still waiting. I don't know of any place that has them in stock, but check out musiciansfriend.com of music123.com or someplace like that, I think they carry them.
I friend of mine went to italy with just an acoustic guitar and this little device recently and came back with an amazing demo of new songs!