Sony ICD-V21/L

57% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

I bought this for my wife to record thoughts in the car and in the middle of the night. At about the same time she figured out how to make it work (two days) it stopped functioning. I fiddled with the battery contacts and got it to go it bit more. ...

The Sony Balloon is a great buy. I use it to record brief memos (phone numbers, appointments, etc), and then pass them on to my Palm. Sure, the sound could be better, but it is good enough for you to understand what you've recorded quite well. For...

I like the size and other features but the playback sound quality is so poor that you have to very intently listen to understand what you said. I am going to get rid of it.

I usually remember something important or have some great idea while I'm in my car, but I don't want to try to write it down while I'm driving (too dangerous). This little voice balloon hangs from my rear view mirror and lets me record these ideas...

I us this product to remind me of things I need to accomplish daily as well as things I will need to make notes of for future projects. In my line of work I have many ideas and thoughts being presented to me on a daily basis. I was trying to write...

Actually I had another one but not this one. Because it's small, it would easily be down sometimes. However, it's a good product to learn a language if you keep on recording something. So I wish next person who make a review can tell me something about...

This is a big help for people like me who remember "things to be done" at odd hours.