Which is the best choice among these?

Question

Recorder: Olympus ws 210s or 512mb or the olympus ds-30

and what is the average price for each?

I need it not only for indoor usage but also outdoor.. any advise? thanks

Answer 1

Either one will work indoor and outdoor.  Some questions to consider when purchasing a digital recorder is: How does the quality of sound need to be, the amount of information you want on the unit (what is the maximum time you need for this to operate)?, and price range of the unit?  First lets tackle the quality of sound.  The higher the quality in the sound the less time you have to record the information you want to get on the recorder.  So it is a give and take.  If you need a lot of time, then you will sacrifice the quality of the sound.  now the WS210s has 512mb, the ds-30 only has 256, even though some features are very comparable between the two, I believe the WS210s has the best bang for you buck.  The only thing that is an interesting feature with the ds-30 is the removable mic, but the cable you will have to use to connect to the computer can easily get misplaced and forgotten.  The WS210s has the USB port connection already there and you don't have to worry about having the cable.  Another good thing is even though the mb of the WS210s is twice the size of the ds-30, the amount of information is more than double what you can put on the ds-30, plus the WS210 has more options of quality of sound than the ds-30.  My recommendation would be the WS210s!