Panasonic RR-US590

The Panasonic RR-US590 is a top-of-the-line 2GB MP3 voice recorder that connects to your computer via USB 2.0. Although the maximum recording capacity is 576 hours in mono/SLP speed, stereo recording/playback is also supported(albeit using more memory) as well as XP and LP speeds or 'modes' for even better quality.

This is basically a modern version of the 'Dictaphone' so function takes president over form. Most people use these for journalism, to record lectures, and/or field location recording. Many functions are common to this line, the only differences being recording capacity(except for the RR-QR230 which has only 64MB memory and no USB). 3X Zoom-Mic which has three sensitivity modes, voice recognized operation, playback EQ and a dedicated music folder are some of the more modern features of this line. You can protect your files by setting a password for each folder and hooking up an external microphone or headset is possible via the built-in jacks. Repeat functions such as file repeat, A-B Repeat, all files continuous playback, and folder repeat are accessible from the front LED screen.