This recorder does not work well as a plain recorder. I cannot even hear the audio that was recorded with the volume turned to max. Secondly, it seems to have compatibility issues with more PCs than just Macs. At least with Macs, they provided a workaround. For a PC that it is incompatible with, you're just stuck. Therefore, I can't hear the audio that was recorded from the recorder itself. I also can't upload it to my computer to try to hear it. Lastly, the transcription is just as unusable as the rest of it. There is a no return policy. I'm just out $200.