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Hi Matt,

Mikes' advice is good. Two points worth noting; I'm not aware of any
digital voice recorders that take AA batteries but a few calls might
sort that out; Rechargeable AAA batteries - i don't know if they're
that easy to get a hold of or what the price of the charger is.

I spent $30 on a MP3 player for my mother. Ok, it's a no brand Asian
made thing. But guess what, it plays MP3's, has a FM radio and a voice
recorder. The voice recorder works brilliantly. She takes it to
meetings, uses it as a dictaphone and so forth. It's ideal for what
you want and is priced well within your range. With regards to
batteries, she gets about 20 to 25 hours per battery (it only takes
one) which is probably 2 weeks worth of lectures for a full-time
student. Putting that in context, you're buying a 4 pack of AAA every
month or so i'd say you're doing pretty well.

I don't normally post to these things because i think in some respects
they can be an utter waste of time. People jump in and have a
technical debate about something that may be correct in itself but
doesn't fit the context in which the forum was created. I suspect you
would get better advice by picking up the telephone and speaking to
someone or calling in to an appliance/ electronics store.