Olympus DM-520 - Digital voice recorder - flash 4 GB - WMA, MP3

usability, sound, battery, performance, value for money

96% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

I use this to record phone consultations with clients, and I got it because it has an mp3 format, not just the .wma, which some Mac users find difficult to use. I probably haven't even scratched the surface of what this can do; but it was worth the...

Donald Rumsfeld said, "We don't know what we don't know". I thought I had a clear understanding of what I was buying...I need this recorder for grad school lectures. If I use the key that is a traditional fast forward key, the recording goes to the...

I bought this recorder to record bible study and Sunday sermons. I would like to be able to burn the recordings to a cd but I haven't figured out how to do that yet. I know the software available can do such a thing but I haven't figured it out yet. ...

High Quality Sound","Long Battery Life

I've had this recorder for a year now. Love it. Pay attention to other critical reviews to determine if it has all the features you want (Olympus has other recorders better suited for special purposes like dictation). The voice menus have proven...

This product is amazingly easy to use right out of the box. The voice recording quality is fabulous and the playback quality is also excellent. The controls are conveniently placed very easy to understand and use. The convenience of recording in 6...

I have owned other Olympus products and have always felt the quality to be excellent and the DM520 is no exception. Unit fits in the hand nicely and the controls are easy to use. I would,however, prefer if the power on switch was a little bigger and...

Excellent device. Very easy to use; I did not have to use the instructions. The only flaw is that the battery meter does not display the correct life span. Specifically, the battery lasts an incredible amount of time, but the meter shows over 50%...

I've used a few different recorders from Zoom and Edirol, borrowing friends' units and the like. I decided it was about time to get my own, but didn't want to pay for features I wouldn't use and very short battery life. The DM-520 is perfect. The...