10 Best Voice Recorders and Transcribers for Lectures
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Out of thousands of reviews for 69 products, over 300 people recommended Voice Recorders and Transcribers specifically for 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 am a college student and purchased this recorder for lecture.…" - Pilar M from Mcallen, TX 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 "i purchased this recorder for a class and for small classrooms it works great.…" - Amazon.com User "this product has been a salvation for my classes.…" - 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 still need to do more reserach to use to use it to its full capability but so far it has been indispensible for my lecture class which is a tough science course.…" - Abt.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 "i bought this model recorder after much research last year to use for lectures at college.…" - from Toledo, Ohio at Circuitcity.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).…" - John Dollison at Newegg.com |
Olympus VN 4100PC
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12 People Recommend
"i would recommend this product to anyone who needs to keep a record of their dictations and wants the compact size.…" - JR from Camarillo, CA at Circuitcity.com "this is a great recorder for lecture classes.…" - DTM from PA at Circuitcity.com "summary: its a nice voice recorder and help me oute whit my classes and stores a lot of hours of voice.…" - Datavis.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 "recording quality is great, 3 options : lecture, conference, dictation.…" - Compuplus.com User "it serves its purpose for re-listening to lectures and reviewing class material.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony ICD-P320 Handheld Digital
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$85
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9 People Recommend
"i use this to record my class lectures it gets about 7 hours of recording time on hiqh quality recording before i have to transfer the files.…" - Circuitcity.com User "i'm a college student and i use it to record lectures.…" - Circuitcity.com User "the sound quality is amazing and it has every feature i (as a college student) need to record lectures and then download them to my laptop.…" - Circuitcity.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 a great way for sharing lectures and discussions.…" - 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 "recording quality is great, 3 options : lecture, conference, dictation.…" - Datavis.com User "great for note taking in class.…" - "NaNa" at Bhphotovideo.com |
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 |
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