Sharp PWE300 Electronic Dictionary, Thesaurus, Crossword Dictionary and Puzzle Solver
Posted by Notcot on Sep 23, 2010 in Handhelds & PDAs |
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It took me weeks to decide on which Electronic Dictionary to buy. I needed to make sure that I purchased the one that had everything I needed. I wanted to make sure that my choice was the right one. I am absolutely thrilled with this Dictionary, it has easy buttons to press, easy to understand instructions and a large clear screen. Great for crossword assistance, and everything else you need from a Dictionary.
Would highly recommend to everyone.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is one of the best things I have ever purchased. I was hesitant for a long time because I thought it was too expensive for what it is; especially when I already own the large hard copies of the Oxford English Dictionary and Thesaurus. How wrong I was.
The reasons that this is amazing are as follows:
1: When I am lying on the sofa reading a book and a word crops up that I can’t quite get my head round (‘fecundity’, for example) I can simply reach over to my dictionary and tap in the word, without having to put my book down and pick up and leaf through a huge great dictionary. This may seem lazy, but the point is this: with a hard back dictionary, a lot of the time I simply wouldn’t bother looking things up at all, but would guess (and probably misinterpret) the meaning of the word and possibly the whole section of the book.
2: I read a lot on the Underground on the way to work. There is absolutely no way I would consider taking a huge great book version, therefore this is hugely useful.
So why buy this one as opposed to any other? Because this one has a larger screen, fuller entries and – most importantly – a super-jump function. This means that you can select words from one entry and automatically jump to the entry for that word. I cannot express the usefulness of this enough.
Plus – it also holds both encyclopedic references and the etymological/historical origins of the word entries. I’m not sure whether other models do this or not, but both things come in extremely handy.
In conclusion: yes, it IS worth the money. Buy it!
Rating: 5 / 5
I agree completely with the other two comments. This is a truly excellent little device. Small enough to fit in any pocket, yet contains the contents of a book to big for any bag!
I am currently undertaking an MA and the way defining words is so easy to go about, not only does your vocabulary increase, but your understanding of the work increases too.
I do not know how I could live without this now, £60 may seem like a lot, but it is an investment in your future, don’t delay buying this!
Here are a few of the features worth praising:
1) Large screen, easy to read long definitions.
2) quick view, allows you to preview all of the definitions available
3) Super jump, jumps to any word within the definition
4) ITS THE FULL OED AND THESAURUS IN A DEVICE THAT FITS IN YOUR PALM!!!!!
4) No need to exit the current definition to search again, simply start typing an it starts a new search.
5) When typing a word it automatically brings up a list of words that begin with the letters you have typed.
Seriously worth the money, you will not be disappointed!
Rating: 5 / 5
An impressive piece of kit, very fast and extensive definitions. One small niggle, I spent ages trying to puzzle out how to put spaces between words, only to learn from the helpline that there is no such device…one simply does not put spaces, punctuation marks or symbols between words. Thisisaweirdconceptbutwhattehheck. Impressive looks, nice silver case. I like it.
Rating: 5 / 5
This I have found tobe a fantastic electronic dictionary. I scrabble a lot, and checking the meaning or spelling of a word is as instant as one can type the word. The Chambers Dictionary I have used for years is now tucked away neatly on my bookcase ….just in case!
Rating: 5 / 5