Thanks for all the replies.
Before reading them I found out that you can't upload recording from MD to PC --data-style that is--. Another limitation which I found and don't like is the inability to store data on audio MD players.
Those two characteristics, plus larger disks would make MDs amazing. I think that piracy has become a non-issue as pre-recorded MDs apparently aren't going to made anymore. Anyway this is a whole different discussion.
To clarify some points:
Storage on physical media
I think this *is* in fact a requirement, but I realized that if uploading to a PC is possible, then she could just burn the stuff on CDs.
Price
This is all dependent on functionality. $250 in the case of the Olympus DS-2000 seems a little steep for something that can only be used for voice recording. She needs the recorder once in a while, not every day.
Something that can record, play music and store data files, would justify a larger investment. My original post made no mention of these, but upon further investigation it seems like a good package.
I'm currently looking into iAudio (Cowon) mp3 players that have voice recording features. The CW400 (renamed from '4') looks pretty nice. I'll also look into the DS-330 as $100 seems a fair price for these needs in this case.
Before reading them I found out that you can't upload recording from MD to PC --data-style that is--. Another limitation which I found and don't like is the inability to store data on audio MD players.
Those two characteristics, plus larger disks would make MDs amazing. I think that piracy has become a non-issue as pre-recorded MDs apparently aren't going to made anymore. Anyway this is a whole different discussion.
To clarify some points:
Storage on physical media
I think this *is* in fact a requirement, but I realized that if uploading to a PC is possible, then she could just burn the stuff on CDs.
Price
This is all dependent on functionality. $250 in the case of the Olympus DS-2000 seems a little steep for something that can only be used for voice recording. She needs the recorder once in a while, not every day.
Something that can record, play music and store data files, would justify a larger investment. My original post made no mention of these, but upon further investigation it seems like a good package.
I'm currently looking into iAudio (Cowon) mp3 players that have voice recording features. The CW400 (renamed from '4') looks pretty nice. I'll also look into the DS-330 as $100 seems a fair price for these needs in this case.
