128GB Digital Voice Recorder - Audio Voice Activated Recording Device with Playback Noise Reduction - Rechargeable HD Dual MIC Dictaphone for Lectures Meetings

I needed something seriously bright for riding unlit country lanes in the pitch black, and this absolutely delivers. It is basically like having a car headlight on your handlebars. The best part is the massive 8000mAh battery. You can run it on the brightest setting for ages without panicking that you are going to be plunged into darkness miles from home. The USB C charging is quick and convenient too.

We just started using this recorder, but already it's clear that this device is well made and performs well. The main things to know: -- It takes a few minutes to work out how to record, pause, restart, save, play back, and delete... but really only just a few minutes. It's pretty easy to pick up quickly. -- The quality of the recording is sharp and clear, even without having to make any adjustments in the settings, like noise reduction or bitrate (I'll leave that to more tech-savvy minds to explain that second one). -- The design is great. It came as a surprise how small the recorder is, but it's in no way flimsy or lightweight. It is satisfyingly weighty and feels good in your hand. -- There are some excellent advanced features, which allow you to hook up other devices like MP3 players, and you can create a musical library as well as a voice recordings library. -- It's great for doing dictation, but it also appears to be especially handy and easy to use for long recordings, i.e. class lectures, interviews, etc. -- Though not included in the packing list, our recorder came with headphones which plug into the side of the recorder, which makes for discreet playback of your recordings. -- It connects through the USB port on your computer/laptop with its included cord, making it easy to import recordings. This cord also allows the recorder to charge up from the laptop or computer. All in all, it's a superb recorder, and I can't see a more expensive device doing a better job -- definitely there is excellent value for money here. There are two reasons why the recorder gets four stars instead of five: -- That connector cable from the recorder to a USB port is very short, less than eight inches. While this is ideal if you're setting the recorder next to your laptop or computer to share files, it's not practical for charging the recorder in a wall socket. It would've been great to have a longer cable included specifically for charging. -- When I tried to register the device at Evistr's website, I was able to create an account, but never could locate the option to register the recorder itself. More importantly, my computer alerted me that I was logging onto an unsecured website, so that was the end of me entering any of my information, and my visit to the website. So even if there is a warranty (I haven't seen any evidence that there is), our device isn't registered and won't be covered. Those two negatives are hardly game-changers, and I'm still overall quite satisfied with the purchase. I'm just going to go on faith that the recorder will work well for a long time... watch this space.

Very happy with this purchase