I guess I'm spoiled from my old reliable Sony PCM-M10's, where I have not reformatted the memory in several years, I just delete files, and if on a mac, BE SURE TO EMPTY THE "TRASH!"
I suppose I will continue to run the Sonys and just use the Tascam for unimportant recordings.
possible slogans:
"TASCAM - the brand to use when you have something unimportant to record!"
"TASCAM - the first choice when quality is not important or necessary!"
"TASCAM - wouldn't you rather have a Sony?"
"TASCAM - don't bother!"
"TASCAM - if you are looking for something unreliable"
"TASCAM - not compatible with existing formats"
"TASCAM - Worst Case Scenario"