Direct-to-disc CD recorder?

A few years ago, I took voice lessons from a woman who had one of these. Built-in mic, no computer necessary. At the beginning of each lesson, she would put in a blank CD (regular sized, not mini-disc) and push record. At the end of the lesson, she took the CD out and gave it to me to practice with. It was automatically split into 5-minute tracks and could be played in any CD player.
Now I'm a voice teacher myself, and I would like to get one of these gadgets, but I can't seem to find the right search terms. Do they even exist anymore? When I enter "CD recorder" or "CD voice recorder" into a search engine, I just get machines that record pre-existing CDs or digital voice recorders.

They probably exist still, but as a VERY niche item. Standalone CD recorders always had the annoying disadvantage in that they were classified as recording devices under the Audio Home Recording Act (AHRA), and as a result media for them was taxed as such. (The only difference between "Music" CD-Rs and data CD-Rs was a bit that said "I've been taxed under the AHRA!" - standalone recorders will refuse to record if they don't see that flag.) Even if you could find such a recorder, finding media would be difficult.
PC CD-R drives weren't subject to the AHRA, even though they were fully capable of recording audio CDs.
In this era of email and solid state MP3 players - Audio CDs are themselves becoming a niche product. You might want to update your approach to adapt to modern times - Use a standalone solid state recorder (I have heard many good things about the Zoom H1 and Zoom's higher-end products) and email the MP3s to your students as one example of a more modern approach.
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

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