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List Price: $95.99
Our Price: $119.75
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Franklin Electronics
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Batteries Included: 1
Batteries: 2
Battery Description: 2 AAA
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Franklin Electronics
EAN: 0084793996290
Feature: Immediate access to clear, concise definitions for over 200,000 words, including inflected words
Format: CD
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Franklin Electronics
Manufacturer: Franklin Electronics
Model: SCD-1870
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Franklin Electronics
Studio: Franklin Electronics
Warranty: 1
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Immediate access to clear, concise definitions for over 200,000 words, including inflected words
Headwords and definitions pronounced aloud with Franklin's ClariSpeed Technology
Discover correct spelling based on phonetically entered words
Advanced thesaurus and grammar guide with 500,000 synonym returns
Confusables feature, comprehensive Franklin Grammar Guide (with quizzes), and over 20 tables of useful information at your fingertips
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Editorial Reviews:
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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
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Friend Forever
Comment: 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.
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Summary: A Must-Have For Word Lovers
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Please do not waste your money.
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Good Product but Get It for Less
Comment: This Franklin's SCD-1870 is a good and convenient product (looks great too). I especially like the fact that one can simply pop in an expansion card (dictionaries, references, games, and even bibles) to obtain additional functions--without having multiple gadgets. I purchased mine, via Amazon, from xpresstech for $90.99 + $5.49 shipping.
I also have the German (has the best features & tools of the 3), the speaking Spanish (has an annoying tiny & not expandable read screen), and the Italian dictionary bookman cards. I first purchase the German dictionary bookman card from J&R, $19.99 with $5.99 shipping and handling; I then later purchased the Italian and the (speaking) Spanish dictionary bookman cards from AimHi (of IL), $19.99 each, and didn't have to pay any shipping and handling (received them on the 3rd day after placing the order.) Therefore, if you are considering additional cards, you might want to consider AimHi instead.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Got 1 million pennies?
Comment: I am really hoping for a touch screen dictionary with its contents as good as this dictionary.
Pros.
Many words, great thesaurus, word correction, multiple lines of display, easy key inputs, games, basic grammar help, voice pronunciation, voice read ... well I can't really name them all but you get the point.
Cons.
The flip cover breaks easily (you won't really miss it because it bugs more than it does good). Umm... the battery lasts too long... wait that's another Pro...
This product is for people of any language background trying to learn English one word everyday... NO! tens of words everyday and actually know how to pronounce them.
And if you are thinking about buying anything cheaper than this dictionary. Know this that you will be frustrated with the following: lack of pronunciation, one or two line display, lack of thesaurus, and probably the lack of word and phrases.
So far, I've bought two and I am not disappointed. In fact, I've been doing well increasing my vocabulary for the past year with this dictionary.
BOTTOM LINE: You don't have enough pennies nor the time to not pay for this so take the price and invest in your future.
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