Sony ICD-P520

Pros: Battery life, sound quality, software.

Cons: No case available until NOW!!!!! see above.

Review: I have been using this handy recorder for about a year. It's great!!! No problems with the software either. I use it for recording meetings, download it to the computer, and then listen back to write a transcript of the meeting. I have not used the VOX ...

Pros: Easy to use in recording and download, high sound quality, value for money

Cons: date settings lost too easily

The Bottom Line: I will definitely keep using it and I would recommend it for language teachers anyhow!

Review: I use this device for my Dutch lessons, and it works very fine to record my memo phrases in high quality, in order to download the according files in MP3 (automatically done) on my PC.The software is indeed very decent and easy to use. That way it's ...

Pros: Large memory capability gives will meet almost any need

Cons: It's a mono system

The Bottom Line: This is an excellent digital voice recorder for most conditions. With 256 MB of memory, you can record at it highest level HQ all the time.

Review: I work as a reporter and use digital voice recorders in noisy conditions. Durability and clear and crisp voice recordings are critical for me. It’s from that perspective my review is of the ICD-p520 is based. This monaural digital recorder has a ...

Pros: Great battery life, excellent clarity, acceptable MP3 mono playback thru headphones.

Cons: No digital search, crackpot file formats, requires USB cable, IDIOTIC TIMESTAMP FEATURE.

The Bottom Line: Included software makes archived recordings as easy as possible. Super for business use, overkill for plain recordings. Sound is too poor for music.

Review: The ICD-P520 unit gets immediate good mention because it works right out of the box. Yes, batteries were included. The recorder is slim, light, and well-balanced. The second thing you do is turn off that beep sound. Ergonomically, the unit has few ...