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 Disappointing... January 4, 2004
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
My dad bought me this dictionary for my schoolwork last year. I didn't know how he paid then. But I totally freaked out when saw its price. This does NOT worth $75! The screen is very small, and I always pressed the 2 letters at a time because the button were SO TINY! It's about a size of my pinky's nail! also it is BIG. It's not good for caring around. If you really need a electronic dictionary, i recommend Franklin MWD-1440 Dictionary. It might look kinda small and lame but it knows how to do its thing! I say it's way better than this one.
 Significantly inferior to the LM6000b model June 4, 2002
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
There are four main things that need to be improved:
1) The letter keys are very, very hard to press and enter. It takes forever to enter even a short word.
2) The screen is too small. It takes a long time to scroll down all the definitions. The first line is also hard to read due to the shadow.
3) The speaker is in the back, not in the front that it should be. This causes a lot of problem for me since while I can't hear the pronunciation very well, the persons opposit of me usually complain that it is too loud.
4) The game selection key gets stuck easily causing the problem that a reviewer in Brazil described. This problem happened to mine and my friend's machine as well. You should try to pick the game selection key until it got unstuck. After I got mine working again, I no longer dare to play word game on it...
 great idea but poorly designed August 25, 2003
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I bought this item a year ago. It is a very handy dictionary. Excellent idea, however its prroly designed. Keys get stuck, I kept a pin just to free the key. After two months it just died. I discovered a problem with battery case. It's a weird design. I suggest you wait for their better designed product. Check out their newer model FRA SCD1870 (Franklin Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Speaking Dictionary) It has a larger screen and hopefully better designed keys.
Disappointing features October 1, 2002
C. lui (Salt Lake City, Utah USA)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I have been using different electronic dictionaries, but I am deeply sorry to against some or most of the positive comments here about this product: this product is designed for English speaking people and not an tool ideally for ESL or even kids to learn English.1) the explanation or defintion not using easy understanding explanation or words, causing hassle on finding a bunch of words in order to understand its original meaning.
2) The pronounication is a machine program based not human voice base, it could mis-spelled the word. Try "dove" and you will hear it pronounced as "damn".
3) The pronounication only works on a complete word that was factory-stored in the chip, meaning you cannot expect it to say any name or any combination of letters that was not programmed.
4) The word search is an avaliable option but useless. It doesn't start to show the words list and then narrow down when you are entering the spelling. So you need to make sure that you have the word spelled right otherwise not much help from the machine, pretty on your own.
5) The batteries need to be installed carefully for getting the power contacts.
6) The screen display and the audio are OK only
7) The size is too big for travel carrying. My advice is to check the return policy before purchase. Using website "The Newbury House On Line Dictionary" will worth more of your times and cost nothing. In fact, I purchased one but switched to other brand within 2 weeks.
Beside, I just can't understand how this company been in the market for a pretty while and still using the old technology? even way behind the "Made in China" product.
 Definitely a handy tool for the word curious! November 25, 2003
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I've had mine for at least 1 1/2 years and have had to change the batteries only once so far. Granted, I don't use it constantly, but when I do, the word I'm looking for is stored 80% of the time. That said, I have to add that I'm often looking for words in more specialized fields that I can then only find in big and bulky dictionaries. I love this gadget because whenever I come across a word I haven't heard or read before I can quickly type it in and usually get an explanation. I give it only 4 stars because a) sometimes the explanation contains more words I have to look up, and not enough examples to understand it easier, and b) because it is not backlit. I understand that a backlight uses more power, but maybe an added lithium battery for just such a purpose (preferably rechargeable) would do the trick so it doesn't get too heavy. Either way, while a clear plastic flipcover would be a good idea to protect the keys, I have not had a problem with keys getting stuck or any other issues. I am overall very happy with this product and recommend it to anyone who likes to expand his vocabulary or who simply has fun with words.
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