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Olympus VN4100PC Digital

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from Dave C from Glen Cove, NY, clickfrom.buy.com
i purchased this voice recorder to be used by multiple people at our plant.
from BillC from New Jersey, www.circuitcity.com
i am a blind professional and i use this recorder to take messgaes much as a sighted person would use paper and pen.
from A Customer from Bozeman, MT, clickfrom.buy.com
the batteries last a long time and the microphone picks up the most soft spoken person.
from www.amazon.com
the user's manual is short and succinct and i don't have any sympathy for people who complain about the product without reading and understanding the manual.
from www.amazon.com
it picks up on the slightest sound, even when people are speaking quietly.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for PEOPLE

Sony ICDB600 512 MB

$60.00 Est. at Amazon

from michelle7898, www.shopping.com
there were a few elderly people who would claim my ...
from www.amazon.com
it picks up people's voices from around the room pretty well.
from www.amazon.com
i would do business with this person again.
from www.amazon.com
however, this was mentioned in one person's review that switching the hold button to the hold position will turn off the devise.
from www.amazon.com
briefly, i think this sony icd-b600 recorder would work better as a personal notetaker - digital reminder - if your memory is not that good one, or if downloading your recordings to your pc does not

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for PEOPLE

Olympus RECORDER

$134.00 Est. at Amazon

from Raistlin0788, www.newegg.com
three people at my company use this recorder and have had no complaints.
from www.amazon.com
wayyy better than my old sony, i sit in the back of the class and i can still record perfectly..it doesn't pick up side noise and people talking, i love this.
from www.amazon.com
i highly recommend it for students and people who need to record their thoughts every now and then.
from www.amazon.com
i can also hear people's voices that were far across the room!
from www.amazon.com
i went to frys to see if they could help me record a telephone conversation, and the sales person looked at me as if i were talking in a foreign language.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for PEOPLE

Olympus WS-110

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from www.bestbuy.com
can put into separate mailboxes/categories such as by person, activity, task, etc.
from Police from NYS, www.circuitcity.com
i am in a profession where i deal with people.
from www.amazon.com
a person at my job had this item and it worked extremely well for him.
from www.amazon.com
i am a hypnotherapist and life coach and bought this recorder to be able to do personalized recording for clients in my office.
from www.amazon.com
(note:i personally think its worth the trouble of installing this software.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Large Capacity

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for PEOPLE

Sony ICDSX68DR9

$235.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
and the dragon software will only "learn" one person's voice, so you can't transcribe a meeting with it.
from www.amazon.com
was disappointed that the software is not mac compatible, as i was told via a sales person at circuit city that it was, but fortunately i have a pc also on which i installed the software.
from www.amazon.com
some people spoke very softly, but the device still caught it.
from www.amazon.com
the software was designed pretty much for an individual's speech pattern not for multple person speaking on a single recording.
from www.amazon.com
if you are a person who can figure out technology without directions, this product is for you.

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

Olympus WS-210S 512 MB

$100.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i personally find olympus recorder better because it has simple features.i am not very techy and have no time for that.
from www.amazon.com
my main concern was the sound quality when the device was in a less than ideal position, so the first test was a keeping it in my pocket and record a conversation of 5 people in a normal sized room.
from www.amazon.com
i would definitely recommend this recorder to a lot of people.

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

Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from Pilar M from Mcallen, TX, www.circuitcity.com
i don't need the voice guidance feature but it helps people who are blind or are lost and need help.
from mike n from hawaii, www.circuitcity.com
sometimes people talk so fast that i miss what they said.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this product to record focus groups of 10-12 people for several research projects we are conducting.
from www.amazon.com
i bought the ds -30 olympus ds30 digital voice recorder mainly for interviews and conversations of up to 4 people for a research study.
from www.amazon.com
you can pick out conversations when many people are talking at once, without difficulty when the device records at the highest level.

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

Sony ICDPX720 USB DIGITAL NOTETAKE 1 GB

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
and the sony recorder is easier to use for non-technical people.
from www.amazon.com
in fact it's ridiculous that they're still selling those machines with basically 60's technology and people keep buying them.

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

Olympus DS-50

$233.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
eventually, we found someone else (another visually impaired person) to answer the question.
from www.amazon.com
even if the recording comes out, often you are seated in the audience of a meeting where people are not speaking through microphones and soft speakers just aren't recordable.

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

Audiovox RP5130

$45.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
people who said it slowed down their computers obviously have an old computer.
from www.amazon.com
i like when i can hand a device to someone and have them know exactly how to switch it on and with no on/off button people have to try a few times to get it to start when first using the device.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Compact, Good Portability, Recording Media: Digital

Olympus VN-4100 256 MB

$44.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it picks up on the slightest sound, even when people are speaking quietly.
from www.amazon.com
this would be ideal for a college student recording and saving lectures, or for other people such as pastors.
from www.amazon.com
b: to do (personal) c: to do (work); d; tech stuff.
from www.amazon.com
people always ask me...
from www.amazon.com
sometimes i think people buy a bike and think they'll get a ferrari instead.

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

Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital

$128.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
so he wanted a personal recorder for schoolwork and journalism work.
from www.amazon.com
you can trust the 5 stars that many people have awarded this item already.
from www.amazon.com
they are easy enough for the most technology challenged person to use.
from www.beachaudio.com
pros: built to tolerate abuse, compact design, great recording quality, intuitive user interface, long battery life, plenty of feaures, reliable cons: cost, external mic feels flimsy, mediocre mp3

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

Olympus WS-110

$126.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
a person at my job had this item and it worked extremely well for him.
from www.amazon.com
i am a hypnotherapist and life coach and bought this recorder to be able to do personalized recording for clients in my office.
from www.amazon.com
(note:i personally think its worth the trouble of installing this software.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Good Sound Quality, 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 salsero from Davenport, FL, www.circuitcity.com
if you want something reliable with a good quality sound, voice recording features that when has a sound starts to record and a more 155 hours to record even your personal notes, better stop loooking
from SteveD from Epping, NH, www.circuitcity.com
overall it is a good value for personal note taking and/or quick thoughts where playback sound quality is not an issue.
from www.amazon.com
in short words, it was worth the price and since this is for personal use...i love it.
from www.amazon.com
when the teacher is speaking or there is a dialog between two people, the sound quality is great.
from www.amazon.com
none of the people i talked to seemed concerned that the specification sheet wrong.

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

Sony ICD-UX80 2048 MB

$114.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one for work voice files, one for personal voice files, one for data file transfers, and one for music mp3 files.
from www.amazon.com
minidisk recorders have in the past been a secret weapon of videographers or sound people for their own projects to capture sound that would other wise be missed.
from www.amazon.com
as many of the people have stated, the internal speaker is pretty useless but the supplied earphones sound just fine and using some really nice headphones make the playback sound great.
from www.amazon.com
the quality was good for my purpose, which was recording lessons from a large singing class of about 40 people
from www.amazon.com
people need to know about this product; it is not worth the hype.

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

Audiovox RP5120

$104.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the owner's "manual" is printed in such small type that it defies even full sighted people from reading it.
from www.amazon.com
i am a pastor and a forgetful person.
from www.amazon.com
i didn't get mine from amazon, but people should know about this.

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

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