Sanyo Cassette recorder

Advantages: Easy to operate with one hand
Disadvantages: Design covering tape window

...As a self-employed worker, offering secretarial services from my home I had to purchase a multitude of equipment in order to be able to present the extent of services I do. One of the services I offer is audio typing, and for this reason I needed a reliable dictaphone, in order to play clients recordings and type them up. Browsing through the Argos catalogue I saw the Sanyo TRC-525M and as it was a reasonable price I decided to go for it, as I also knew the client I was audio typing for would be using the cassettes that fitted into this machine. Once out of the small but sturdy cardboard box packaging, I was presented with the dictaphone, which resembled a neat little black brick. Its measurements are roughly 12cm x 7cm and about 2.5cm thick. This is an ideal shape and thickness to fit into the palm of your hand and be able to operate... Read review

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Advantages: Great sound quality, good set of features, three heads
Disadvantages: No remote control

...Many people seem to think that cassette tapes, and analogue audio in general, have had their day. For me though, I have so many cassettes that converting them to a digital format is impractical, and buying CD copies or paying to download them, too expensive. Unfortunately, the quality of cassette decks in most mini-hifi systems these days is very poor - the cynic in me wonders if this is a deliberate ploy to stimulate sales of CD recorders and other more "hi-tech" gadgetry. Hence, I bought this machine for the grand sum of £10 second hand. I believe it retailed for under £100 new, though I suspect it has been discontinued now. I will begin with the playback side of things. When I first started using this machine, I suddenly found myself listening to lots of old pre-recorded cassettes I had not dug out for years. OK, so they were... Read review

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Advantages: Stylish all in one VCR/DVD recorder which is easy to use
Disadvantages: When playing and recording one can clearly hear the fan running

...The Toshiba D-VR15 is a high quality easy to use VCR/DVD recorder with the looks to match and does not look like a metal box as other's do. It records DVD-R and DVD-RW and Video cassettes with high quality video playback and superior quality sound. Its easy to program the recorder with the on screen menu which is a breeze to use and intuitive to navigate and select the required options . The down side to this recorder is that it is tempremental when recording to DVD-R disks and occasionally fails to record if the disk has not been formatted correctly. The other down side is that when switched on and running the rear fan can be heard running in the background In all its a good quality recorder and very good value at the price. I would recommend it 9/10... Read review

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