Mac compatible digital voice recorders

Hello All
I would be very grateful for any suggestions regarding a good quality mini voice recorder that will work well with my imac.
When i say work well, I mean one that will download material from the recorder to mac as simply as possible.
I believe the olympus range may be my best bet. Any particular models anyone can recommend.
Thanks so much for your help
Regards
DD

Hi DD, Olympus may work fine, depends what you need & use it for...
http://www.amazon.com/forum/mac%20compatible/Tx38F27Z8NEUL31
Others to consider...
http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/officeequipment/tp/voicerecord1.htm

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