Portable, digital recorders are priced anywhere from under $30 to over $600 online - there’s a significant price difference. The more you pay, the more advanced features you should expect to find. With the Tascam DR 05 and the Zoom H1, these aren’t the brand’s most expensive models, nor are they their cheapest, so you can expect high-quality materials, great sound-quality but that there may be some tech missing that you’d get with a higher priced model.