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Olympus WS-700M Digital Voice Recorder - Gray

Model: 140152
SKU: 1067505
UPC: 050332175730
This digital voice recorder features up to 1,058 hours of recording time in LP mode to ensure you capture every word of your next class or meeting. The built-in stereo microphone offers faithful sound reproduction.
Average Customer Rating:
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100% of customers would recommend this product to a friend 
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Customer Reviews for Olympus WS-700M Digital Voice Recorder - Gray
Review 1 for Olympus WS-700M Digital Voice Recorder - Gray

Excellent for Business Meetings

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Charles1111
from Bronx, NY
on 10/05/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Reliability
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: Convenience, Sound Quality, Storage Space
I like!!.....................................................................................................................................................................
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
3out of 6found this review helpful.
Review 2 for Olympus WS-700M Digital Voice Recorder - Gray

Great Mini Recorder

Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: 1PKM1
from Lancaster, CA
on 08/11/2011
Value for Price
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Sound Quality
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Reliability
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Use
3.0 out of 5
3.0
What's great about it: Size
What's not so great: Sound Quality
Perfect size recorder. Pretty easy to operate -- love that you can recharge by plugging unit into the usb port. Sound quality could be better. Thought the price was a little much.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+7points
7out of 7found this review helpful.
Review 3 for Olympus WS-700M Digital Voice Recorder - Gray

very satisfied with the product

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: diamondJON
from grandville mi
on 01/28/2011
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Reliability
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
i liked the multiple recording settings and how it shows you how much sound it is picking up. easy to use and become familiar with.
i like the multiple folders. battery life is great, lots of memory
I would recommend this to a friend!
+54points
54out of 54found this review helpful.
Review 4 for Olympus WS-700M Digital Voice Recorder - Gray

Excellent compact recorder

Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: seadancer
from St Petersburg, Fl
on 12/02/2010
Value for Price
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Sound Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Reliability
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: Stereo, USB charging, Micro SD slot, great recording quality
What's not so great: Small speaker but adequate, the headphones work great
Bought the Olympus WS700M after considerable research. Not too many reviews on this newly released unit so I thought I would write one. I had an older Sony ICDPx mono model that my 64 bit computer did not recognize even after downloading a newer driver. It worked well on my older 32 bit computers and the speaker sound quality was good but I wanted an updated digital recorder that did more than voice recording. This tiny little Olympus gem does it all. It has a smaller profile; a USB rechargeable battery( but you can also use a single AAA battery), and a mini SD slot along with stereo recording.
Since I will be using this recorder primarily for seminar lectures, I tried it out at various sensitivity settings, it picked up a soft voice clearly on the other side of the house on the lecture hall setting. It has 8 recording sensitivity settings. I also recorded a concert on MP3 128bit mode and the sound was outstanding through the included headphones and on my laptop. Transferring the data was just drag and drop. The internal speaker in the unit is small but adequate, but the recorder is tiny and is packed with a lot of desirable features. The backlit LCD display is easy to read and I love the sound level bars that allow you to monitor the recording level. I also like the pop out USB connector; you can just plug the recorder into your computer for charging or data transfer without the USB cable (which is included).
As far as I am concerned, I got a lot more than I bargained for in this tiny thin shirt pocket size recorder. The extra money that this unit costs is well worth it if you want to do more than just record dictation.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+236points
250out of 264found this review helpful.