10 Best Voice Recorders and Transcribers for College Lectures
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Out of thousands of reviews for 109 products, over 300 people recommended Voice Recorders and Transcribers specifically for College Lectures. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital
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$90 - $150
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24 People Recommend
"we intend to use this product for recording classes at the local collage.…" - MJM from MI at Circuitcity.com "i have tried the sony icd-p520 before this model which also was a good model for it's price but in my big lecture halls, the sound pickup had a lot of background noise.…" - Bestbuy.com User "i use it in class, i can't say enough about the sound quality (which is in stereo).…" - Mark from at Circuitcity.com |
Olympus VN4100PC Digital
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$30 - $90
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22 People Recommend
"the sound is as clear or maybe a little clearer than my old sony tape recorder i used for lectures in school, of course the mic is not very directed; it picks up everything, a/c noise, fans, there is…" - Amazon.com User "this product has been a salvation for my classes.…" - Amazon.com User "i use it to record lectures and its great.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus VN-2100PC
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$27 - $60
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21 People Recommend
"in playback , my voice sounds as if i'm sitting in my living room even though the dictation is while i'm driving a diesel truck - in short , no background noise while recording , or speaker…" - A Customer from Hartford CT at Buy.com "i use it at sdsu for my lectures and it works great i have put 6 lectures on it so far and they all sound good.…" - Circuitcity.com User "i wanted this device to record lectures and transfer them onto my computer but when i got the recorder and opened it i realized that there was no way to make the transfer.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus RECORDER
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$70 - $106
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19 People Recommend
"i use it to record lectures, and it for lectures and it rocks.…" - Bestbuy.com User "it's a fraction of the size (and weight) of my old tape-based micro-recorder, and has very sensitive stereo microphones (use dictation mode in the car to reduce road noise).…" - John Dollison at Newegg.com "i needed a voice recorder to record some classes i was taking by telephone, and this seems to work great in connection with the olympus tp7 telephone pickup (available at my local radio shack).…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital
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$86 - $170
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10 People Recommend
"the included microphone seems to be quite sensitive and responsive, i did not get any wind noise outside, or popping when used for dictation.…" - Tigerdirect.com User "the control buttons are well spaced and shaped to make the ds-40 an acceptable dictation recorder unlike the ws-320m.…" - Amazon.com User "it serves its purpose for re-listening to lectures and reviewing class material.…" - Amazon.com User |
Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital
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$270 - $400
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8 People Recommend
"but i like the product and it is very useful for recording the lectures, etc.…" - Amazon.com User "for the main reason most college students invest in these things: so i don't have to pay attention to ever word that my professor says, since i can just record the whole lecture and review it later.…" - Amazon.com User "it is now so easy to tape lectures, concerts, practices, just about anything and almost immediately have it available for burning to cd for playback.…" - Amazon.com User |
KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital
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$9
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6 People Recommend
"for the main reason most college students invest in these things: so i don't have to pay attention to ever word that my professor says, since i can just record the whole lecture and review it later.…" - Amazon.com User "i also used it to record some lectures, and from inside a nylon mesh pocket of my shoulder bag i got an audible, intelligible results.…" - Amazon.com User "it is now so easy to tape lectures, concerts, practices, just about anything and almost immediately have it available for burning to cd for playback.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus DS 40
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6 People Recommend
"i would recommend this product to not only paranormal investigators..but to any proffesional who is in need of a magnificent dictation,music,conference device.the clarity is superb!…" - whispersineternity at Cnet.com "great for note taking in class.…" - "NaNa" at Bhphotovideo.com "recording quality is great, 3 options : lecture, conference, dictation.…" - Datavis.com User |
Olympus VN-3100PC
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$70
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5 People Recommend
"i have my professor's lecture in my hands, i could listen to it whenever and wherever.…" - Abt.com User "also great for classroom lectures.…" - Circuitcity.com User "this product is great for interviews in quiet locations and probably for lectures but i would use it to try and transcribe anything.…" - Amazon.com User |
Olympus W-10 Handheld Digital
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$30 - $100
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3 People Recommend
"we had really much fun with this recorder and also used it for studying in university.…" - Amazon.com User "the recorder and software provided for organizing and correlating field dictation with photos is perfect for this application, especially considering the incredibly low price.…" - Amazon.com User "i bought this recorder to create some podcasts of my classes (high school).…" - Amazon.com User |
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