Philips LFH 9610 Digital Pocket Memo ( Without Software)

Closer to 4 stars. This is an easy-to-use, shirt pocket-sized model with a slide switch, which seems less prone to malfunction than models with only touch button controls. It comes with 2 rechargeable Philips AA batteries and a charger. Be sure to use ONLY those batteries....NEVER non-rechargeables, which would overheat in the charger and melt down in the unit. Treat reasonably gently; four of these devices rotating among a group of seven users have, possibly due to unintended drops and other impacts, each developed some small and intermittent malady such as slightly delayed dictation capture, or 1-2 seconds lost at the end of dictation. If the little malfunctions could be confirmed as human error (drops, etc.), I'd give this unit 4.5 stars. All-in-all, a nice little unit. Retailers like TranscriptionGear.com can do much better on the price and give good tech support.