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Out of thousands of reviews for 108 products, over 400 people recommended Voice Recorders and Transcribers specifically for File. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Olympus RECORDER
Olympus RECORDER, WS-311M DIGITAL VOICE, 138 ( 141947 ) $70 - $106 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
21 People Recommend
"summary: connect straight to your computer and extract files without the need of any cables or adding any new software on the hardrive.…"

- Compuplus.com User

"that one (an rca rp5022b) used its own file format so you had to use its software to play back the files, plus something like one recording out of 10 or 15 would have some kind of file error that…"

- Matt from Atlanta, GA at Buy.com

"and one of the best features is that it records wvm files - just transfer from the recorder to your computer.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital
Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $90 - $150 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
21 People Recommend
"it is very basic, so you'll need to get an additional sound program for editing and exporting files into anything other than wma's.…"

- Mel from Charlotte, NC at Circuitcity.com

"it is easy to use and i like being able to transfer files to my computer through the usb port.…"

- Jantek from Huntsville, AL at Circuitcity.com

"which was a first, but after i took out the batteries and put them back it checked itself, saved the file and continued to work perfectly from there on.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 3 Olympus VN4100PC Digital
Olympus VN4100PC Digital Voice Recorder $30 - $90 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
20 People Recommend
"very simple, reliable to use;good audio quality, long recording time, allows voice activation, usable though flawed computer connection for saving audio files.…"

- ep20 at Shopping.com

"it gets a little frustrating, when i stop it temporarily from recording and then start it again it'll start a whole new file which makes it little tricky when i put my recordings onto my computer.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the file size settings are handy for keeping them low to fit on this recorder.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Olympus VN-2100PC
Olympus VN-2100PC $27 - $60 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
19 People Recommend
"i need to figure out how to fast forward without pushing it twice which causes it to advance to the next file.…"

- Abt.com User

"it was simple to download the voice files onto my computer, and i can now burn them cd if desired.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the voice is so clear after i transfer the file to the computer.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital
Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $270 - $400 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
17 People Recommend
"summary: wishing to add audio to my photographic soundshows, i purchased this unit for approximately $300 dollars online.the beauty of this small mp3/wav file recorder is its hand-held size and…"

- Compuplus.com User

"i actually record guitar and melody voice 16 bit, transfer the file to the computer, play it through decent little speakers pointed at one mic, and record the harmony int othe other one.…"

- Amazon.com User

"however, can someone tell me besides getting the edirol r-09 recorder, what else do i need to get for recording music and transfer it to the computer and become mp3 file?…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Olympus VN 4100PC
Olympus VN 4100PC - digital voice recorder Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
13 People Recommend
"it is quick to record, and easy to learn the file system.i wish that a lanyard was included, since it is so small i'm afraid i might lose it.…"

- Slim from Forest Falls, Ca. at Circuitcity.com

"once sound recorder opens select file, open, and then the file that you want to burn.…"

- Hank from San Bernardino, CA at Circuitcity.com

"easy to download and i like the file system that makes it easy to seperate files.…"

- dncaudle from North Carolina at Circuitcity.com


No 7 Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital
Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $86 - $170 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
12 People Recommend
"also, it seems like the file in the recorder itself is recorded in a special dss compressed format, however the ds-7 program (included) will convert from the dss format to wma on the fly, so when you…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"indexing, file locking, timer and many others, almost everything you may look for.-in this age of gbs, 512mb of memory may sound less but it is plenty for a voice recording.…"

- Beachaudio.com User

"it has a bunch of files you can access so you can organize your recordings easily.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 8 KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital
KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $9 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
12 People Recommend
"however, can someone tell me besides getting the edirol r-09 recorder, what else do i need to get for recording music and transfer it to the computer and become mp3 file?…"

- Amazon.com User

"it had to be able to record in mp3, wav, and also had to have a usb interface to easily and quickly transfer files to the computer.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this recorder also has important features as time/date stamping, naming folder and files and a very fast rewind function.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Sony ICD-P320 Handheld Digital
Sony ICD-P320 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $85 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
10 People Recommend
"being able to download the voice files to a computer hard drive and burn them onto a cd (after converting format) makes it possible toshare with co-workers and listen in the car.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"the software comes with it lets you convert on your computer voice recordings into wave files but not mp3.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"the only draw back is thatthe software supplied saves the files on a pc as .dvf format and to listen to it, other people might need the software.…"

- Circuitcity.com User


No 10 Olympus VN-3100PC
Olympus VN-3100PC $70 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
4 People Recommend
"it is not a problem with this model, because the batteries are not replaced contantly, or removed from the battery pack to upload the files, like the ws-300 family.…"

- Amazon.com User

"since it doesn't work that way, you have to load some software that always runs in the background to recognize the dvr and transfer files.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the file management using the pc software is exellent and reproducing audio files to other digital mediums is quick and easy.…"

- Newegg.com User


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