Best Electronic Dictionary Translator

Russian <-> English Talking Electronic Dictionary ECTACO Partner ER300T Category: Talking dictionary Language pair: English Russian; Russian English; English English Number of words: over 430,000 Size: 6.06 x 3.62 x 0.87 in Weight: 7 oz Battery Type: 3 x AAA batteries, included PC connection : No ECTACO Partner ER300T is an English Russian talking electronic dictionary. Its English-Russian and Russian-English dictionaries hold a total of 430,000 words. The model also carries an English explanatory dictionary of 12,000 words. In addition, ER300T is a good reference tool: aside from the English voicing function, it provides English irregular verbs, most popular American idioms, and a 12-topic English-Russian phrasebook. With about of 5,000 entries in its TOEFL dictionary, this handheld device will prove to be helpful to those getting in shape for the exam. The Examination section offers you the option to test your knowledge of the newly acquired words. This ECTACO Partner holds a lot of traditional ECTACO handhelds’ features, such as instant reverse translation, dictionary Look-up and Fuzzy search , advanced word recognition, and, of course, bilingual interface. More Functionality: Four thrilling games Built-in speaker (with volume control) Headphone jack Scientific calculator, currency and metric conversion Local and world time, alarm and calendar Plus! Super Value Bonus CD! Get access to over 12,500,000 words. This amazing bonus CD carries numerous LingvoSoft dictionaries for Windows, Palm OS, Pocket PC, and Mobile Phones.
Customer Review: OK for the price
It is OK as a portable dictionary. My 72 y.o. mother uses it while studying English - her native language is Russian. She says it has enough of the most common words so she does not have to use the actual big dictionary every time she needs something translated. However, she cannot verify the desired word’s pronunciation using this talking dictionary -whoever created it knew nothing of English pronunciation whatsoever. My American husband cannot even recognize most of the English words by listening to it. Do NOT use this device if you intend to learn how to pronounce English words as well as their meaning. Translation seems to be accurate so far (two months after the purchase).