Memorex MB2180S Personal Micro Cassette Recorder

Rating:
Summary: A Fair Machine that's nice for the price
Review: I just bought this recorder and it is fairly decent in quality, especially since it is about $10 cheaper then the other micro cassete recorders from here. I have not used any other microcassete recorders before, but I am sure that there are probably more worthy recorders if you are willing to pay the price for them. If you plan to use the recorder frequently spending some more money may be better. However, this recorder does the job well for me, a low frequent user. You basically get a decent machine for a decent amount of money. And if anyone was wondering, it looks like the Panasonic recorder if you wanted to know what it looks like. It also includes one 30 minute tape but does not include batteries (2 AA)

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Summary: The speaker doesn't last!
Review: I've owned two of these stinkers in 18 months. The first one's speaker blew in normal playback in about 3 months. The second one's speaker has been fizzling for the last 7 months, and finally quit. It's been terribly frustrating -- and because the unit is so inexpensive, it doesn't make sense to try to have it fixed. Don't get it.

Rating:
Summary: The speaker doesn't last!
Review: I've owned two of these stinkers in 18 months. The first one's speaker blew in normal playback in about 3 months. The second one's speaker has been fizzling for the last 7 months, and finally quit. It's been terribly frustrating -- and because the unit is so inexpensive, it doesn't make sense to try to have it fixed. Don't get it.

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Summary: A little misleading
Review: Though the microcassette recorder works just fine, the technical data is misleading. There is no lapel microphone included, which is one of the reasons why I chose this item.