The Tascam DA-3000 is a example of a digital recorder that nighthawk is talking about. It's roughly $899, which is cheaper than the RME. However, most people that have compared them really like the RME ADI-2 Pro better for sound quality. With the RME, you only need the $49 VinylStudio Pro software to do everything (and a USB port on the computer). With the Tascam digital recorder you still need a memory card that is large enough to record the length of music you need and also a memory card reader for your computer (which also connects via USB). I suppose it all depends on your budget threshold. I would go for the RME.
That used RME on ebay is gone, but there are several "non pro" versions available, some under $1k. The "RME ADI-2" which doesn't have that special small LCD screen on the front (it's a step down, but still good.
Additionally, I really don't think you will have the "computer interfacing" issues that nighthawk is talking about.
Another benefit of the RME is that many have rated this as a quite excellent DAC as well, so you will have a really nice DAC to playback anything on your computer to computer speakers or studio monitors of your choice.
As far as fuzztone's promoting the Muffin device. It is a DSP based phono preamp which makes it very easy to do adjustments and special eq for turntables. You can get it with S/PDIF output, but then you still need a pro audio interface that has a S/PDIF input so that you can record that music.
