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Olympus WS-400S 1GB Digital Recorder

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  • Item: 786353
  • Model: 142035

Superior audio in style.

Capture over 272 hours of audio in high-quality stereo sound with this compact, stylish recorder. Easily store and organize your files and transfer them to your PC with the easy-to-use USB direct design. Simply plug the recorder into a computer, with no USB cable necessary, for easy downloading of audio files, documents, image files and more!

  • 1GB memory
  • 2.0 USB
  • Up to 272 hours of recording
  • LCD display
  • 5 folders/200 messages per folder
  • Playback speed control
  • 21 hours of battery life
  • WMA file format
  • Multi-language
  • Slot-in USB device
Manufacturer Olympus
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Olympus WS-400S 1GB Digital Recorder
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
4.6 stars
(based on 12 reviews)
100% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Compact design (11), High quality sound (10), Reliable (10), Long battery life (9)
Best Uses:
Lectures (8), Conversations (5)
Describe Yourself:
Technically challenged (4), Tech savvy (4)
Reviewed by 12 CustomersSort by:
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Great Stereo Sound!
By Future RNVerified Buyer from Warren, Pa on 11/11/2009
Pros:
Compact Design, High Quality Sound, Long Battery Life, Reliable
Best Uses:
Conversations, Lectures
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Olympus WS-400S 1GB Digital Recorder:

I am a nursing student and I sit in the middle of a classroom made for for about 80 people. I keep the recorder on my table during lectures and I hear everything perfectly. With the stereo microphone, I get a quality stereo sound especially when I listen with the headphones. It feels like I am right back in the classroom. There is background noise from other students, but it is because I am in the middle of the classroom and I can still hear the instructor just as loud as I would normally. I like hearing the other students because I can hear their questions. I could not imagine a recorder sounding any better!

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New-fangled recording device!
By EstVerified Buyer from Binghamton, NY on 10/27/2009
Pros:
Compact Design, High Quality Sound, Long Battery Life, Reliable
Cons:
Confusing directions, Control buttons too tiny
Best Uses:
Conversations
Describe Yourself:
Technically Challenged
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Olympus WS-400S 1GB Digital Recorder:

We wanted to record stories from senior citizens, but some stories didn't record because the directions were complicated. Once we discovered how to work the device, it worked very well.

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Small but loud
By AlienGuyVerified Buyer from Denver, CO on 10/27/2009
Pros:
Compact Design, High Quality Sound, Long Battery Life, Reliable
Best Uses:
Lectures
Describe Yourself:
Technically Challenged
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Olympus WS-400S 1GB Digital Recorder:

College student
picks up instructors perfectly even from the back of the room

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Voice Recorder
By HankVerified Buyer from Bellmawr, NJ on 10/27/2009
Pros:
Compact Design, High Quality Sound, Long Battery Life, Reliable
Best Uses:
Lectures

Comments about Olympus WS-400S 1GB Digital Recorder:

I like it so much I am purchasing 2 more tomorrow
for my employees!

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Stellar recorder for large lecture hall
By MiltoniteVerified Buyer from Walnut Creek, CA on 10/21/2009
Pros:
Compact Design, High Quality Sound, Reliable
Best Uses:
Conversations, Lectures
Describe Yourself:
Technically Challenged
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Olympus WS-400S 1GB Digital Recorder:

I love this device for lectures. It records well even from the back of the hall. I download the wma onto my PC and then onto my Samsung mp3 player. You can listen directly from the Olympus device itself, but I prefer to conserve battery life. It requires only 1 AAA battery, which lasts for about 15 hours for the recording quality I selected. It's best to unplug earbuds when recording because if the buds (or cell phone or any other electronic is turned on) are too close to the device, the resulting recording will manifest high pitch interefence sound which may hurt your ears and drive the dogs crazy.

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Exactly what I needed
By BJ from Back woods of Pa on 10/20/2009
Pros:
Compact Design, High Quality Sound, Long Battery Life, Reliable
Cons:
Picks Up Background Noise
Best Uses:
Concerts, Conversations
Describe Yourself:
Musician
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Olympus WS-400S 1GB Digital Recorder:

I play bass as well as guitar, and I use this product to record practice cd's of our band so I can practice our music at home between practices. When downloaded onto a cd, the sound quality is great. When recording live though, the recorder does pick up a lot of the background noise from the audience. It may be that I have just not figured out how to set the settings to buffer it out yet though. It works so wonderful that we are going to use it to record and make ourselves some demo cd's, that way we can hand them out to get ourselves more gigs. Over all, I couldn't be happier.

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