Customer Reviews

GE 35369 Mini Cassette Recorder Value Pack

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I purchased this recorder to record voice only. I will use these tapes to record and listen to auto-suggestions during self-hypnosis. I found the machine easy to use but the noise recorded from, apparently, the machine itself is so distracting that it is not usable. In other words it self creates and records noise. During playback while I am speaking it is just barely acceptable. During pauses in speaking it is noisy and distracting to the point of irritation. I would have been willing to pay more for a recorder for this use but it was the only one available at the store I was in. Now I am searching for a machine with better quality audio. In the future I am sure I will switch to digital but tape is most functional for me at this point in time...

There are some of us in the world who still have a need for a good old-fasioned traditional cassette tape player, and this is a great little solution. As an educator involved with individual teaching and testing, I needed a small tape player that would travel easily. (Many educational publishers still produce stories and tests on old-fashioned cassette tapes.) What makes this GE tape player superior to the many I'd looked at in popular chain stores is its price and the COUNTER. This is a difficult feature to find, and I only located it because it was in the illustration on Amazon. There is one drawback to this product of which the purchaser should be aware. It does not come with an adaptor, and there is little information provided about how to obtain one. My husband found one in a local chain store, but had to adjust the connections to make it work. Overall, a great little Amazon item that's not a book!

This compact recorder has jacks, controls and a counter. However, that's where the attractivness ends. the noise from the gears that drive the tape is picked-up by the built in microphone producing a very poor quality recording.

I purchased this cassette recorder because I wanted a small one with a full size tape. When I listened to the first recording that I made of a meeting, there was a constant hum or noise during the playback that clearly came from the recording mechanism. The recording feature is of such poor quality that I am surprised that this product is still on the market.

My advice to anyone considering this recorder is to look at another brand. I returned the one I bought for a refund because in my opinion, it was worthless.

I just recently bought one of these recorders, and it barely works at all. The first time I used it during an interview, the recorder only picked up ten or fifteen seconds of talking, and the rest was a high-pitched squealing noise that resembled a fire alarm. I'm returning it as soon as possible. Maybe this was just a bad recorder, but I'm not going to take my chances with a new one.

Though cassette tapes have largely been replaced by discs, I'm not sure if they shall ever completely go the way of the 8-track or vinyl records. Tapes are still less expensive to make than a cd and major corporation still use them. Nevertheless, it is becoming more and more increasingly difficult to find a decent handheld regular-cassette tape recorder. I used one for over a decade, taping lines for plays and music for songs to memorize. It also came in handy taping a roommate snoring and for used in some practical jokes. Not long ago I dropped the recorder I had used for years and was forced to go looking for a new one. Like I said before, there aren't many out on the market and many of the ones that are out there are too expensive. This nice little recorder from GE is a bit overpriced at Amazon (but it does include a tape and batteries), but it's one of the better priced and most easy to find ones currently being sold. The recorder does occassionally pick up some "static" noise during a recording, but almost all tape recorders have done that--this is analog, not digital. Overall, the GE 35369 CASSETTE RECORDER is a nice little handheld cassette recorder that serves its purpose well.

I purchased this cassette recorder because I wanted a small one with a full size tape. When I listened to the first recording that I made of a meeting, there was a constant hum or noise during the playback that clearly came from the recording mechanism. The recording feature is of such poor quality that I am surprised that this product is still on the market.

My advice to anyone considering this recorder is to look at another brand. I returned the one I bought for a refund because in my opinion, it was worthless.