Olympus VN4100 Digital Voice Recorder

I purchased this for my husband. He was never in a position to write something down when it came to mind. This is a basic recorder but does exactly what I thought it would. You just grab it and put your thoughts on it. Very clear when you play it back. Records well in fairly noisy conditions. Very light weight and no bigger than a cell phone. It fits very well in his pocket. If you need something to put reminders, lists, or anything on, this is great. And the price can't be beat either!

A teacher recommended I purchase a recorder for my son to assist in his writings by helping get his thoughts in order, as he is good verbally, but his writing comes across as jumbled up. He is all too excited about his ability to bloviate with the recorder which has helped his writing tremendously, especially since it is so easy to use.

i feel very hard to use it. the volume just come from one side when I wear headphones.

The VN4100 is an excellent handheld digital audio recorder. I'm very satisfied. HOWEVER, when you change out the batteries, be sure the HOLD switch on the left side of the unit is in the HOLD position. I changed out batteries with the HOLD switch in the ON position, and it killed the unit. Still, it suits my needs, so I got another. Just be careful changing batteries.

I purchased this item for meetings and have only used it once so far so good.