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Merriam Webster Electronic Speaking Dictionary and Thesaurus
Batteries: 2AAA
Batteries Included: 1
Battery Description: 2 AAA
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Franklin Electronics
EAN: 0084793996290
Feature(s): Immediate access to clear, concise definitions for over 200,000 words, including inflected wordsHeadwords and definitions pronounced aloud with Franklin's ClariSpeed TechnologyDiscover correct spelling based on phonetically entered wordsAdvanced thesaurus and grammar guide with 500,000 synonym returnsConfusables feature, comprehensive Franklin Grammar Guide (with quizzes), and over 20 tables of useful information at your fingertips
Format(s): CD
Autographed: False
Memorabilia: False
Item Dimensions: Height 2"Width 9"Length 7"Weight 1.8 lbs.
Label: Franklin Electronics
List Price: $95.99
Manufacturer: Franklin Electronics
Model: SCD-1870
MPN: SCD-1870
Number Of Items: 1
Package Dimensions:
Height: 1.8"
Width: 6.9"
Length: 1.8"
Weight: 0.7 lbs.
Product Group: CE
Publisher: Franklin Electronics
Studio: Franklin Electronics
UPC: 084793996290
Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
This sleek, handheld electronic version of America's bestselling dictionary offers versatility, portability, and convenience. Access the words you need, anytime -- anywhere! Interactive learning with word games -- Letris, Word Dozer & more Built-in ROLODEX Databank with calculator & metric / currency converter Built-in QWERTY keyboard Displays up to 11 lines, with adjustable font size and contrast settings Includes - 2 AAA batteries and a comprehensive User's Guide Size - 5L x 3-1/2W x 1/2D
Customer Reviews Average rating - 4.0
Rating - 2 Date: 2008-12-28
Content: This dictionary is mediocre at best and a bitter disappointment for endurance of product. Major shortcomings are: non-retention of the last word used -- i.e., a word entered by user is not retained in the lookup window after the unit is powered off unless a word is deliberately saved by user in the unit's word list, which itself requires a rather tedious means for maintenance; the spoken pronunciation of a word does not sound natural -- i.e., the digitally-generated voice has a rather unpleasant machine-like quality to it -- therefore the definition should be accompanied by a pronunciation guide/key; the unit's physical keys are not user-friendly for larger fingers -- i.e., adjacent keys are too easily engaged, resulting in an erroneous entry and/or an inconvenient interference. My particular dictionary was purchased new but it remained fully functional for only fifteen months, after which, without ANY abuse whatsoever during ownership of the product, the ENTER key and up/down scroll keys failed to be recognized, rendering the unit useless except to read the FIRST PART of a definition by pressing the DICT or THES key on the unit's tool bar. Given that the failure of my Franklin SCD-1870 occurred shortly beyond its one-year warranty period, this experience leaves a nasty memory of a relatively expensive Franklin product. As a replacement, I purchased a Sharp PW-E550, which seems to be overall a product that is superior in almost all aspects to the Franklin SCD-1870, even notwithstanding no spoken pronunciation for the Sharp replacement.
Summary: Mediocrity and poor endurance
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-10-14
Content: Excellent product! I have used this dictionary for almost five years now. It is easy to use, informative, and has withstood being dropped countless times. It has very good learning tools to help you expand your vocabulary. The "speak" tool has helped me fix words I had mispronounced my whole life. I love it...worth the money.
Summary: Excellent Investment
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-08-28
Content: I have had The Franklin model SCD-1870 for several years now. I'm so grateful and happy with it I'm compelled to say a few words about it.
Two AAA batteries I put in several years ago and it still works! And I use the dictionary pretty much every day. As others have noted both the LCD and the speech are clear. Vocabulary capacity is more than enough. It comes with a lot more than a mere dictionary, like eBooks, but I use it primarily as a dictionary.
I nominate this product as the best product of the first decade of the 21st century.
Summary: A Friend Forever
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-08-27
Content: I'll never forget now the day I received my electronic dictionary. It has changed my life. My mother bought me the Franklin SCD-1870 Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and I was in awe of this handheld device which looked like a little notepad but functioned like a computer. I spent that night and the next day looking up every single word I could think of, even the ones I was familiar with. I would link myself from word to word and started building up my word list and looking up new words and studying the SAT Word List. I loved pronouncing the difficult words and the batteries that came with the dictionary lasted for 18 months before the computer told be it was on low battery, and this was after using the device nearly every single day. I love saving words in the Word List, although sometimes the list is erased if you leave the device out in an extreme temperature, so be careful and make back-ups. The games serve their purpose and I don't have a problem reading the text. This works pretty quickly if you are typing in a word that the computer matches identically, but you have to wait a bit if you type in a word that is spelled incorrectly. The asterisk and question mark function helps out a lot though if you are not sure how a word is spelled. This is highly recommended and it is definitely one of those products that makes me wonder how I ever went without it. I need it by my side at all times now.
Summary: A Must-Have For Word Lovers
Rating - 2 Date: 2008-07-01
Content: This review pertains to Model SCD-1870A, ISBN: 159074174.
Please do not waste your money on this product. My girlfriend and I bought two of these dictionaries together, through an online vendor, and both had defects.
At first my saved wordlist would delete periodically (which is frustrating when you have saved around 30 new words and are trying to expand your vocabulary). Then my dictionary simply stopped working, after around 4 months of use. My gf's still works, but her wordlist deletes once she turns the power off.
For the price asked, the product is made extremely cheaply. You'd expect a more durable plastic--one that could withstand a small drop. The dictionary has a "cheap" feeling when you pick it up, and it is somewhat difficult to type, since the letters are so small. On average, it takes the dictionary about 1.5-2 seconds to find a word once you type it and hit enter. I've seen less expensive dictionaries look up words AS you type, meaning that if you type "gramm," the word "grammatical" and other similarly spelled words would come up, thus saving you time.
I gave the product two stars instead of one b/c it did have useful features (it's just a matter of those features working). The dictionary is very powerful--I read a lot of philosophy & scholarly works and have not found a word Franklin could not define. It has great word games as well, and the pronunciation is fairly comprehensible. But again, for the money paid, the product is too poorly constructed to receive, in my opinion, anything above 2 stars.
My sister has a dictionary made by Sharp (http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-Electronics-PW-E550-Electronic-Dictionary/dp/B00028DM96/ref=pd_cp_e_0?pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0000A8VNU&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=146VZ2PJ1K0NRC9Q68P3), and for looking up words it is much better, and has a more durable feel to it.
Summary: Please do not waste your money.
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