Portable Cassette Player Tape Recorder with Stand-Alone Microphone & Built-in Speaker, External Sound/Tapes Convert to Digital Format, USB Disk Audio Player, Retractable Handle, Headphone Jack

Perfect for my job at the Magnus Institute. Records very well.

Avoid, this is a piece of junk. Tried to play a tape - first there was a lot of whirring noise as though some part of the mechanism was loose, then it chewed my tape. Now my refund has not been paid, even though I returned 10 days ago.

Perfect for retro computing as it has the required input and output (mic/ear/remote) but if you're looking for hifi quality then look elsewhere - modern cassette mechanisms just won't cut it. One thing to note is that it does not come with a power supply and it requires a decent usb power supply capable of supplying a couple amps (the listing says 1 amp but i found that to be inadequate and resulted in poor performance, or no performanceat all). I've not tried the battery power option so can't comment on that.

Cassette record poor, playback of old tapes good, recording using usb very good.

Great build quantity , in facts feels more solid than some of the original machines I grew up with . Works very well and the USB/Cassette digital transfer and recording functionality very easy to use and works exceedingly well . Good sound quality as well . Great value for money .

In my experience the worst reviews are no at all true. But it's a little disappointing for two reasons. Here is my overall experience so far: 1) The price needs to be watched. I bought it at a higher level than the price has been since and there is an additional voucher today. It is a pity and I would have waited had I realised how the pricing seems to work. 2) There was an initial issue and I couldn't get it to record and couldn't try again until tonight where it has recorded by the look of it, but it won't play the on the more recent Media player. That is a disappointment. 3) When I asked about the problem I was told (as confirmed by at least one review) that I could download a different media player, but I am sure no specific player was mentioned and an specific option would be helpful 4) The second disappointment has been the volume level on the recording. Much quieter than I expected and a surprise because the actual play back has generally been excellent and as good if not better than the basic players I used for many years. Perhaps a different media player will work better - I will have to see, but as a player it is fine and it does record but the volume is a disappointment - I can hear it, but my wife will struggle with that. A shame TBH Oh, and unless there was something wrong with the 4 new Duracells the battery life is not long. I'll see what happens with another batch, but although the supplied USB wire is OK and can naturally be used with a USB to socket adaptor, I was hoping to use batteries for some of the copying

SOOO disappointing! VERY poor Performance! Every single Machine (I ordered 3x previously & 5 x after...as the price seemed reasonable;~each one 'Clunked' noisily throughout...they are not fit to use...I have requested RETURN & REFUND & yet NOT had the courtesy of any contact for the Return QR code or, Label; only request to explain:- WHICH I DID!! I'm really angry at being ignored & have spent so much on useless Machines...AMAZON ought to look into this Seller😤😡‼️ There's no decency in some Sellers; which I find VERY disappointing & duped into purchasing extremely 'Unfit-for-Purpose' Machines‼️

Bought for my son who loves retro. I had one of these from childhood but this one has USB connector. My son very happy with this item.