Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: PERSONAL recording only

This is my first digital voice recorder, so I can't compare it with others.I use an old Sony MD player/recorder to record class lectures. The quality is excellent, however, there's no usb connection, so I'd have to play back the lecture into the PC to record it.I bought this recorder as a refurbished item, but I assume the recording/playback quality is the same as new.If you use this device for personal memos, it will work just fine. The device needs to be a few inches away from the mouth. However, when recording from a distance (ie for a lecture), the recording quality diminishes greatly. You can still hear the content, but it comes across distant and a bit fuzzy.I'm gonna stick with the MD recorder for now.