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Olympus WS-311M Digital Voice Recorder and WMA Music Player | 
 enlarge | Brand: Olympus
Category: CE
List Price: $129.00
Buy New: $62.49
You Save: $66.51 (52%)
New (22) Used (4) Refurbished (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 146
Format: Cd
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: N/A
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 6.3 x 2.3 x 9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WS-311M
Model: WS-311M
UPC: 050332400665
EAN: 0050332400665
ASIN: B000VDNC9M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Record up to 138 hours of quality stearo voice recordings | | • | Doubles as a USB storage device | | • | Listen to up to 120 MP3 and WMA music files while WOW XT Technology provides rich bass and three-dimensional sound during playback. | | • | From personal notes to school lectures to business-related meetings and music galore, everything sounds great in clear stereo sound from the built-in stereo microphone. |
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Product Description
Ideal for the business traveller who wants to travel light. The WS-311M saves all file types to its memory in an instant - voice files, music, presentations or text documents. With its 512MB of internal memory it allows you to store over 138 hours of recording time and the WS-311M is USB direct so no driver installation is required. 6 recording qualities for voice files - STXQ/STHQ/STSP/HQ/SP/LP Large, highly visible backlit LCD screen and tactile buttons SRS WOW and Tru Bass Simple menu-driven interface with five folders for file management (200 files per folder) Variable speed playback Lightweight & pocket-size
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| Customer Reviews: Read 44 more reviews...
 excellent sound quality and extremely portable and light October 10, 2008
This is a great sound recorder! It's perfect for lectures and captures crisp sound at the highest quality, and has tons of memory and files so that you can organize your recordings. I highly recommend it for students and people who need to record their thoughts every now and then.
 Good recorder for the price October 7, 2008
I bought this little gadget mainly for recording meetings and live music. Previously I used a Sony MD-recorder, which is also quite good but required MD-tape and the sonicstage software for transferring and editing isn't exactly very updated.
The recording quality is quite clear. One tip in recording is that make sure that both the left and right mics are equally expose. I put the recorder sideway (I originally thought that one side of the mic facing up would be ok already) in my bag when recording live music and the left and right stereo sound turned out to be a bit unbalanced.
I've compared a meeting recording between Sony MD and Olympus, which were placed next to each other, and discovered that the vocal in MD is louder but there is also sort of a background hum, whereas the vocal in Olympus is quieter but no background hum. Both recordings are quite clear so no real big issue there.
The transfer to computer is also very easy. Just plug the recorder in the USB and copy and paste the files. No need to install driver or use additional software at all.
Generally, I am quite satisfied with this recorder. It's easy to use and the recording quality is quite good. I gave it 4 star because I think that the recording quality could be better. However, keep in mind that various variables will affect the quality of the recording: how close you are to the speaker, the position of the recorder, the size of the room, etc so it's hard to judge whether it is good enough. I've done 2 recordings of the same live show from different position and received different results. Also, it would be great if the audio file could be recorded other format such as mp3 or wav and not just WMA.
Quality Product. Recommended. October 5, 2008
Purchased product after several weeks of research a few weeks ago; for use in large lecture hall at Law School; though I sit in the front of the class nearest the professor, I doubt product couldn't be used anywhere in the hall if you pleased; I am a MAC user; simply download FLIP FOR MAC for free at MAC Downloads which allows you to play the WAV files; connect product to MAC and just click and drag files into a folder; I've designated folders respectively for Civ. Pro and Contracts; be aware of the voice filter settings and the noise canceling option: as both tend to drain the battery; otherwise you'll run for nearly 8-10 hours on one AAA. Good luck with the search, but you have landed on a nice product here.
Good item for the price October 1, 2008
I purchased this recorder to use for class and it works very well. My husband also uses it to record his ministry sermons. The music we record also sounds very well when I connect the device to my computer speaker. The price I paid through Amazon was much better than Best Buy. I saved about $35.
GREAT! 4.5/5 September 21, 2008
This is a very good recorder. Its small and fits in my pocket. WAYYY better than my old sony, I sit in the back of the class and I can still record perfectly..IT doesn't pick up side noise and people talking, I love this. I just think the battery runs out too fast, u have to carry a spare everywhere u go, atleast u only need one battery, but in this day and age u shouldn't need any..
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