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A whole row of the display went out, making it unusable. I bought this back in 2008 when I needed a small, portable dictionary/thesaurus while traveling. Called Franklin but because I bought it thru Amazon they said "sorry, warranty is up, nothing we can do". It worked reasonably well for the price but I have a few complaints:- Entries are somewhat limited. 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. Granted, I got a year and a half of use out of it but now it's just another chunk of electronic debris.
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. So I am using it just as a reference, not translator. Has good amount of words, but not special terms and not as wide range as say, Oxford dictionary. I was confused, because it listed Russian language as one of the languages in the package, but it is NOT there. Has a few cute word games, that might help building up your vocabulary and quick thinking. Overall - good for the price, but needs better description of the features.
I find the Franklin MWD 1490 electronic Reference Set to be quite helpful. I have only found a couple of words out of a dozen or so that it could not define so far. 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.
GREAT Quality/Price and Delivery. The product is all it says it is. Keys are a good size and the database is detailed and complete. Thank you.
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