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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 53 reviews

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Customers are saying

Customers often highlight the excellent sound quality and ease of use of the WS-821 Digital Voice Recorder. The built-in USB functionality and long battery life are also frequently praised. Many appreciate its compact size, making it convenient to carry. There were no negative customer comments reported.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Happy with my voice recorder.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love that the battery life is really good. Def recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great product for the price point

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this unit for my college-age daughter so her classmates could record lectures when she was out of town for away games. Very solid performer, a serious upgrade from almost everything I have ever used at my office. Some of the other features on more expensive models might have been nice but really were not necessary for this purpose.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this recorder

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We had been on the lookout for a new recorder that would be able to pick up speakers at conferences. This digital recorder by Olympus - WS-821 Digital Voice Recorder is excellent. It picks up voices from quite a distance and when you download the recording, it has nice quality. I am very impressed and would recommend this.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice recorder

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does a fine job. Has lots of storage. Just wish it had voice activated recording.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Nice recording device

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was purchased for recording class lectures, it does the job!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Owner manual too difficult to follow

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This digital voice recorder has many features. Unfortunately, the owner manual does a poor job in advising how to take advantage of all the features. It takes a lot of digging to find the keys to how to operate this recorder. My purchase was a mistake

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Olympus voice recorder

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The voice recorders were actually great. Good recording time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This unit works fantastic

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This device worked great in a pinch as our enterprise dictation was down and we distributed these to the people needing to get reports done. Geat for downtime situations

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great product - very entertaining

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Keeping my spouse occupied adding sound bytes to his MP3 player. He is former disc jockey and enjoys preparing his own programs

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy II

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice form factor, very easy to use, plenty of recording capacity and best of all "AAA" batteries... just like the 822

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to manipulate and clear recording

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The instruction guide was clearly written and the product is durable. and has excellent recoder.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like it and it is small and compact. I use it for recording my todo list while driving.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i was looking for a simple, easy to use recorder and found this at the store.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great recorder

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We have been able to record some very important information of family.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Recorder for Meetings

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is the best one I have found on the market for the money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great device

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    works well, would recommend it to others. salesman very good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    This is just what I needed for my classes

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product. I use it ever day. This is used everyday.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent for my needs

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent sales person..very helpful and knowledgeable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little recorder.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased for recording meeting with lawyer and 4 of us around a conference table, worked great, easy to hear every word.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    a good recorder for a beginner

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was not user friendly at first but after a few attempts to record I figured it out.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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