Why I buy this one ?
- Immediate access to clear, concise definitions for over 200,000 words, including inflected words
- Headwords and definitions pronounced aloud with Franklin's ClariSpeed Technology
- Discover correct spelling based on phonetically entered words
- Advanced thesaurus and grammar guide with 500,000 synonym returns
- Confusables feature, comprehensive Franklin Grammar Guide (with quizzes), and over 20 tables of useful information at your fingertips

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What our customer's say!

"Excellent Investment", Excellent product! I have used this dictionary for almost five years now. It is easy to use, informative, and has withstood being dropped countless times. It has very good learning tools to help you expand your vocabulary. The "speak" tool has helped me fix words I had mispronounced my whole life. I love it...worth the money.

"A Friend Forever", I have had The Franklin model SCD-1870 for several years now. I'm so grateful and happy with it I'm compelled to say a few words about it.

Two AAA batteries I put in several years ago and it still works! And I use the dictionary pretty much every day. As others have noted both the LCD and the speech are clear. Vocabulary capacity is more than enough. It comes with a lot more than a mere dictionary, like eBooks, but I use it primarily as a dictionary.

I nominate this product as the best product of the first decade of the 21st century.


"A Must-Have For Word Lovers", I'll never forget now the day I received my electronic dictionary. It has changed my life. My mother bought me the Franklin SCD-1870 Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and I was in awe of this handheld device which looked like a little notepad but functioned like a computer. I spent that night and the next day looking up every single word I could think of, even the ones I was familiar with. I would link myself from word to word and started building up my word list and looking up new words and studying the SAT Word List. I loved pronouncing the difficult words and the batteries that came with the dictionary lasted for 18 months before the computer told be it was on low battery, and this was after using the device nearly every single day. I love saving words in the Word List, although sometimes the list is erased if you leave the device out in an extreme temperature, so be careful and make back-ups. The games serve their purpose and I don't have a problem reading the text. This works pretty quickly if you are typing in a word that the computer matches identically, but you have to wait a bit if you type in a word that is spelled incorrectly. The asterisk and question mark function helps out a lot though if you are not sure how a word is spelled. This is highly recommended and it is definitely one of those products that makes me wonder how I ever went without it. I need it by my side at all times now.


"Please do not waste your money.", This review pertains to Model SCD-1870A, ISBN: 159074174.

Please do not waste your money on this product. My girlfriend and I bought two of these dictionaries together, through an online vendor, and both had defects.

At first my saved wordlist would delete periodically (which is frustrating when you have saved around 30 new words and are trying to expand your vocabulary). Then my dictionary simply stopped working, after around 4 months of use. My gf's still works, but her wordlist deletes once she turns the power off.

For the price asked, the product is made extremely cheaply. You'd expect a more durable plastic--one that could withstand a small drop. The dictionary has a "cheap" feeling when you pick it up, and it is somewhat difficult to type, since the letters are so small. On average, it takes the dictionary about 1.5-2 seconds to find a word once you type it and hit enter. I've seen less expensive dictionaries look up words AS you type, meaning that if you type "gramm," the word "grammatical" and other similarly spelled words would come up, thus saving you time.

I gave the product two stars instead of one b/c it did have useful features (it's just a matter of those features working). The dictionary is very powerful--I read a lot of philosophy & scholarly works and have not found a word Franklin could not define. It has great word games as well, and the pronunciation is fairly comprehensible. But again, for the money paid, the product is too poorly constructed to receive, in my opinion, anything above 2 stars.

My sister has a dictionary made by Sharp (http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-Electronics-PW-E550-Electronic-Dictionary/dp/B00028DM96/ref=pd_cp_e_0?pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0000A8VNU&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=146VZ2PJ1K0NRC9Q68P3), and for looking up words it is much better, and has a more durable feel to it.

"Good Product but Get It for Less", This Franklin's SCD-1870 is a good and convenient product (looks great too). I especially like the fact that one can simply pop in an expansion card (dictionaries, references, games, and even bibles) to obtain additional functions--without having multiple gadgets. I purchased mine, via Amazon, from xpresstech for $90.99 + $5.49 shipping.

I also have the German (has the best features & tools of the 3), the speaking Spanish (has an annoying tiny & not expandable read screen), and the Italian dictionary bookman cards. I first purchase the German dictionary bookman card from J&R, $19.99 with $5.99 shipping and handling; I then later purchased the Italian and the (speaking) Spanish dictionary bookman cards from AimHi (of IL), $19.99 each, and didn't have to pay any shipping and handling (received them on the 3rd day after placing the order.) Therefore, if you are considering additional cards, you might want to consider AimHi instead.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"Wonderful product.", My husband just got into book reading last year and wasn't familiar with lots of words so I bought this for him for Christmas. It's great and was a good price. He loves it.

"Great service", Purchased as a gift for my husband. It's exactly what he wanted. He is very pleased with all the functions. Delivery was timely and arrived as specified. Very satisfied.

"dictionary", We purchased this as a gift and when we saw it, we ordered one for ourselves.

"Franklin SCD-1870 Speaking 11th Collegiate Dictionary", Excellent product. Lives up to everything good that is said about it. The price was right and it was delivered promptly. Although the shipping package was not in good shape when it arrived, the manufacturer's clam shell packaging protected the dictionary against any damage. I had tried to find it in local stores such as Target and Circuit City where supposedly they said that it was available, however I only found it for purchase on the internet. I am very pleased with the purchase.

"Good Product w/ Drawbacks", This is a great product with clear, easy definitions.

Quality Points:
1)You can highlight a word within a definition and it will look it up.
2)You can save words within a word list so you can go back and review it.
3)I was never a fan of games in products like these but they are amusing once and awhile.

Drawbacks:
1)The back-lighting. You cant use this dictionary in the dark.
2)The cover is flimsy and useless. It will break regardless of how careful you are.
3)This is a concise dictionary. So you will be missing some stuff within a definition but the average user can care less.
4)The processor is slow. This is very noticable when you misspell a word.
5)The speaking part is decent but you shouldnt depend on it too much.
6)The keys tactile feeback is good but too hard to push. It woul have been better if they werent covered with a rubber coat.
7)The word list on my dictionary will sometimes clear itself for no reason. I am sure if this is just mine or a defect in the product.

There are a lot of complaints but this is the best dictionary you can get out there. Most of the complaints is livable except for the slow processor and #7.