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Rechargeable Cordless Voice Recorder?
I feel pretty frustrated that I spent a bit of my time at Futureshop deciding whihc one to pick and I decided to buy the $120 one (4G)with the cord to hook up into the computer. The other one that's $30 I thought was really cheap because you needed batteries.
Well turns out, the $120 one that I bought needs two batteries too! Batteries are a big no-no for me. I thought the cord was like a cell phone charger, you know? Are there even such kinds of voice recorders?
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Hi there,
Thought I would chime in with my experiences since nobody else has. :-)
I have a very high-end voice recorder. It makes the best recordings I have ever heard from a portable device... and it uses batteries.
To be clear here, and forgive me if you already knew this, but all portable devices that don't have to be plugged in all the time us batteries.
The ones you are referring to use batteries... they are just batteries that you can't change. These are called "captive" batteries.
Captive batteries are rarely a good idea. Take a look the the iPhone, iPod, etc... The biggest complaint is that when the battery fails, and it happens quite often, you have to send it back to Apple to have it changed. This is EXPENSIVE.
When you run out of battery, you either have to have an external battery pack to plug in (bulky) or be somewhere where you can plug in to charge.
The voice recorder is the same situation.
There is a reason why the very best voice recorders do NOT have captive batteries: When the battery runs out in the middle of a lecture, you just change batteries and keep going. Anyone with a cheap non-changeable battery is dead in the water.
Even most cell-phones have user-replaceable batteries. I used to carry three batteries at all times.
I am curious: Why are batteries are a big no-no for you?
Worried about throwing them away? Simple, use rechargeable ones. There are some very good rechargeable ones available at a great price in the sizes that are most common for voice recording devices: AAA and AA.
If you would like recommendations, please let me know.
If there is another reason you don't like batteries, perhaps you would inbox me with the concerns and I could help you find away around them.
Good luck!
P.S. As someone who has owned MANY portable recorders over the last 25 years, I would NEVER again buy one where you could not change the batteries easily. Trust me on this one. :-)
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