Modern age is age of gadgets. Moreover, here is one digital device to upgrade the collection. Digital voice recorder DS-330 is an advance digital audio device. It is very easy to use and is very user friendly as well, and it is very handy so one can carry it very easily. It is a product from Olympus. It comes with a PC suite and is compatible with Mac. It has the capacity to record for around 5 hours. The long play back mode can record up to 5 hours and 30 minutes. It also has a docking station to download files quickly to the computer. It consists of a memory to store five folders for file management. File downloading is very simple on computer from this recorder.

Its street price is around $150 approx. It has a readable LCD, which has quite a good quality. It has a good backlight, when one press a button on digital voice recorder DS-330 the light turns on and it has a fair voice quality. It can record up to 2 hours and 30 minutes in its short playback mode. Recorder and the software offer a unique feature, that is, noise cancellation. This recorder is a good choice for recording in less than ideal conditions. One cannot change the order of message in the recorder.

One can connect the digital voice recorder DS-330 directly to the PC with the help of USB cable provided with the recorder. One can also change the file format from DSS (Digital Speech Standard) format to WAV format by using the DSS player software, which comes along with the recorder. User definable function keys are also there which the program offers like- playing, rewinding, stopping, and so on. The controls are clumsy.

Battery life of this recorder is good and sound quality is better. However, the volume is low. There is one problem, which is associated with it, and many people have complained about it, that is if the driver is lost then one cannot download it from the website. If one wants a driver then he has to pay an extra amount of $50 to replace the driver. Moreover, the existing driver does not work with the upgraded versions of windows.

With the help of this recorder, one does not need a fax machine every time. One can dictate files to the recorder and then can upload them in the PC and then e-mail them to the desired person. Olympus also provides with the service for the product. If required, the product or the parts can be replaced. One can ship the product to Olympus service centre with the repair receipt. The product repairs in around 5 to 10 days. One should ship the product carefully to avoid damage in transit. Repair is not free of cost, there are charges associated with the repairing and actual charges may vary after the repairing process is done. It is a good choice to make it included in collection as it has good voice quality and a unique feature of sound cancellation.