| | |  | Electronic Dictionaries | Home » » » » Franklin MWD-460 Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus | | | | | | | Description: | | Instant access to 274000 definitions and 500000 synonyms/antonyms. Patented phonetic spell correction&mdashenter a word the way it sounds and the dictionary will provide alternatives for misspelled words. Includes SAT word list customized vocabulary list and learning exercises and games. Convenient on-screen help and automatic shut-off. Requires two CR-2032 batteries (incl.). Reference Type: Dictionary Thesaurus Display: Four-line display Display Type(s): N/A Display Characters x Display Lines: N/A.Unit of Measure : Each | | | Features: | |
• Franklin Merriam-Webster® Dictionary & Thesaurus.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.75 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.51 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 54 reviews |
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61 of 62 found the following review helpful:
 Amen, and beware the keyboard!Jan 21, 2007
By D. DeLong
I agree with all of the negative comments made by previous reviewers, particularly the difficulty of opening the cover. I would add that the keyboard is very difficult to use. When a key is pressed, it gets stuck on one side or the other under the faceplate. If you push it again to unstick it, you generate the same character again.
I recommend that anyone interested in this product handle one in a store before purchase.
29 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 Not a good produceMay 06, 2007
By J. Bohannon
"jbohannon"
The dictionary and thesaurus is too limited to be of much use. Any odd word gets a "correcting" process and gives you other words . I would not recommend this unit above a fifth grader.
28 of 30 found the following review helpful:
Not for big kids....Dec 18, 2006
By H. Kay
I'm a college grad and I bought this dictionary thinking it would be convenient to look up words I didn't know in novels and the like. So far it seems to only have about 50% of the words I've looked up in the memory. Not too helpful, now if you are looking for word definitions like "hedge" - this is for you :)
25 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 great product for bad spellers on the go!!!!Apr 16, 2007
By Concerned One
"Thrashfan"
I've had one of these for over 14 years now, when they first started coming out. My brother has the original one I got freshman year in high school, and I have one I got junior year. This item is still very much the same as it was 14 years ago, just a little sleaker and smaller. Very easy to use, turn on, type the word, and search. It still has thesaurus and games, and as reviews below mention, occasionally still brings up entertaining words if you are as bad of phonetic speller as I am. This item is excellent to save you from digging through pages of a dictionary in search of just a spelling, and not the definition. A must if you can't even get the first 3 letters square like I do looking up words. Most of these models will also play hangman with you, amongst a few other games to try and work with your spelling skills. The spelling ace my brother still has actually contained many definitions. These little machines are worth their weight in gold for highschoolers and college folks writing paper, even with spell check on the computer.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Disappointing - MWD-460May 21, 2008
By Dennis W. Simpson
"Dennis"
Hard to use.
Hard to open.
Thin, soft rubber keys have to be pressed hard to work. So when entering a word, one or more of the letters usually don't show up. Have to press the keys hard and directly.
To turn it on, you have to hit TWO keys. I expected to just hit the power button, like my older Franklin electronic dictionary.
Too many buttons that just get in the way.
Most of the words I looked up when reading are not there.
Don't buy this unit. Look on....
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