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 Best purchase i have ever made September 11, 2005
W. Chalabi (CA)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
The franklin speaking 11th collegiate dictionary is probably one of the best purchases i have ever made. This thing is amazing! it's small enough to fit in my jacket pocket or my backpack and it's quick to return search results. Dont get me wrong, it may take a second or two to find the correct word, especially if you are using variables in your search(eg. Know*)
I am going to break down the pros and cons for this little machine.
Pros:
*Inexpensive($90 shipped)
*fast
*small size
*Contains massive amount of knowledge
*Speaks the actual words
Cons:
*not backlight(though i never find it hard to read anything off the screen)
*Battery life a little on the short side(just buy rechargeable batteries and charger)
*Speaking feature not all that great(thought it does the job!)
Overall, a great buy, I just bought my girlfriend and myself one each and we both love it. I just wish i had this back in highschool.
 Product is disappointing and misleading July 12, 2004
Xinxian Zhang (Douglas, Alaska United States)
14 out of 27 found this review helpful
Although the product description says on amazon.com it is "Accurate Pronunciation", the speaking of a word is not clear or even it is not accurate at all. For example, the pronunciation of "quantitate" is wrong. It is misleading. English is my second language. I am very disappointed about the dictionary because I wish I could use the speaking function to improve my pronunciation. Otherwise, I might have a much cheaper one without the speaking function. I think the product defective. I am asking for full refund.
Top-of-the-line portable electronic dictionary November 10, 2006
#1 Amazon Shopper (Los Angeles, CA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is a really good portable e-dictionary to own. I've bought this for for my child to take to school instead of carrying the regular dictionary in book form. Although it's more expensive than many other e-dictionaries out there on the market, you'd truly get what you pay for on this gadget. It makes no sense to own an e-dictionary if it does not contain definitions of words you've entered in it. I had a list of words used to check and compare the sophistication of many e-dictionaries. The word list consisted of advanced science words, medical words as well as advanced collegiate words. This is the only e-dictionary on the market where it returned with definitions for all but one word on the list. The majority of other e-dictionaries failed after the first or second word on my list.
Furthermore, my kid's writing teacher, a retired English teacher, had at first disapproved of using this e-dictionary and recommended buying the book. Well, my kids let her try it out while they're working on an assignment. She came back at the end of class to say that this e-dictionary is really good. Now, how's that for an endorsement of this product!
 best on the market September 9, 2007
D. liu (san francisco)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
Pro: Lots of words, rarely you can find a word that is not included in this dictionary unless you are working in a very specialized field. Size is small. Definition is better than many desktop dictionaries.
Con: Slow processing time, it sometime takes as much as 5 seconds to retrieve a definition. Key button is small, and not easy to press. Pronounciation is not very clear. But you can plug in your own earphone to get better quality. For most words, you don't see sample sentenses in a definition. There is no picture in a definition at all.
Anyway this is one of the best on the market for an electronic dictionary. My ideal electronic dictionary should be,
1. A large collection of vocabularies.
2. Definition retrieving time is less than 0.5 second.
3. Color screen, and include color picture in a definition for noun.
4. Video clips in a definition for verb.
5. Samples sentenses in definitions.
6. Pronounciation is clear and loud.
7. Buttons can easily pressed.
Electronic Dictionary Done Right! September 26, 2003
Blueiz (Redwood City, CA USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Can't say enought good things about this Electronic Dictionary. I've been waiting for them to get it right and they succeeded! Highly recommended. I keep it nearby while reading and use it all the time.... this one won't sit in your drawer... it's actually useful. Has a great screen that is very close to an actual dictionary entry. Kudos, Franklin... you did a great job on this one! Thought it was a little expensive until I started to use it, now I think it was a bargain!
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