Olympus VN2100 Digital Voice Recorder

by Olympus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 2.5 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000I3C6BU
• Item model number: 141877
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,600 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Olympus VN2100 digital voice recorder with 36 hour recording time

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good value, with a caveat, November 13, 2006

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Coralie McLean "Newsguy" (washington, dc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus VN2100 Digital Voice Recorder (Office Product)

I'm a journalist and I record a lot of interviews. I rely on the Index button to note important quotes and zip ahead to them later when I'm transcribing. This Olympus only allows 10 index marks per session. So if someone says something interesting for an 11th time, you can't note it digitally; doing so would require hitting the Stop button and starting a new recording session. That's a pain. As for ease of use, the recorder sports a logically laid-out interface. It's also lightweight; I hardly notice it in my jacket pocket. However, I'll look for a new recorder with better indexing capabilities.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beware, don't make my mistake, April 17, 2007

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L.C. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus VN2100 Digital Voice Recorder (Office Product)

This product does exactly what it says it does. I realize now that what I wanted was the VN2100PC which has the USB port on the side. I wanted this device to record lectures and transfer them onto my computer but when I got the recorder and opened it I realized that there was no way to make the transfer. This is good quality and easy to use, and I suppose it would be handy for recording things that you don't mind erasing. I wrongly assumed that most recorders are made so that recordings can be stored elsewhere (like old cassette recorders) but I was wrong. If you want to transfer recordings, you will want the VN2100PC which costs about $15 more. Once again, the mistake was my own but I wrote this so that other costumers don't get stuck with what has become a paper weight to me.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Product, November 30, 2006

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Ryan (WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus VN2100 Digital Voice Recorder (Office Product)

For the price you can't beat this thing. The only thing that I have a problem with is it not having a backlit display. But that was not unexpected. The mic on this is pretty sensitive. I recommend for a product under $35.