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