Best Voice Recorders and Transcribers for Hold

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Sony ICDB600 512 MB

$40.00 Est. at Amazon

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like other versions of sony voice recorders, this device is turned off by using the "hold" switch.
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i'm glad that i checked out the reviews here on amazon, because the instructions do not tell you to put it on hold to save the batteries.
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1) slide the hold button and it will turn off in a few seconds (battery won't die if you turn it off)
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however, this was mentioned in one person's review that switching the hold button to the hold position will turn off the devise.
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the switch on the side labeled "hold" does the trick.

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Positives: Compact, Large Capacity, Nice Sound Quality, Recording Media: Digital

2 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for HOLD

Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital

$97.00 Est. at Amazon

from Pilar M from Mcallen, TX, www.circuitcity.com
it holds 8 hours and 34 min.
from www.amazon.com
only negative is that the built in speaker is pretty much worthless as you have to hold it to your ear to hear well.
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the st setting (16kbs) sounds like crap, but it can hold 33.75 hours at that setting.
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the reviews on this one are good, and so far it's holding up for me.
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this device's software lets you rewind but you never know how long to hold down the rewind button.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for HOLD

Olympus WS-110

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i would recommend to always lock it on the hold position when you're not using it and it's in your pocket, so that you don't start recording without knowing about it.
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only wish it had a seperate on/off switch instead of having to use the hold slide switch.
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very useful and good i use it to record my computer class so later i can review what was the lesson now i remember all what said and install on disk the only thing i did not recive the holding strap?
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it's too early to know how the batteries will hold up.
from lp from Wisc, www.circuitcity.com
whether it's in my shirt or pants pocket it captures everything i want to hear.the hold switch eliminates accidentally turning the device on or off.this has aset of filters that you can apply to the

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Large Capacity

4 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for HOLD

Sony ICD-UX80 2048 MB

$107.00 Est. at Amazon

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the other reviews claimed the product could not turn off, but there is a power switch, the hold button makes it turn off so the battery does not wear out.
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if it holds up 6 months, i'll add a star and really to be honest, the ex.
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have to hold it up to ear to hear recording.
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if i leave a brand new duracell aa battery in it, within a few weeks it will be completely drained, even with the ux70 hold switch turned on.
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i can see that most new users have had to learn that you must put a switch in the 'hold position' to turn it off, otherwise it stays on.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for HOLD

Olympus VN-4100 256 MB

$63.00 Est. at Amazon

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it wasn't like that when i first got it but now after about a year i have to hold it close to my ear when i play it back.
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like most devices like this, it has a "hold" button to lock it from accidentally being turned on.
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i will warn him about changing the batteries, however - i did not know the machine might crash if the batteries were changed with the hold switch in the on position.
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very user friendly with easy controls, fits in my pocket better than my cell phone, durable, and has a lot of memory to hold lots of recordings!
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however, when you change out the batteries, be sure the hold switch on the left side of the unit is in the hold position.

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

Olympus VN4100PC Digital

$103.00 Est. at Amazon

from Steve H. from Farmer City, IL, clickfrom.buy.com
one tip: try not to hold the recorder while using it.
from www.bhphotovideo.com
it also holds a great amount of material, at the highest quality it holds up to around 12 hours.
from johnstaylor, www.shopping.com
hold switch.
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there's a "hold" key (also serves as the off key) which prevents the recorder from being accidentally turned on.
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it hold several differnet files and folders.

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

Olympus RECORDER

$159.00 Est. at Amazon

from feldoh from arkansas, www.circuitcity.com
greatbuy-even though it won't hold an entire library's content!
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it's great that you can just detach the bottom and stick it into a computer, but on my laptop the recorder juts out beyond the base of the laptop so in effect i have to hold the laptop up so as not
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it is even a little difficult to try to find a place to hold the device when i am trying to separate it (to download files).
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it goes long on just one aaa battery and can hold more than 100 hours of recorded sound.
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as you press and hold ff, nothing happens for a moment, then the unit beeps, then silently begins advancing through the currently playing recording.

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

Audiovox RP5120

$104.00 Est. at Amazon

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second, it has four different file folders that can hold up to 99 voice files.
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it holds 18 hrs of audio.
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i do not need more recording time than this because i immediately upload the lectures to my computer, so it rarely has to hold more than 3 or 4 hours at a time.

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Positives: Compact, Large Capacity, Good Portability, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus WS-110

$116.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i would recommend to always lock it on the hold position when you're not using it and it's in your pocket, so that you don't start recording without knowing about it.
from www.amazon.com
only wish it had a seperate on/off switch instead of having to use the hold slide switch.
from www.amazon.com
very useful and good i use it to record my computer class so later i can review what was the lesson now i remember all what said and install on disk the only thing i did not recive the holding strap?
from www.amazon.com
it's too early to know how the batteries will hold up.
from www.amazon.com
i find this very useful and good i use it to record my computer class so later i can review what was the lesson now i remember all what said and install on disk the only thing i did not recive the

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

Sony ICDPX720 USB DIGITAL NOTETAKE 1 GB

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

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a slide switch on the upper left side of the recorder labeled "hold" turns it on and off.
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no plastic cover on it) usb port on the left hand side, an easy-to-distinguish recessed record button, buttons to navigate between folders, play back existing recordings, split an existing

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Excellent Capabilities, Nice Portability, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus DS-50

$233.00 Est. at Amazon

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the control on the remote overrides the hold button on the recorder, so you don't have to worry about accidentally mashing buttons while it's in your pocket.
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i did find i needed to hold on to the unit and speak into it to get a better transcription with the dragon software.

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Positives: Compact, Long Battery Life, Large Capacity, Recording Media: Digital

Sony ICDSX68DR9

$235.00 Est. at Amazon

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the battery life is seems quite long and the capacity in terms of the amount of recordings that it can hold is enormous.
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a couple of notes of caution: it is quite sensitive to movement noise, so if holding it while recording you have to be careful to keep it still.
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has 5 separate folders and each folder can hold up to 999 individual recordings with the ability to bookmark areas within each.

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Positives: Large Capacity, Long Battery Life, Recording Media: Digital, Design: Handheld

Olympus WS-210S 512 MB

$74.00 Est. at Amazon

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at the lowest quality setting it can hold almost 140 hours.
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there are 5 folders instead of 4, and each can hold 200 voice files instead of just 100.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Long Battery Life, 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

$44.00 Est. at Amazon

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i use this little thing to record our church servies and it does what is says it does, it can hold up to 54 hours in hq mode and 81 hours in sp 100+ in lp.
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preventing accidental operation-hold function.
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hold feature on the side.
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after eight times on hold, an hour & a half later, finally someone at sony admitted that yes the specification sheet was clearly wrong & i needed to buy a more expensive unit for that feature.
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although you're supposed to be able to hold the erase button down firmly and erase the recording, usually i have to start playing and then press the erase button twice.

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

Olympus RECORDER

$68.00 Est. at Amazon

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if you see the battery is low, just pause the recording, put it on hold, and put in a new battery.
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i like that it also holds music so when i'm in my car writting reports i have something to listen to.
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it's great that it's just usb, it holds tons, and is nice and tiny, but every recording has an audible hiss, one that gets worse the quieter the voice is--which really gets in the way of trying to

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

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