Customer Reviews:
Not what I needed
This product has several features but not the one I was hoping for. I had wanted to type in my own sentence and have it translated instead of having to choose from the ones it has in it’s system. I misunderstood what it was capable of doing.

Very Helpful Item
This little “gem” is very handy and easy to use. My husband uses it while he’s learning English as a Second Language at the University class he’s taking. He never leaves home without it! Thank you so much to whom ever invented it!

Great device
I love this product. I do wish it had a lit display for using in those dark restaurants

Excellent product
Despite several bad reviews, I purchased this product after losing my Franklin BES-1850. I started using Franklin English-Spanish dictionaries over ten years ago and they have proved to be very beneficial in learning Spanish. This one is no exception. Some reviews said the sound wasn’t loud enough; mine is perfect. One complained about the screen being too small; mine is more than adequate. Some complained about it not having a backlight; although it is convenient, it is not necessary. I would tell anyone who is considering buying this to go ahead and buy it. You won’t regret it.

What a dud
I just got it. It is quite poor.

First, the speaking part: It is so quiet as to be useless except when using the extraordinarily uncomfortable ear piece.

Next, the screen.

The letters are so small, that even with reading glasses it is almost unreadable.

The display:

Poor contrast regardless of the setting.

Phrases:

You can only get pre-programmed phrases after going down rather long selection trees. Good luck using that.

I wish I could give this thing zero stars, or negative, because it is of no practical use.

Buy ANYTHING else, but stay away from Franklin. I’m a slow learner, since over the years I have bought several of their tools and have hated them all.

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