Record yourself

Let me start off by saying I'm a totally non-professional that plays around only to entertain myself. I had often read that it helps to record yourself, at least on occasion, to hear what you sound like and to be able to see future progress. I originally played around using a mic, thru a preamp into my pc via Audacity. I didn't have a whole lot invested (well under $100) and it worked ok for my purposes. The only downside, it took a while to set up and break down. A while back, I ended up buying one of these. I was amazed how good it sounds and the ease of use. Works much better for my purposes than my old setup. At that time, these were on sale for $49, less a $20 rebate. For me, a bargain at twice the prices.