But in reality the case is cheap, thin plastic - the whole unit creaks and flexes if squeezed tightly - and feels like to would disassemble if dropped.

This thing is totally made of cheap plastic, everything from the mic guard to the tripod mount to the battery and memory card doors.

The unit is plastic, and it's that nasty slippery smooth plastic that forever feels yucky and sweaty after the first few days of use without constant cleaning

A lot of people complain about "cheap plastic", so after reading all of

It feels like cheap plastic and small controls are hard to adjust

With that said, it does have kind of a cheap "plastic" feel to it which is a shame, as it is very much a professional tool

I pick up the recorder and am a bit surprised by the feel of it, as it's very lightweight and the plastic that it's made of feels cheap

Slide buttons are cheap plastic and have the feel of wearing out rather quickly (several users report breakage after just 2 or 3 times of use)

Sound quality is not bad, but the design is cheap flimsy plastic.

easy to broke cheap plastic

if you like shiny plastic chrome that breaks, buy the zoom.

Great!However, the microphone is made out of cheap plastic and it eats batteries if left in the mic, but I am ok with that.

My one grip is that is is covered in what feels like cheap plastic.

Kinda worried about the battery defect and the cheap plastic over the micro sd input.

Zoom has come up with winning sound through the most fragile plastic means, but it's far from reassuring--instead, a recipe for disaster.

Very poor build quality, made of cheap plastic

While the construction is made of cheaper plastic, we haven't had anyone break one yet

Just don't drop it as the body is weak plastic.

Also, many reviewers have commented on the cheap, plastic feel

It's tiny and made out of super cheap plastic

It's kinda buiky and cheap plastic.

The 1/4 screw hole is soft plastic and is easily destroyed if you screw into it too far

(I should also note the cover is made of a hard plastic but looks like it might come off and break with enough force; just be careful as you open it.

The 1/4 screw hole is soft plastic and is easily destroyed if you screw into it too far

Very cheap feeling plastic, would hate to drop it!

It's tiny and made out of super cheap plastic

It's about the same as a remote control on a quality TV, but not has bad as the cheap plastic on some toys

Good cheap, plastic, with great audio quality.

On the plus side the cheap plastic makes it really light!

(Of course, that's because it is plastic, but a very flimsy feeling plastic.

The body is made of what feels like cheap plastic that would break at the first dropping

As others have mentioned the unit does feel cheap, transmits handling noise, and the tripod mount is weak plastic, but the same can be said of any other digital recorder in this price range.

Good cheap, plastic, with great audio quality.

, I loved the style and look of it, it was very comfortable to hold, but it is VERY cheap plastic feeling

The plastic concerns me as I'm not sure it will hold up well

Cheap plastic feel to it and the recording was not even all the way around plus it picked up a fair amount of handling noise

While the mics are protected, they're protected by cheap plastic and the mics themselves seem very fragile

The unit is plastic, and it's that nasty slippery smooth plastic that forever feels yucky and sweaty after the first few days of use without constant cleaning

However the hollow plastic body that the unit is made from makes it very susceptible to external vibration and resonance

it records fairly well, but this becomes a moot point as soon as the cheap shiny plastic construction gives and it breaks.

The H1 is made of very hard and very cheap plastic with no protective coating or rubber feet (think cheap Chinese toy plastic)

On the down side, the housing appears to be cheap plastic and I find myself handling it with kid gloves for fear of breaking something.

Only real disappointment is that this is some seriously cheap plastic.

Very poor quality body - cheap plastic & rattling covers.2

The plastic on the gray part is low density (cheap, easily breakable plastic)

The only downside is that this thing is made of cheap plastic

The only issue I have is that it is made of cheap plastic so one must be careful with the unit.

CONS- Plastic body feels cheap for a $99 device

For the price, clearly they put all their money into the components instead of the casing, and I'm not rough with it so for me the cheaper plastic isn't a problem.

It feels somewhat like a toy given Health in the plastic is and I worry about breaking it particularly the plastic that covers the SD card slot

The device does give a cheap plastic feel and texture but having it for about three days and already been

The plastic is cheap: it feels like an old electronic football game in the hand

it records fairly well, but this becomes a moot point as soon as the cheap shiny plastic construction gives and it breaks.

but if you're going to do that put a wind filter on this as it picks up the pops and p's a little too well

Pros:- Microphones are clear with a wide field and well-separated between L/R- Easy to set up - not too many things to

The Zoom H2 is only $30 more ... could someone comment on any advantages and recommend a selection?Thanks!

it came with and the audio is quite clear as long as it is pointed in your general direction, but not as good as with the lapel mic

audiophile-grade playback gear and the 96kHz LP rips I make on the H1 still sound about as good as those made on any other ADC I've got

Technically it is as good as without the tape hiss, weighs less than one mike and carries in my pocket not my car trunk

The built in auto level doesn't work as well as I would've hoped

The quality of recordings seems to be as good as with the higher priced units.

I advise getting a strong windscreen because the one sold in the accessory pack did not work as effectively as I would have liked.