I have a dearly loved 4th Generation iPod (20GB) with a Griffin iTalk voice recorder. It works great. The sound quality isn't CD-level, but I can set it on a podium and record a speech, and the final recording sounds pleasant to the ears.

But, iPods don't last forever, and Audrey II finally died. A new hard drive would probably resurrect it, but I was looking for an excuse to get a new video iPod anyway.  read more »