Olympus WS-310M

Pros: Superb sound on voice and music, -Great Value-

Cons: Wished it had an FM tuner.

The Bottom Line: If you need to record days of conferences, this will do it with excellent sound and files transferable to your PC. If you need music portability, it's a great choice.

Review: I have been involved with audio recording at home and professionally for the last 35 years. I have had experience with radio broadcasting equipment and sound recording in recording studios as an operator, engineer and service/installation/maintenan ce ...

Pros: Great sound. Great features.

Cons: Buttons and case feel a little flimsy.

Review: I got this for use with my band in our practice space, to capture ideas and critique our work. We'd been lugging a laptop for the same purpose. My bandmates were skeptical that this could suffice. We plugged our mixer into the 310's microphone input and ...

Pros: recording features/options, stereo hi-fi mic and recording quality, light and good storage space

Cons: settings are reset when battery runs out, poor earphones, no protective cover

The Bottom Line: although similar to other mp3 players with a recording option, the olympus ws-3xx series provide much more recording features while maintaining a competitive cost and size.

Review: I purchased the ws-310 from eBay a couple of months ago and it was my very first digital recorder so it was an exciting change being able to carry it around and use it wherever I go. I find it very practical to use. Here are some of the uses I found and ...