Digital Voice Recorders: Reviews

Updated May 2009
 

Budget digital voice recorder

Olympus WS-210S *Est. $60 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

AudioTranskription.de: AudioTranskription.de names the Olympus WS-210S its budget pick. The reviewers find some faults with sound quality, but say that ...

Amazon.com: Amazon.com contributors give the Olympus WS-210S with 4.5-star rating (out of five) from over two dozen reviews, none of which ...

 

Best digital voice recorder

Olympus WS-331M *Est. $115 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

AudioTranskription.de: Though hosted by a retailer and translated from its native German, this brief review of the Olympus WS-300M series of digital ...

Laptop Magazine: Joanna Stern tests the Olympus WS-331M by recording interviews over an office speakerphone and in a noisy restaurant. She finds ...

PCMag.com: While PCMag.com doesn't review the Olympus WS-331M, it does offer a testing-backed review of the Olympus WS-321M, which has less ...

Amazon.com: Scores of customer reviews on Amazon.com give the Olympus WS-331M an average score of 4.5 out of five stars. There aren't enough ...

 

Professional-grade digital voice recorder

Roland Edirol R-09HR *Est. $400 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

CNET: CNET's Donald Bell tests the Edirol R-09HR and comes away impressed. Negatives are minimal, but include its large size and the ...

O'Reilly Digital Media: Mark Nelson compares the Edirol R-09HR to its predecessor, the Edirol R-09, and to the M-Audio MicroTrack II in this very ...

Life123.com: Though not a review, per se, this article delves into the special considerations that go into selecting a digital voice recorder ...

Amazon.com: While there aren't a ton of reviews at Amazon.com, there are more than enough to establish a clear pattern of satisfaction among ...

 

Digital voice recorder for dictating and transcription

Sony ICD-MX20 *Est. $200 Compare Prices
 
Expert & User Review Sources:

PC World: James A. Martin from PC World proclaims that the Sony ICD-MX20 is the best digital voice recorder, especially for speech-to-text ...

About.com: Susan Ward, About.com's guide to Canadian small business, lists seven voice recorders particularly suited for transcription and ...

Amazon.com: Dozens of owners rate the Sony ICD-MX20 here, and the middling score (3.5 stars out of five) fairly represents the split opinions ...

 

Digital Voice Recorders Runners Up:

Olympus DS-40 *Est. $105

3 picks by top review sites.

Samson Zoom H2 *Est. $165

2 picks including: Amazon.com, O'Reilly Digital Media…

Olympus WS-321M *Est. $85

2 picks by top review sites.

     
 
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