Olympus WS 311M Digital Voice Recorder and WMA Music Player
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Manufacturer: Olympus
Model: WS-311M
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Olympus
Label: Olympus
Features for Olympus WS 311M Digital Voice Recorder and WMA Music Player:
- Record up to 138 hours of quality stearo voice recordings
- Doubles as a USB storage device
- Listen to up to 120 MP3 and WMA music files while WOW XT Technology provides rich bass and three-dimensional sound during playback.
- From personal notes to school lectures to business-related meetings and music galore, everything sounds great in clear stereo sound from the built-in stereo microphone.
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Customer Reviews
Awesome recorder 
2008-08-12
This is a great little recorder. I recently used it at a conference where I was seated to the side of the speaker, 8 rows up, approx. 40' away. The recording was clear, battery lasted forever, and the unit is simple to manipulate. Highly recommended!
Perfect for dissertation interviews! 2008-08-10
I bought this unit several months ago to record interviews I was conducting as qualitative research for my doctoral dissertation. I took this recorder to three states, interviewed 11 subjects, and then transcribed each audio file into a word processing document. The recorder worked perfectly for this purpose; in small group settings, no external mic was necessary and the battery life was beyond my expectations.
I have recommended this unit to several other colleagues in my doctoral program, and all have been very satisfied with its operation. Now that my dissertation is completed, I use the WS-311 primarily as a music player. The sound quality with ear buds is excellent.
It has been very easy to transfer both audio and music files to/from my PC with this unit. I recommend this product without hesitation.
Excellent digital recorder! 
2008-07-24
I have been a cassette tape user for years, and, had never truly grown tired of using a cassette tape player/recorder, because it/they have alwasys been dependable. Decided to try digital recorder, and, I think I'll be using no more cassette tapes...perhaps!
This product works well, and when I master is fully, I'm sure I'll get complete use of it. The storage capacity is great, and the separate folders to hold and organize my recordings removes the need to search and remember the analog readout on the tape counter! Very nice! I guess it's good to get out of the "stone age"!
The only drawback, (minimal I suppose), is that this unit feels "cheap", and the battery door on mine now doesn't close, and I have to use clear tape to hold it shut. Otherwise, I'm pleased with the overall look and operation of this particular unit.
So So Piece of equipment 
2008-07-17
I took this voice recorder on vacation to record the sounds of Israel and Egypt. The Olympus works quite well and is easy to operate. Unless you are very close to the person speaking it is difficult to understand what is being said. Also unless you put the recorder down when recording, if I touch the recorder near the mics the movement was easily picked up as background noise.
I also tried it in a lecture. Again one needs to be near the person being recorded. I found it difficult to hear the speaker on playback.
Any noise in the auditorium is picked and inhibits the voice of the speaker to be heard clearly.
Since this is my first voice recorder I cannot compare to any other devise.
I do think an external mic might be very helpful.
Very Satisfied 2008-07-14
Unit purchased for use by our inspector's for their field notes. The Olympus WS-311M Digital Voice Recorder and WMA Music Player has lived up to all its claims. The inspector's are very happy with the ease of operation and its reliability.
olympus 2008-07-08
Ideal for the business traveler who wants to travel light. The WS-311M saves all file types to its memory in an instant - voice files, music, presentations or text documents. With its 512MB of internal memory it allows you to store over 138 hours of recording time and the WS-311M is USB direct so no driver installation is required.
Excellent! 2008-06-30
I've been using a regular tape cassette recorder to record business meetings and teleconference meetings, and then it started to fail me. I got this Olympus WS-311M Digital Voice Recorder and it works fantastic so far. For teleconference meetings, I can hear the voices that were in the room as well as the voices on the speaker phone, all perfectly clear. I can also hear people's voices that were far across the room! It's so small and light I'm almost afraid to lose it or drop it. And so far it seems to be very convenient by being able to connect to the computer w/o any additional cables. Playback is great because you can easily go back to repeat certain places like "rewinding." It has LOTS of memory, so I can store a number of recorded meetings on here and organize it effectively. And the price is very reasonable for this effective, easy, and quality digital voice recorder. I definitely would recommend this to others.
WS-311M 2008-06-26
An excellent product. It performs just as I expected. I would recommend it to anyone needing a digital recorder with the power an options this device contains.
great product 2008-06-09
This little recorder does the job, I use it to record church band practice Then hook it to a amp. to listen to. Only complaint, not enough bass output.
great value 2008-05-29
i was in need of a recorder that i could put in my pocket without adding too much bulk. this recorder is fantastic and the quality of the recordings are great. battery life is very good and it's quite easy to use. no complaints here.
