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