voice recorder vs microphone

[louloute]

Hi all,

I need to record my voice for helping me studying and need advice.

I wonder what is best:
option 1: voice recorder (not cheap but easy to use and easy to record, + the mp3 file is ready to be transfered to my computer)
option 2: microphone (cheap, but have to don't know how to deal with the software and how to convert in mp3 file)

Does anyone have tried both?
Is it easy to use a sound software?

Where can I buy those stuff? Computer center?

Thanks a lot

[self]

If you don't need high fidelity, a "multimedia" microphone into your sound card is the way to go. Get the cheapest as they are all essentially the same mic capsule. Download the free http://www.wavosaur.com/

You can get cheap mp3 players from almost anywhere with a voice recording function. If you want to spend more you could try Tom Lee for mobile recorders (Zoom H2 for example).