Olympus WS 500M Expert Reviews

Although it's billed as a professional-grade voice recorder, the Olympus WS-500M ($99.99 list) is multitalented, also acting as a fairly robust digital music player and an easy-to-use USB drive for transferring files. You can take the device out of ...

Retractable USB connector for file transfer and battery recharge. Plentiful playback and recording options. Syncs with iTunes and Windows Media Player. Backlit LCD

Complex controls. No support for MP3 playlists

This full-featured voice recorder can double as a USB drive for shuttling files and a robust digital music player that shows track information and syncs with iTunes and Windows Media Player.