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I have used several digital recorders over the last few years. This is by far one of the best in its price range. Sound is excellent, however the software that comes with it may or may not be compatablie with Vista or Windows 7. The door that opens to remove the card, get loose after a lot of use, and there is a tendecy to drain batteries quickly, but for high quality sound recording in a small package, well worth the money.
3. I want to add my experience with some issues that have been mentioned, in hopes it will be useful to other potential buyers. I had trouble with the control button at first. It is a big sheet of paper, but after all, there are many features to be covered. No matter how great Amazon is about offering a replacement, and they are, realize that this model comes with Dragon 9. But I paid attention to how I pushed it, and the result I got, and learned pretty quickly how to use it for consistent results.
That is why the model number ends in DR9. 1. The Dragon issue - I am writing this in August 2009, the current version of Dragon is 10, and the version that comes with this product is 9. 2. The directions are understandable, and similar, if not superior, to what you get with other electronic products. It took me awhile to figure that out.
The now have drivers for up to Windows 7. I have it running fine. Great product.I would rate it a 4 now.
I find it overly sensitive. I have been a fan of Sony products for many years, but this particular product is a frustration to me. When I left my previous company I had to leave the Dragon Software behind. The joy stick is a nightmare, for me at least.
I have more crashes on the Parallels virtual machine than I thought could be possible. I have trouble getting it to do what I want it to do. The right, left, up down is fairly easy, but in trying to push the button down the machine usually responds with an "up" execution. I have many of the frustrations that some of the other reviewers have mentioned. Hmmm. My biggest hesitation in doing so was that I would have to give up being able to dictate to text unless I ran Windows.
So I bought Parallels, installed it. Bought the recorder and software and installed it too.
Why did I give it two stars. I also bought it to go with the Dragon Systems speech recognition software that it came bundle with.
What a nightmare. The push to execute feature of the joy stick, when I get it right, usually takes two or three pushes to actually perform the intended operation.I tried to upgrade using the coupon for the full version of Dragon, but they would not accept the code, and asked full payment instead.
Phooey.Finally, I switched to an Intel based Mac two and a half years ago when I changed companies. If anyone has any suggestions for me I am all ears, otherwise this recorder will end up getting tossed into Lake Washington the next time I go across the floating bridge.
Must be nostalgia and benefit of doubt from all my other many good Sony experiences.
The direction sheet is unreaable and measures 3 ft. I hate this device for many reasons. It takes more time to figure it out than it is worth. I would throw it out the window but am afraid I might hit someone and get sued. So upset. I have been trying to use it along with the dragon program for months now and I give up.
as you unfold it and try to use it. You need to be a computer genius to make this work at all. by 3 ft. The recorder has one tiny, tiny button in the middle that does everything or if you aren't good with it it does nothing you ask it to do. I can not even find out how to turn it off so I have to take the batteries out each time and then re-insert them. I am going to use my daughters cheap one and maybe actually get something accomplished.
I spent over 250.00 and wasted untold hours of my research time.
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