Franklin DMQ221 Collins English Dictionary with Thesaurus

Sma.l and compact. Not just a dictionary.

the item was alright but I could nor read the writing on the lid how to use

Cant do without it. Helps with your crossword and other word games. This purchase was to replace the same item which had an accidental crash.

After sending and returning other versions of this item I have decided to keep this. They are all far too small. My old Franklin was much easier to use and the thesaurus much better. This is very fiddly and I find that using a rubber pointer is better than fingers. The makers of these should realise that quite a percentage of customers are in the older age bracket. The screen is too small for older eyes and especially one of the other types had a green screen which was not good at all. Black printing on yellow or white background is the best. It also switches off too quickly and you have to reset it again each time. It would be much better to improve the dictionary and thesaurus rather than have calculators, clocks, phone number storage, etc. One of the plus points of these is supposed to be that they are pocked-sized. My old Franklin was a good big bigger but still pocket sized. Smaller is certainly not better.

My dads an avid Telegraph crossword fan and was in a panic when his go-to Franklin dictionary & thesaurus stopped working. New battery didn't fix it so I got a phone call - can I order a new one please. Sound familiar? So I trawled Amazon and review after review, with my dad saying "don't bother with that just the same as the one I've already got", only it's donkeys years old and no longer available. No worries, Franklin have a new and improved model (allegedly). Only some of the reviewers comments made me concerned, with similar people in similar boats saying the new machine had FEWER words than the old one, and was infinitely more complicated and less intuitive to use. Surely not? I stumbled across 3 main brands (well more on paper but just looking at the photos and description there are really 3 different manufacturer models). Rebranded versions of the Franklin, Lexibook and Seiko. I did as I was told, although I also ordered the Lexibook model as it had good reviews. Surprisingly, dad found the Franklin difficult to use and generally WORSE than his old Franklin... and didn't get on with it. Instead, he found the Lexibook way easier to use and more or less told me to bin the others. Turns out the other, more cautious, reviewers comments were spot on. Having said that, everything is a personal taste so you might disagree and love this Franklin. If nothing else I hope they, as a company, take note of these reviews and think carefully about what is important to people, especially considering the age groups of those generally wanting to use these 'pocket dictionaries. 1) Make them easy to use. 2) More words and better thesaurus suggestions the better - obviously, that's not rocket science or asking a lot. 3) For the price I'd really expect a larger, clearer display. A 1980s digital watch has a better LCD. 4) Larger keys as well as display. Seriously...Make a slightly larger version if needs be but make it more useable.

Bought to replace an older one that died through old age! In regular use.Comprehensive. Other makes may have slightly bigger screens.Type more or less same size.

I am disappointed. I purchased it mainly because of the advertised black text/white background colour combination. In actual fact it is blue text on a hazy grey, meaning that it is nowhere near as easy (for me) to read as it should be. Even the box image glows with black text on a white background. Not only that, but being a crossword fan, as as an anagram test I always write 'subpost', hoping that 'bus stop' will appear. 'subpost, sub post and postsub all return 'No anagrams' as the response. That's strange, I thought, and so I tried bus stop in the dictionary ... same response. It is anyone's guess how many normal English words and phrases are missing. Disappointed.

Product easy to understand good r many uses

This is a good product however it stopped working after less than 1 year. I have no idea why. We put in a fresh Duracell battery too. Very disappointed. I had this growing up 30 years ago and that unit lasted decades. Build quality has decreased!

Easy to carry with word games for children.

Over all I have to say it works for what I bought it for. My grandson was using his tablet to look up the definition and spelling of words. But, when I wasn't in the room he gets side tracked with videos or ads that would pop up. Ironically, the dictionary he had doesn't always have an easy explanation for a second grader in defining words that they can understand. I have found that this is working great we've had it for about 2 weeks now. There are only 2 dislikes. 1) is the size; I wish it was a bit larger. On the box that the owner uses to advertise it You can see that it looks like a good size. You could see by the picture that it's not very big at all. 2) Is if it was black on white meaning the background in white and the writing in black. However, it's an older model so it's bluish black lettering on a green background. But it gives you the definition and it also has a thesaurus that works great as well. I would recommend it to anybody looking for a quick way to help when spelling and finding the meanings to words for first grade to adulthood.

コンパクトで軽く持ち運びには良いのですが、記述内容が簡素過ぎます。ちょっとした単語や熟語は調べられず、座右に置いて使うのには殆ど向かないと感じます。現在持っている同じFranklinの電子辞書は落として蓋の部分が壊れてしまったので、本品を買ったのですが、正直の処買わなければ良かったと反省しています。

small but easy to use and to read. Great for doing crossword puzzles