Sony ICD-BP150VTP (16 MB, 5.5 Hours) Handheld Digital Voice Recorder

Pros: Great quality, computer interface, looks neat, voice activated recording
Cons: Speech to text software an additional 50 dollars, expensive

As a journalist, it is essential to have a recorder of some sort to ensure the accuracy of your interviews.

While most of the staff at the paper I work for use microcasette recorders, I decided to move to digital, and purchased Sony's ICR-B5...

Pros: Great unit. Perfect for a writer
Cons: Front panel might have larger 'rec' indicator

I write fiction and dictate notes on the fly. For years I've struggled with microcassette recorders and expensive secretarial playback units. This beats all that.

Record long or short notes. The documentation calls them "messages". Then, and...

Pros: good sound quality, small, easily to operate
Cons: price

I need to record meetings and interviews and keep the recordings for a long time. The digital format allows me to keep things on disk instead of piles of tape. I finally bit the bullet and decided to go digital.

After researching several...

Pros: It does everything it says it will.It's easy to operate. The sound is great.
Cons: Title won't transfer.No diplay of titals. the earfone jack quit working .

The prices vary. the lowest Ive found for a new one is $118.oo. It is easy to use and easy to figure out. The jump ahead 30 second thing is super. Like no other i have found.Even on the other sony recorders. that makes it a breeze to zip past comercial....

Pros: connection to computer, durability, light weight, ease of filing and recording
Cons: price, record button next to mic

Excellent for my purposes. I commonly keep the recorder in my shirt pocket under usually a jacket and overcoat. Even using the mic on low-sensitivity, I can record my voice notes with clarity. Only drawback: it is very difficult not to give off a fumbling noise when you stop recording. The record button is right next to the mic, and it seems that pressing the button at all makes a sound.