Sony ICDUX70 Digital Voice Recorder MP3 Stereo Recording and Playback | 
| Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $99.95
Buy New: $55.96
You Save: $43.99 (44%)
New (51) Used (5) Refurbished (6)
Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.5 x 1.4 x 3.8
MPN: ICDUX70
Model: ICDUX70
UPC: 027242723870
EAN: 0027242723870
Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days
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| Features:
| • | USB Direct Connection | | • | 1GB Built-in Flash Memory | | • | Up to 290 Hours3 of Recording Time in LP Mode | | • | Drag & Drop File Transfer | | • | Windows/MAC Compatible |
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Product Description
Plug the ICD-UX70 directly into your compatible PC and enjoy easy, drag and drop file transfers. Its built-in 1GB Flash memory lets you record up to 290 hours of lectures, personal notes and more. You can even play back your favorite MP3 audio files and listen on the included stereo headphones. This compact and attractive digital voice recorder features five recording modes, Windows and Macintosh compatibility and it's available in three fashionable colors.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Not worth the cost! November 21, 2008
I purchased the ICD-UX70 because I need a way to take quick notes at work and my wife wants a recorder that she can use while she teaches from time to time.
Pro: Small, light weight, good close up audio recording, Stores as MP3 files, audio files have good sound when played on a computer.
Con: Integrated speaker, screen size, user interface.
The speaker on the unit is worthless!! The only way to hear playback is to be in a quiet room and put the recorder to your ear or use the supplied head phones. The recorder will also pickup each time you touch the device. Simply pushing the stop button will be picked up on tape and over power what is being recorded.
Summary: I would not recommend this recorder unless you are only going to listen to files on your computer or with headphones and never touch it while recording.
 Expectations Met & Exceeded. November 18, 2008
The Sony ICDUX70 Digital Voice/MP3 Recorder has met and exceeded my
expectations. I used it to record stories being told by Old and Distant relatives about the life and times they've experience. I've transfered these audio files to my computer and likewise copied MP3 music from my computer to the ICDUX70. It is a joy and user friendly. The small size makes it convenient to put in your shirt pocket to record casual converations or sales pitches for later review. However the small size, for me, has two drawbacks. I have to wear my glasses in order to use the device and it is too darn easy to loose it. I lost one, bit the bullet
and got a 2nd one. Love it.
 Depends on your needs November 9, 2008
I think your reaction to this recorder will be based on your needs. I bought an Olympus (which I LOVED!) but I could NOT get it to transfer the files to my Mac - actually I tried with three different Macs. I don't listen to the files from the recorder, so I don't care about the internal speaker at all. I am reading teacher recording lessons for listening back to for instructional purposes. I also agree that the file naming and organization lacks, but as far as the recording, use of plug-in and transfer files and use of the functions that I need, the recorder works fine.
 Junk, Junk, Junk October 15, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Piece of plastic cr*p. Purchased it at Staples and decided to return it within two minutes of playing around with it
You can't hear anything
The buttons are cheap and will fall off quickly
The sound is horrendous
The microphones can't pick up anything outside of a foot.
The menu is unreadable and a disaster.
If you touch the main control button the recorder goes into another mode
Save your money. Do not buy this! You have been thoroughly warned!!!
 A very nice little recorder September 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been a heavy user of digital voice recorders in the past for noting down ideas when I'm in bed (and the lights are out -- no paper), and for when I'm driving. I don't use it for much else, but when I do use it, I tend to use it a lot.
I started out with Sony, then went to Olympus, and now I'm back to Sony again.
This little unit is my favorite so far. Transferring sound to my Mac couldn't possibly be easier. The size and weight are the best yet, as is the recording length.
Where I ding this little marvel is in a few areas: The buttons are too tiny, and too similar. The first Sony I use had a large and square record button, compared to small round buttons for everything else. Based on everything I've used so far, this is the "right" design; why Sony used all tiny round buttons for the UX70 I'll never know, but it forces me to check and recheck myself to see which buttons I'm really pushing.
Battery life is absolutely terrible. The worst I've ever used. And I don't mean continuous recording length (which is probably what the unit is designed to excel at). I mean the situation where you leave a fresh battery in the unit for a month, and then pick it up hoping to quickly jot down a voice note. I'm using high-capacity (2500 mAh) rechargeable AAAs, and these things can't even last *two weeks*. And that's with the unit on "Hold" the entire time!! This makes it completely useless as a "there when you need it" recorder, and I think it's going to make me get rid of it. My only option right now is to carry about the battery separately, but since the startup time for this unit is so long, it means I'm almost sure to forget the idea that I wanted to jot down in the first place.
The Olympus DS-2 shares this "passive life sucking" trait, whereas my first Sony did not. I bought this Sony thinking that I could count on them, but I guess my usage pattern is not very common?
The last negative is the internal speaker. Basically you should plan on never using it, or using it merely to confirm the fact that you did actually record something. However, the poor sound quality is unrelated to the quality of the recording itself, as playback on a computer will show.
If I could have long battery life (my first Sony would go 6 months without having to change two AAAs), then I would love this little guy. But in reality it just frustrates me that nearly every time I reach to use it, the battery has been completely drained. And this when it was supposedly "off" too. Leaving the display on, it doesn't even make it much longer than a week.
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