Olympus WS-822 Blue Voice Recorders with 4 GB Built-In-Memory

All the features that i need. I can record my reading sessions, automatically cut silence spaces, and speed up to 1.7 without loss of quality. If you like it you can change the voice pitch to be more comfortable for you. Lightweight, acceptable construction. Buy it now!! ;) ... PD: The external speaker is of very poor quality. Battery life very extensive, a lot of hours, and come with included rechargeable battery, and you can charge de battery with USB port (connecting the device and pressing ok button).

This is a very nice little recorder with many features. The fact that it has a built-in USB connector and is compatible with dragon software makes transcriptions a breeze, even though proof reading is a must. This recorder will be a great help during interviews for book research.

I purchased this to record a series of training sessions to make review easy. However, this device has a number of issues; I'll try to return it for a replacement. 1) the battery can be full, but the screen will say it's empty. if you remove and reinstall the battery, it seems to reset and work fine for hours. 2) I'm not able to charge the unit while is being used... Not sure if that's a design flaw or a defect. 3) When you plug it in to a USB hub port, you have to press "ok" to start charging. During this time, the device is unusable... no functions work. If you don't press ok to charge, and say, press "record," it goes in to a "please wait" state with a moving "magnifying glass image." After several minutes, I tried to turn it off, but no buttons work when it's plugged in to USB hub. Seems to work ok when plugged directly in to USB port.... Problem is, where is the USB Port on my computer? In the back... not convenient.As for the known "good" functions, I don't think the menu choices / icons are intuitive. The screen is very small (as expected), but the menu choices just don't seem very logical or intuitive. I guess I'm just used to the "ease of use" of today's "smart" devices, and I don't think this device has kept up.The quality of the recordings is very good. No issues with that. I think my unit may have some defects.11-2015: Update: I decided to keep recorder as I had had it over a month and committed to just get used to it since the quality of the recordings is good. Fast forward 2 months: Today, I recorded a training event with the intention of reviewing the recording along with my notes and slides. However, all my files are gone. I have no idea why, but all my files were somehow erased.Buyer beware! Maybe I got a bad one, but I do not recommend this product.

The reason why I need to buy a new recorder is that my current IVR-M1 is out of order. I cannot wait for it to be repaired since I purchased it overseas. After using it for 2 months, I was quite disappointed about the audio quality of recording and MP3 music player. The background noise is still quite loud even though they have noise cancel function. If I compare it with IVR-M1 recorder, this WS-822 recording quality and MP3 player is really poor. However, there are still some advantages for this device. Below please find the summary.Pro- Friendly design in terms of interface and button design. It is easy to use.- Direct USB- Battery life is long enoughCons- Noice cancel is not good- MP3 music player audio is poor.- The preset 5 recording scenes cannot be edited.- The accessory should have included line-in cable

I purchased this to record discussions a four-person panel would be having with exhibitors while touring a trade show. There is always considerable background noise at this show, so I didn't know what to expect. Despite the fact that I was at times several feet away from the speakers, the recorder picked up the voices clearly enough for me hear and clarify comments for the freelance writing assignment I was working on. It is small and convenient. Biggest problem: The instructions that come with the device are poor, to say the least. There is a file system for saving various segments of the discussions, but it was difficult to figure out. Also, when listening to the recordings, when I tried to back up to re-listen to a segment, it would go back to the beginning. I still haven't found the fast forward. I'm sure those basic capabilities exist, I just can't find them. Someone more "techy" than me will likely rate this higher. Finally, when using it at the trade show, the battery went dead sooner than predicted; I had a spare, but lost some time and comments while replacing it.

Quick delivery, as described. I am happy with this recorder because you can charge it by plugging in your computer and the battery lasts a long time. I also like that I can copy my files onto my computer for storage, and I don't need a cord because the usb slides right out of the bottom of the recorder; no cord to lose. I only reason I only gave 4 stars is because the quality of the recording is not as good as a much cheaper recorder that I own. I replaced my old recorder with this one because I couldn't back my files up and the recorder was full. Overall good, I am just surprised with the sound quality.