UCG102 : An incredible value portable interface

I bought this as a cheap on-the-road alternative for my RME Babyface, since I do a lot of traveling for my job. This unit is very light and portable, and seems robust enough to withstand normal use, though I wouldn't throw it around too much. The features are just right, everything you need to record guitar/bass or just play it over your PC. The sound quality is great (though direct guitar signal is not really a very demanding source), and the latency can be brought down to very usable levels with ASIO drivers.

Another thing I like about it is that the D/A converters and headphone amp on it is much, much superior to the ones built in on my laptop, so I also use it a lot to listen to music over my headphones, and in a pinch even for some mixing.

I would highly recommend this product for any guitarist/basist wanting to do some basic instrument recording (in my opinion a very helpful tool for practicing), and for anyone who, like me, needs a cheap, simple and very portable audio interface.