| In 1919, Olympus was known for its advanced | | | | and voice recorder that was chosen by the |
| technology that went from its first microscope, the | | | | mainstream is the Olympus WS-320M. Basically the |
| Asahi, to the cameras, digital players, and voice | | | | same as the WS-300M, it has the ability to store and |
| recorders of today.Founded originally under the name | | | | play up to 266 songs, with the track and artist name |
| of TakachihoSeisakusho, the name Olympus has now | | | | on the LCD display. There is an average 277 hours of |
| also become synonymous with top of the line voice | | | | recording time, with a direct USB port link to upload |
| recorders and accessories for the consummate | | | | or download immediately, and a built-in stereo |
| businessman and attentive student.Now, Olympus has | | | | microphone.The real big difference between the two |
| combined this flare for voice recording electronics | | | | is the price: as stated above, the 300M has a price |
| with the consumer's need for digital music players, | | | | tag of $102.79-$149.99, while the price tag of the |
| with their line of digital voice recorders with music | | | | 320M has a price tag of $159.99-$179.99. There also |
| playersWith the highest consumer vote of extreme | | | | seemed to be more merchants carrying the 300M |
| popularity of all the Olympus lines of digital player | | | | (16) than the 320M (3) in the online stores.The |
| voice recorders, the Olympus WS-300M weighs in at | | | | installed memory of the Olympus WS-300M is 256MB |
| only 1.6 ounces with LCD audio system built-in display. | | | | while the memory of the 320M is 1 GB. Both audio |
| Its price ranges from $102.79 up to $149.99, with | | | | formats were WMA andMP3, with a USB interface, |
| several online stores offering free shipping - such as | | | | headphones, and microphone. Both had PC and Mac |
| or Beach Camera.A compact brush silver device, it is | | | | system compatibility. Neck straps are available on |
| equipped with 256MB of internal memory, for up to | | | | both devices, with a silver color on the 300M and |
| 68 hours of recording time and stores up to 120 | | | | black on the 320M. The power source for both is |
| music tracks. It can plug directly into any PC or Mac, | | | | AAA type batteries, weighing .1 lbs, with dimensions |
| and then uploads or downloads files as chosen. The | | | | of 3.7" x 1.5" x .4" for similar dimensions.Olympus |
| big seller for it is no cables, docking station, and no | | | | presents its WS-300M, WS-310M, and WS-320M for |
| special software.It is simply a mass storage device | | | | consumers needing more recording time with an |
| for music, dictation, images and data digital data files. | | | | easier transfer process. The WS-300M gives 68 |
| No driver installation is necessary and its USB direct. | | | | hours of recording time and the ability to download |
| The WS-300M is a high quality WMA/MP3 music | | | | approximately 66 songs, the WS-310M provides 138 |
| playback function with WOW/SRS effect. It has a | | | | hours of recording time and 132 songs, and the |
| backlit, full dot, LCD display - with four recording | | | | WS-320M is capable of recording 277 hours of audio |
| modes (SHQ/HQ/SP/LP) and five folders for file | | | | while holding 266 songs.Check out for more articles |
| management.The second highest popular digital player | | | | on mp3players and RCA MP3 Players. |