Buy Used/3rdParty More product information	Olympus DS-2 Digital Voice Recorder List Price: $0.00    Our Price: $118.99 Manufacturer: Olympus MPN: 141757 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Features: 18 hours of operation on 2 AAA batteries (included); 1.48 by 4.8 by 0.69 inches (W x H x D) Compact digital voice recorder with 64 MB of internal memory and USB docking station Up to 22 hours of recording time in LP mode; 12 total speed levels (8 fast playback and 4 slow playback) Each of 5 file folders holds 199 files; includes DSS Player editing software USB dock connects to Mac or PC for file transfers; voice activation for hands-free recording
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Product Description The advantages of digital voice recorders are numerous: superior sound, long recording times, and the convenience of built-in memory (much handier than hauling around several microcassettes). Enter the high-performance Olympus DS-2, which makes professional interviewing and dictation easy and efficient. With 64 MB of internal memory delivering up to 22 hours of total recording time in Long Play mode, the device is great for archiving long meetings or lectures, or for researching huge projects that require dozens of interviews. Users also have the choice of recording at several other speeds, including extreme high-quality modes that offer far less recording time (as little as one hour and five minutes) but much better audio resolution. The latter modes are more suitable for recording soft voices or when taking down complex song ideas--a process that's further assisted by the built-in stereo microphone designed to pick up all sides of a conversation with equal clarity. Customer Reviews Well worth the Money The Good: Size - This thing is tiny. You could easily carry this around and hardly notice it in your pocket. Sound Quality - The built-in speaker is a bit on the tinny-sounding side but that's about what you expect from such a small speaker. Played on real audio equipment, the sound quality is uncanny. Basic Recording Functions are simple to use: record, stop, play, exactly what you'd expect. The Bad: Menu and Settings functions are buried in somewhat under obscure key combinations. You can use the thing without ever referring to the documentation but you will have to actually read the docs to reconfigure the thing. This is to be expected though in anything with so few controls. This product is a bit pricey or at least it seems that way after you've opened the box. You're not really getting a big physical presence from this product but it certainly does the job well. Twice bitten I have owned two DS-2 recorders and both have broken within months of buying them. The first just died. One day I turned it on and ... nothing. Dead. On the second, the control screen went blank. The recorder still functioned for a while, but I couldn't see what I was doing. If I pay $125 for something, I expect it to last longer than a couple of months. While I used the recorders often, I never put them through any excessive wear and tear. Most of the time, they remained in my briefcase, padded and protected. Olympus Customer Service gets a big F. I tried calling Olympus tech support three times, and each time I got stuck on hold in voicemail limbo. Finally, on the fourth call, after spending half an hour on hold, I got a representative who told me what to do: ship it back and wait for weeks before they could tell me even if it could be fixed or if it would cost me anything. I'm a newspaper reporter, so working without a recorder was not an option. (That's why I bought the second one, which I admit was stupid.) What's more, they wanted me to show a receipt to prove the warranty was still in effect - never mind that the DS-2 recorders had not been on the market long enough for the warranty to have expired. When it worked, I loved the DS-2 because the controls were well designed and easy to use, the sound quality was astonishing (especially in stereo), and the device was compatible with my Apple PowerBook. However, if I owned a PC or if Sony made a Mac-compatible voice recorder, I would stay away from Olympus products for good. If you have another option that doesn't involve Olympus, take it.