UPDATE:
Just been told by a dealer the following news:
"The good news is that the Microtrack as you know it is no longer
available. We will have the Microtrack 2 in September, which will have
several important improvements including a
replaceable
battery and 48V phantom power. Details have not yet been released."
Hope the above info helped
Having the replaceable battery is definitely one step forward (don't think P48 helps much, unless someone like Doug does a MOD on the preamp or A/D converter - that will be one hell of an all in one recorder
)! Fingers cross on the 2GB split.