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Olympus VN4100PC Digital

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

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i bought this product to replace an olympus tape recorder i bought in 1981.
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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
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the vocal clarity is excellent, and it is such an easy, convienient tool compared to traditional tape recorders.
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i'm an actor and, when it comes to learning lines, i've always done it with tape recorders: i record my cues, pause, then speak my line.
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my husband used his old tape-based voice recorder for years at work to record meetings.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Excellent Sound Quality, Recording Media: Digital

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for TAPE

Olympus RECORDER

$134.00 Est. at Amazon

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i've been using a regular tape cassette recorder to record business meetings and teleconference meetings, and then it started to fail me.
from John Dollison, www.newegg.com
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).
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previously i used a sony md-recorder, which is also quite good but required md-tape and the sonicstage software for transferring and editing isn't exactly very updated.
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i was replacing my older micro-cassette tape recorder which is much more cumbersome.
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i've also taped 9-50 minute lectures and play around with it and the battery meter is still "full".

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Sound Quality, Compact, Recording Media: Digital

3 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for TAPE

Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital

$128.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.compuplus.com
i tried it out with some friends and so far it creates much better recordings than my old tape recorder, but i have yet to see what will happen when i'm actually out "in the field." nevertheless, it
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my son is taking journalism courses and was borrowing a friends tape recorder.
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both of our voices were clearly picked up but more background noise does make it onto the tape.
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good enough for a field recorder and no `tape' or hard drive ambient sounds.
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tape dictaphones have done this for decades and it is feasible on a digital device, but not possible on this one!

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Compact, Recording Media: Digital

4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for TAPE

Olympus RECORDER

$61.00 Est. at Amazon

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i needed a digital recorder to replace the bulky tape machines i had been using for the magazine article interviews i had done in recent years.
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i use it to record my singing at our chorus rehearsals - the olympus ws-321 slips into my back pocket; don't need audio tapes.
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it's amazing how much the microphone picks up, especially compared to the old tape recorders i used to use.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Sound Quality, Large Capacity, Recording Media: Digital

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for TAPE

Olympus VN-4100 256 MB

$44.00 Est. at Amazon

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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
from www.amazon.com
my husband used his old tape-based voice recorder for years at work to record meetings.
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i purchased this recorder over the weekend, intending to switch a physician from tape dictation over to digital.
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i, being a pack rat, still have my tape recorder and always thought this is what we would use.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Excellent Sound Quality, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.compuplus.com
since there is no moving part for tape, it has pretty good battery life.
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for decades we used a cassette tape system that required lots of tapes, which we recycled after 90 days.
from www.bestbuy.com
i would like to be able to select specifically which days to record rather than having to choose everyday of the week, and have multiple start and stop times thoughout those days but it doesn't have
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i switched to old fashion tape recording ($24).

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Large Capacity, Easy To Use, Recording Media: Digital

Sony ICD-B500 Digital 256MB Flash Based DVR and

Sony Sony ICD-B500 Digital Voice Recorder 256MB Flash Based DVR Voice Recorders and Transcribers

$45.00 Est. at Amazon

from Peaceful from Englewood ,Ohio, www.circuitcity.com
my daughter is in her room now recording her next novel.she is going to use in scholl to tape the math teachers instrcutions to assist with homework(yippee) and love the 4 compartment feature.as long
from www.bestbuy.com
there's no tape to change and the unit works with two aaa batteries included in the box.
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i use a tape/adapter connection when driving.
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the only problem is that you can't transfer the tape recordings to a pc, you can only listen to it on the device.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Great Sound Quality, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus WS-110

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having used recorders for years, i know that old-fashioned tape recorders can block background sounds.
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i previously own a microcassette player, but i just got fed up with the cassette tapes and its limited capacity.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Large Capacity

Sony ICD-UX80 2048 MB

$114.00 Est. at Amazon

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i have settled on the mic input, using "tape output" from the church soundboard.
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do you remember the old fashioned tape recorders that you started by just pressing the record and play buttons at the same time?
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simply pushing the stop button will be picked up on tape and over power what is being recorded.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Long Battery Life, Recording Media: Digital

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