Olympus WS-500 Digital Voice Recorder (Silver)
by Olympus
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Digital product summary information
Manufacturer: OlympusFormat: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: WS-500MSilver
Product features:
- 545 Hrs of Recording
- Store and listen to up to 500 songs
- Internal battery charged by computer or charger
Digital camera reviews of Olympus WS-500 Digital Voice Recorder (Silver)
Digital camera Review: A Student's Tool!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a college student. This has been one of my best investments to my education. The recorder is perfect as a student, for recording lecture. I usually set my recorder next to the lecturer on his desk or near him (even if he moves around), that way the desk is undisturbed and you won't be bothered by your own movement noises or by your fellow students. Even with 10 ft distance, it picks up the voice very well. The recorder is also very light weight! It is convenient because it also has a USB right in the device, so you don't have to worry about carrying a USB cable with you. It comes with a rechargeable battery, which is a major plus. You just have to hook it up, which pressing the 'stop' button, to a computer to charge it. The 'Hold' Button works as an 'OFF' button to save battery energy. 2GB is a generous amount of space for you to save various lectures of varying lengths. Not only that, you can even use the device as a USB flash drive for transferring files. When you listen to your audio files, you even have an option to listen to the audio "SLOW", "Normal", "Fast", which i find exceptionally useful. This is a BASIC recorder and is fantastic at what it does, which is recording audio. If you use it to listen to music, yea the quality would sound very hideous in comparison to a computer or an ipod.
The cons include inability to rename folders, and even file names (when at the time of recording). You can rename the files once they're transferred onto your computer. The device may be confusing to beginners, but once you figure out the basics, this device will become an essential in your tool box for education. The headphones are quite rubbish that come with the device if you are trying to listen to music. They will last you for about a year until they go bad (which is pretty normal from my experience of headphones as such).
The pros outweigh cons by far.
Summary of Olympus WS-500 Digital Voice Recorder (Silver)
Stay organized on the move with this high-class storage device and powerful music player. Transfer meetings or notes and even large documents to your PC with the easy-to-use USB input. The WS-500M is designed to be plugged directly into your computer for fast file transfer. With 2GB of internal memory, store up to 500 songs and listen to them in impressive stereo sound with track and artist name clearly displayed on the LCD.Digital Voice Recorders
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