Akai DPS 12 recorder with all paper work and discs - $129 - (Big Canoe, GA)

The Akai DPS12 is a 12-track disk-based system thats small enough to fit on your lap, yet it features a built in mixer with thirteen faders (12 tracks, one master), full editing and transport controls, and a graphical display. The DPS12 looks small, and the price is quite affordable$1,499 for the basic model. But dont be fooled by the size and price. This is a powerful unit. It combines the simple use of old style multitrack tape decks with features found in high-end digital audio workstations. The DPS12 is about a foot and a half wide, a foot from top to bottom and 4ins deep. It weighs about twelve pounds. And because the unit is completely self contained, it is very easy to move from studio to studio and requires little table space.