Olympus Pearlcorder S701

Pros: Good sound quality, two speeds, not draining of batteries' power.

Cons: No auto-rewind; the tape doesn't move in the opposite direction when a side runs out.

Review: The Olympus Pearlcorder S701 is a good little machine--not excessively draining on batteries, decent quality sound for a microcassette recorder, and recording at a slower speed (1.2, as opposed to 2.4) does not come at the expense of ...

Pros: Portable, cheap, sound quality good. Easy to use in an automobile.

Cons: A micro-cassette?

The Bottom Line: The Olympus S-711 Micro-cassette voice activated recorder is built solid, does the trick. Technology, however, has passed it by and you can do better.

Review: Slap me on the side of the head! Sometimes I cannot figure myself out. Shopping on-line one night (no, I was not drinking), I purchased an Olympus S-711 Handheld Cassette Voice Recorder and at $21, did I get a deal, or what I think the or what, wins ...

Pros: Decent no-frills value. It works.

Cons: Fidelity adequate (not great). Drop this on a hard surface, and it's probably all over.

Review: Occasionally I need a microcassette recorder. I use it strictly for business meetings, lectures and interviews. At least so far, the Pearlcorder S701 seems okay. My ancient Panasonic job finally crapped out; these bottom-of-the-line numbers just ...

Pros: Sound quality is OK. Machine is sleek.

Cons: Rewind control too close to Play button and Stop button very awkward.

Review: Your Basic hand- held recorder. Price is right; appearance is sleek; sound is adequate; BUT very frustrating to use: rewind control is too close to Play button and somewhat depressed-- there should have been more separation and Stop button hard to use ...