Most of the newer age digital recorders use or have usb ports. But some digital recorders are olympus vn-8100pc which is about 50 dollars, sony ICD-BX700 price range is about 60 dollars or less.
It will only work on the Early PS3 models with 4 USB ports and not on the Models with only 2 USB ports see related links
Only PS3 models that have 4 USB ports from the first and second generation of PS3 models
Older PS3 Models with 4 USB ports will play PS2 games as seen on related PlayStation network link. All PS3 models with only 2 USB ports can not play PS2 games and there are no updates, downloads or additional hardware or cables that will allow them to play PS2 games. All models of PS3 can play PS1 games with software emulation.
60GB and other models with 4 USB ports
2 USB ports The 4 USB port models will not be made again and stopped being made with the 80 GB model from August 2007 when it was replaced by a 2 USB port model in August 2008
All the PS3 models with 4 USB ports and None of the models with 2 USB ports. see related links in other words the first model it had a graphics synthesizer chip but these were removed in late February 2007 along with the added usb ports in a bid to streamline costs and possibly to stop graphic handling errors
All modern Apple Mac computers come standard with USB 2.0, Firewire (IEEE 1394a, and in some models also IEEE 1394b), and digital audio input ports.
No only the first models with 4 USB ports are backwards compatible and they also vary with the first two models (20 GB & 60 GB) having greater Backward capability than the second two models (60 GB & 80 GB) which included partial software based emulation. Not all of the 80 GB models have Backward compatibility and only the one with 4 USB ports. All 60 GB models have 4 USB ports as does the 20 GB model.
What you really are asking is whether the PS2 game CD will work in the PS3. The only PS3 models that play PS2 games are those with 4 USB ports, Newer PS3 models with only 2 USB ports will not play PS2 games.
There is one good version with the hardware and one other with software emulation both have 4 USB ports and the 20 GB and 60 GB first models had the hardware that was taken out for the European models and the 80 GB models with the 4 USB ports What is the name of the version.
Get an external HDD. Western Digital do 1TB ones with USB and network ports.
Only on the 80 GB models with 4 USB ports, PS2 games can not play on 2 USB port models as they are missing hardware and software to do so.