Plug the ICD-UX70 directly into your compatible PC and enjoy easy, drag and drop file transfers. Its built-in 1GB Flash memory lets you record up to 290 hours of lectures, personal notes and more. You can even play back your favorite MP3 audio files and listen on the included stereo headphones. This compact and attractive digital voice recorder features five recording modes, Windows and Macintosh compatibility and it's available in three fashionable colors.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
easy to use:
the voice recorder is easy to use and is reasonable on battery useage and even better because you can download the mp3 directly to your Mac or PC. I used this for taking audio notes during my classes and find that it works great.
DigiVoice Recorder very good:
Nicely packaged and priced. Used for classroom lecture recordings. Pretty good quality capture and plug-in to computer is a needed feature. Display characters are a bit small but readable in good light. Overall easy to use.
Great functionality, way too slow startup for quick dictation.:
Do you remember the old fashioned tape recorders that you started by just pressing the record and play buttons at the same time? I'm starting to miss that simplicity as the UX70 can take quite a while to start a recording. As others have mentioned, this guy has a problem with passive battery power sucking. If I leave a brand new duracell AA battery in it, within a few weeks it will be completely drained, even with the ux70 hold switch turned on. So unless you are using this every day, you really need... more info
Works well as a music recorder:
I bought this unit hoping that I could get decent recordings of live music. I'm very pleased with the fidelity of music recorded in the ST mode, even when using the tiny built-in mic. The sound quality rivals that of the Tascam DR1, which I have used, and many consider the first choice in digital audio recorders (and twice the price of the Sony unit). The unit also works well as an MP3 player, though there is no shuffle mode. The spring-loaded menu navigation button seems cheezy, but I'll give the Sony... more info