Best Voice Recorders and Transcribers for Pc

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Olympus WS-210S 512 MB

$100.00 Est. at Amazon

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i had a previous olympus recorder and had to upload my files into pc via cable (firewire) and now this product has a usb drive in built which when connected would upload my files directly via usb.
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downloading files to pc is very simple.
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easy to download files to pc.
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good sound quality, but much better with headphones or having the file played back on a pc.
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there is no need for a mini-usb cable to connect to a pc.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for PC

Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from Robert from Lexington, KY, www.circuitcity.com
the small size and relatively light weight make it handy to carry, and it interfaces easily with my windows-based pcs using the included software.
from www.buydig.com
250mb memory with usb pc link are really impressive, it allows easy transfering and saving recordings to the pc.
from www.buydig.com
it was handy to use the software included on the packaged cd to download recordings onto my pc, where they could be immediately played using ms media player, or converted from wma files to wav by an
from www.buydig.com
this only makes a different when playing through your pc speakers storage.
from from Fort Collins, CO, www.circuitcity.com
only records about 6 hours so had to download the lectures to my pc

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for PC

Olympus RECORDER

$134.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
you might as well use headphones, plug into powered pc speakers, or transfer the files to a pc since the tiny built in speaker is not very useful.
from "The singer", www.bhphotovideo.com
the connectivity with pc.
from LordKev from Florida, www.circuitcity.com
easy hook up to pc.
from www.amazon.com
it has been very easy to transfer both audio and music files to/from my pc with this unit.
from John Dollison, www.newegg.com
i like the slow/normal/fast playback, voice-activation, usb interface to my winxp pc (shows up as a removable usb drive, with no special software), and ability to play back audiobooks and music in

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for PC

Olympus WS-110

$126.00 Est. at Amazon

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i can also use it with my pc.
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works just like a flash drive to transfer files to and from a pc, just plug it into a usb port.
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this recorder acts just like a usb jump drive and allows for easy transfer of files from the recorder to any pc based computer.
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i recently bought a macbookpro and needed a digital voice recorder that was compatible with a mac and pc.
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easy plug-and-play pc connectivity.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for PC

Olympus WS-110

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from Bob B from Moorestown, NJ, www.circuitcity.com
it allows simple downloading of recordings to your pc through it's usb interface, for such a low cost recorder, it's value is exceedingly high.
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i can also use it with my pc.
from www.amazon.com
works just like a flash drive to transfer files to and from a pc, just plug it into a usb port.
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i recently bought a macbookpro and needed a digital voice recorder that was compatible with a mac and pc.
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easy plug-and-play pc connectivity.

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Positives: Compact, Easy To Use, Large Capacity

Tascam DR07 Portable Digital Recorder

$197.00 Est. at Amazon

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i transferred some mp3's to the card via my pc and put the card back into the dr-07.
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however, for low level recordings such as acoustic guitar, look closer at the sony pcm-d50, that's what i'm switching to for my use.
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connect the thing to your pc with a standard usb cable, and it shows up as just another hard drive.
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sound quality, especially using the 44.1khz/48khz and wav16bit/wav24bit settings, is as good as you can get without having to fork over considerably more for something more professional grade, such

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Compact, Nice Portability

Sony ICD-UX80 2048 MB

$114.00 Est. at Amazon

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it's pc and mac compatible, which is a major bonus.
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- i also found that if you plug the recorder's usb connector into a pc you can change the file name of any of the voice, data, or music files.
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i love that you can just plug this to your computer via usb and drag and drop the files from the recorder to my pc.
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the voice recorder is easy to use and is reasonable on battery useage and even better because you can download the mp3 directly to your mac or pc.
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quality mp3 recorder and easy to use on pcs and macs (i own a mac and works just fine).

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

Olympus VN4100PC Digital

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from SouthCarolina, clickfrom.buy.com
the software that comes with it is easy to use, transfers to pc and import, export to .wav is nice.
from www.amazon.com
overall, i find it meets my needs for voice activation, pc download, duration of recording and battery life.
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i played with it a good bit, the pc interface being top priority (i have to have a way to get my voice files to transcribe them).
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the pc software that comes with the recorder is not anything to write home about, but it works as advertised.
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when i first ordered this product they sent the vn4100, not the pc one.

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

Olympus RECORDER

$61.00 Est. at Amazon

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i bought this after tons of research, because i wanted a high quality digital voice recorder for under $100, small, user-friendly & pc compatible, that also doubled as a good mp3 player.
from www.amazon.com
the olympus ws-321 does that just fine and i can also download the files to my pc.
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the folder system is simple but effective, transfer of files from and to my pc was a snap.
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downloading of the files to pc was successful and played well on windows media player.
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my favorite feature on this device compared to other olympus models is the fact that no usb cable is required because the entire battery compartments slides off with the push of a button revealing a

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Sound Quality, Large Capacity, 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 CK from Ohio, www.circuitcity.com
and it does have a usb cable and it connects to you're pc with no problem.
from Memo from Cary, NC, www.circuitcity.com
good recording quality, but you can't transfer your recorded files to a pc via usb cable.
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come with cord to do this, nor a output plug to a pc which
from Racer X from San Diego, CA, www.circuitcity.com
but with 256mb memory and all the features, if you don't need to transfer files to pc, this is a great vr for the price.
from mongomad1, www.shopping.com
cons: no included description for hooking up to pc for archiving recordings.

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

Sony ICDPX720 USB DIGITAL NOTETAKE 1 GB

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

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you can also set it so that the files are automatically deleted from the recorder once they're transferred to pc.
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crystal-clear recordings, great & easy downloading to pc, terrific digital voice editor software.
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the included software lets you upload the contents of your recorder to your pc and play the messages from the recorder or the pc.
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lectures are transfered to my laptop pc after classes, and i can easily dictate them on drangon speaking for later use--printed out lecture notes for studying.
from rcamarda, www.newegg.com
it wouldn't even be recognized by my pc.

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

Sony ICDB600 512 MB

$60.00 Est. at Amazon

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(and something such as windows sound recorder and your microphone in jack on the back of your pc).
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the microphone input on the pc doesn't work as well for me.
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you run 1/8" stereo out into you line in jack on your pc or laptop.
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actually, i have bought this one unintentionally, as was looking for an olympus model, and, maybe, i was mislead by the other sony icdp620 digital voice recorder pc compatible via usb which supports

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

Olympus W 10

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this wonderful unit is so incredibly simple to use and to transfer your sound files from the recorder to the pc using your usb connection.
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although this device would not work on my mac, i decided to keep it and give it as a gift to a friend that works on a pc.
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it takes pictures, but you cannot see them on the screen immediately...you have to download to your pc to see them.
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in high quality mode the w-10 reproduced recordings exceptionally well, however unless you don't leave your computer or a pc to continually download the files you only get about 47 minutes worth, the
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- usb cablei'd hoped that this device would connect as a usb hard drive but it requires pc-based software to download the images.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Large Capacity, Great Capabilities

Olympus DS-40 Handheld Digital

$128.00 Est. at Amazon

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it has great sound, it's easy to operate and download files on to pc.
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you don't need the 3rd party software, since your pc will see it as another drive.
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my only negative is the fact that very little info is in the user manual on using a digital recorder, with the capability of uploading the recordings to a pc, for copying my considerable collection

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

Olympus VN-4100 256 MB

$44.00 Est. at Amazon

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i played with it a good bit, the pc interface being top priority (i have to have a way to get my voice files to transcribe them).
from www.amazon.com
my only disappointment was that on a different site it said this unit could download its files to my pc, which it can't.
from www.amazon.com
haven't used the pc part of it yet, i probably won't so i don't know how that works.
from www.amazon.com
first off, i have the ...pc version, so all other aspects outside of pc interfacing apply to this unit.
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there seems to be some confusion in other posts regarding pc connectivity.

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

Sony ICD-BX700 1024 MB

$40.00 Est. at Amazon

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the model above this wouldn't have helped me either as it appears to be pc only.
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i always got the one that could be used to download voice files to the pc via usb cable.
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my only problem with it is that i can't upload the music to my pc with a usb, but have to re-record the music onto the computer.
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this item arrived and it is not pc compatible.
from www.amazon.com
but has one mayor issue, you can't connect to the pc trough a usb port.

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Positives: Compact, Large Capacity, Excellent Capabilities, Recording Media: Digital

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