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 enlarge | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $99.95
Buy Refurbished: $52.35
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New (46) Used (5) Refurbished (6) from $52.35
Rating:  24 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 0.5 x 1.4 x 3.8
MPN: ICDUX70
Model: ICDUX70
UPC: 027242723870
EAN: 0027242723870
ASIN: B00142VMMS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: New Sony Warranty included----No shipping to APO's & FPO's ---Shipped in Sony-sealed box with Owner's Manual, Sony accessories, and New Sony Warranty. Buy with confidence-Authorized Sony Dealer since 1990.
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 A very nice little recorder September 16, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've been a heavy user of digital voice recorders in the past for noting down ideas when I'm in bed (and the lights are out -- no paper), and for when I'm driving. I don't use it for much else, but when I do use it, I tend to use it a lot.
I started out with Sony, then went to Olympus, and now I'm back to Sony again.
This little unit is my favorite so far. Transferring sound to my Mac couldn't possibly be easier. The size and weight are the best yet, as is the recording length.
Where I ding this little marvel is in a few areas: The buttons are too tiny, and too similar. The first Sony I use had a large and square record button, compared to small round buttons for everything else. Based on everything I've used so far, this is the "right" design; why Sony used all tiny round buttons for the UX70 I'll never know, but it forces me to check and recheck myself to see which buttons I'm really pushing.
Battery life is absolutely terrible. The worst I've ever used. And I don't mean continuous recording length (which is probably what the unit is designed to excel at). I mean the situation where you leave a fresh battery in the unit for a month, and then pick it up hoping to quickly jot down a voice note. I'm using high-capacity (2500 mAh) rechargeable AAAs, and these things can't even last *two weeks*. And that's with the unit on "Hold" the entire time!! This makes it completely useless as a "there when you need it" recorder, and I think it's going to make me get rid of it. My only option right now is to carry about the battery separately, but since the startup time for this unit is so long, it means I'm almost sure to forget the idea that I wanted to jot down in the first place.
The Olympus DS-2 shares this "passive life sucking" trait, whereas my first Sony did not. I bought this Sony thinking that I could count on them, but I guess my usage pattern is not very common?
The last negative is the internal speaker. Basically you should plan on never using it, or using it merely to confirm the fact that you did actually record something. However, the poor sound quality is unrelated to the quality of the recording itself, as playback on a computer will show.
If I could have long battery life (my first Sony would go 6 months without having to change two AAAs), then I would love this little guy. But in reality it just frustrates me that nearly every time I reach to use it, the battery has been completely drained. And this when it was supposedly "off" too. Leaving the display on, it doesn't even make it much longer than a week.
 Sony Digital Recorder September 15, 2008
It does everything I expected and more...And the voice recordings are so clear that no one has any problem understanding my voice because I am teaching English and Chinese both. Thank you so much for making this product available on Amazon. Nancy Aki
 ICD-UX70 September 10, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As stated in other reviews, the internal speaker is TOTALLY USLESS. I'm returning the recorder.
 Awesome recorder September 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This recorder is great. I use it during my music class so I can record our session. Mic is sensitive enough to pick up the piano and my voice. It's a little sensitive so I lay it on the piano. Amazingly you don't hear the vibrations from the piano. I love that you can just plug this to your computer via USB and drag and drop the files from the recorder to my PC. This product works well for me. I love it.
 Basically Not Usable, What a Disappointment August 24, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I was so thrilled with the idea of being able to record MP3 style. And, to a limited extent, I have been able to do this. But, I was up against my first problem when I went to instruction #1 and could not set the clock properly. Writing tech support was of no help. Now I am finding the instruction manual just does not correlate with how this works, and I am at a loss currently as to how to set the mic sensitivity, how to adjust the volume. I have owned many electronic products, but this is the first time I am up against either/or the manual or tech support being of no help in guiding me how to use this product. Sorry to say, but because of this issue, I am afraid this item will be junked soon. Too bad. It has so much potential. What a waste.
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