Sony M-450 Microcassette Recorder with 30 Hours of Battery Life

I found this Sony recorder perfect for making quick dictation notes, so much so that I constantly use it and may well purchase a second one as a backup. It is ergonomically well designed, the appropriate control buttons easily accessed, and doesn't attempt to look fancy like the Olympus models. It has a clear voice replay, with a very well designed Cue and Review Control (rather oval shaped, so you don't accidentally hit any wrong buttons), the record button is prominently red and the microphone silver, so it's hard to make any mistakes in recording or accidentally erasing information. Similarly, the Pause control reveals a red spot when activated, so you don't have to guess if the machine is actually on pause or not. An unexpected feature is the stereo sound when you plug in a pair of earphones: unlike your standard tape recorder that will only provide sound through one phone in a headset, this recorder feeds sounds to both sides of a headphone. As the manufacturer description indicates, it has two speeds to extend cassette length. If you want a personal dictation recorder that is as small as can be expected, is inconspicuous and literally compact, then this is a wise and economical purchase.

What I received was less than satisfactory. Basically, it was junk, and I just threw it away, nothing worked.It wouldn't let you open the door to where the tape goes, and therefore you couldn't change tapes. Or if it wanted to it would gobble up tapes. The three main buttons, any one of the three would sometimes get jammed.

I carry this with me all the time now.

It's a replacement for an older model, same brand, which i really liked, for my personal use. I felt it was quite expensive compared to my old one.

The recorder never worked and Amazon will not take responsibility. What a disappointment with Amazon. Guess they don't need my business

Marty, Computer Lynnwood.When can I get the fulfillment of my order? I am waiting for the 2nd part of the order that you assured me would come to my home? I will amend my review when the 2nd item is delivered as you promised.

Ask me why I need analog recording device ; certain audio products and distributeables need to be analog and on tape . In addition - I can keep certain audio recordings off the net . So its pretty hard to hack - Got mine today . I tested it out . Seems okay , no scratches or dings I could find . It already had batteries in it and a tape . The tape had been previously recorded on - some test recording and a lecture I could not make out clearly . Also , it came wrapped in a frak load of bubble wrap ; it took me 5 minutes to release it . This IS a used item . I get that . I however would have liked to have seen it in box , with batteries not in it and with clean tape . Nevertheless , it seems to be in working order. Should work fine for my purpose.

IT ARRIVED ON TIME AND WORKS WELL/