I bought 2 of these recorders. One for myself to record my granddaugher. and one for my son and daughter in law to record her. I got out tapes I had recorded when my son was 3 (he is now 23) and it was so great. Also my dad passed away the Wed. before Thanksgiving and I didn't know it but he was on one of the tapes at Christmas time when Justin was 3. That was the greatest to have that now that he is gone. I would recommend this to anyone. Not only is this product good but it's a great thing everyone should do you can't get those memories back.