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Summary: Memory Helper
Comment: I bought this to keep in my car so I wouldn't have to try and write everytime I need to remember
something while I'm driving. Unfortunately it's cumbersome and not easy to use if you're driving.
It's OK but I wouldn't buy it unless you're looking for something inexpensive and not to be used in
the car. It's probably fine for classroom use but for driving you would need something different.

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Summary: Good for voice note, not that good for music practice
Comment: So-so for me.

I would have given it 5 stars if I use it only for voice note. It does
what it is supposed to, and it does it well.

However, it didn't work well for my
daughter's violin lesson. The idea was she records herself and/or her teacher, and later she plays
along with the recorded thing for practice.

The problem is, the recorded notes sound
always a bit higher than originally played on the instrument. I guess the tape speed is faster when
playing back than when recording, for some reason. Maybe you wouldn't notice at first, but as soon
as you try to play along with the tape it becomes apparent.

Probably I was hoping too
much for an inexpensive microcasette recorder, though. I wouldn't blame the manufacturer.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Good performance for bargain price
Comment: Great deal -- recorder has 2 speeds, is easy to use, compact, and records/plays back well.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Olympus has NO quality control!!!!
Comment: I bought this Olympus recorder at a local electronics store (circuit city) and had to return the
first one, since the record/playback head had a problem staying in physical contact with the tape.
The playback volume would drop down in volume since the head was not snug against the tape during
playback conditions.

The second one worked okay for about six months, then guess what
happened? You've got it - the same tape contact problem that occurred with the first sample occurred
with the second. This time the problem was even worse - the recorder failed to record adequately, so
that nothing but noise was on the tape. I see that both items were made in China - where quality
control is much poorer than either Japan or Korea, at least that's my personal experience. />
While it worked, it was just "okay", nothing to brag about.

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Summary: Does what I want it to! That's all that matters!
Comment: I am a musician, and I own an eight track digital recorder for completed musical ideas, but
sometimes i wake up at night with a vocal or lyrical idea that i just don't want to forget. I can
keep this handy little recorder by my bed, that way i won't forget my great ideas. This product
does what i want it to do, it helps me get my ideas out so that I don't forget them the next day. I
heard that the idea for the opening riff for "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones was recorded as
Keith Richards awoke with an idea in his head. It has been said that all that could be heard on the
rest of the tape is Keith snoring! lol!! this may not be that very recorder, but it'll do fine by
me.

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