cheap as chips digital recorders

[Sally Dixon]

Hi all,

I know that most of us will have followed the 'spend the most you can' 
principle when buying digital recording hardware. In most cases that 
means we've availed ourselves of some fairly decent and equally 
expensive gear. A friend of mine is looking for a cheap as chips 
digital recorder to replace his old dictaphone-style model, as we can't 
get the mini-tapes for it up here anymore. As this is for his personal 
use he doesn't have a lot of money to spend (maybe only around $100), 
but just doesn't want to end up with something with worse quality than 
the dictaphone/mini-tape recorder.

I told him to wait until I'd asked around as he records language, songs 
and important ceremonies with the recorder so if at all possible I want 
to try to improve the quality of recordings since he has to buy a new 
device anyway. He's also an old fella, though quite technologically 
savvy, so something simple, or where the settings can be set and left 
would be a bonus.

Can anyone recommend a cheap, portable digital voice recorder that 
isn't completely nasty?

Many thanks,

Sally

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Sally Dixon
Linguist

Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre
PO Box 2736 South Hedland WA 6722
Ph: (08) 91722344  Fax: (08) 91722355
www.wangkamaya.org.au