A few years ago, I bought an Eltrinex V12Pro -recorder. I used it heavily for a few months, until one day, it stopped working. I tried brand new batteries, but it wouldn't turn on, and the computer wouldn't see it when I plugged it in. I bought another one, and eventually, the same thing happened. In both cases, the time stamps on the recordings started becoming inaccurate a few days before the recorders stopped working. I also had a similar thing happen with a Plextalk Pocket that I bought used prior to that. I notice that, with my Olympus DM-720 and DM-770, I have to set the time whenever I insert the batteries, and so far, both have lasted me a few years. So I suspect that it was some sort of cmos battery that failed in the other ones. Now, I bought a Milestone 112 Ace and absolutely love it. But mine has the clock built-in, and I'm worried that the same thing will happen again. Are my concerns justified? Also, this one has a non-removable battery. Is there any way to have it replaced once it starts to truly degrade? Note: I used the blind tag because all but the Olympus recorders are made for the blind.
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