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Granted, I got a year and a half of use out of it but now it's just another chunk of electronic debris. A whole row of the display went out, making it unusable. It has no listings for about a 1/3 of the words I look up.- No auto-fill while typing a query, you have to type the entire word before finding out if it's listed or not.- Display broke relatively soon after purchase, no repair options.This last point upsets me most. No repair options, no exchange/upgrade offers, no recycling, zilch. I bought this back in 2008 when I needed a small, portable dictionary/thesaurus while traveling. It worked reasonably well for the price but I have a few complaints:- Entries are somewhat limited. Called Franklin but because I bought it thru Amazon they said "sorry, warranty is up, nothing we can do".
So I am using it just as a reference, not translator. I was confused, because it listed Russian language as one of the languages in the package, but it is NOT there. Overall - good for the price, but needs better description of the features. Like it, but wish it had a back light for I read a lot with a reading light in the dark, so it makes it tough to read the screen in poor light. Has good amount of words, but not special terms and not as wide range as say, Oxford dictionary. Has a few cute word games, that might help building up your vocabulary and quick thinking.
I have only found a couple of words out of a dozen or so that it could not define so far. I find the Franklin MWD 1490 electronic Reference Set to be quite helpful. Overall a good value for the money.
Very impressed with all its function and the ease of use. Would recommend it to anyone needing this type of dictionary.
The product is all it says it is. Thank you. GREAT Quality/Price and Delivery. Keys are a good size and the database is detailed and complete.
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