Ectaco ML350 Handheld Electronic Universal Translator Dictionary

by Ectaco

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000VRTSKK
• Item model number: ML350
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #52 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators > Foreign Language Dictionaries
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 26, 2004

Product Description

This multilingual translator contains everything you need to travel the world in comfort and style. The extensive database includes over 4,000,000 words and allows you to translate instantly between French, Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Turkish, Polish, Czech and English. The confidence this will give you in any situation is incredible and when combined with the more than 700 ready phrases for use in everyday and emergency phrases you'll never be at a loss for words no matter where you are. Accomplish all the tasks you have come to expect from a top-of-the-line personal organizer. This device lets you keep track of personal data, email addresses and telephone numbers with its unique multilingual interface. A Bonus CD containing additional software for the above languages is also included to expand and enhance functionality.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not as Extensive Vocabulary and Features as Claimed, July 2, 2011

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A Reader (Harrisburg PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ectaco ML350 Handheld Electronic Universal Translator Dictionary (Personal Computers)

I really hate to bust on an American-made product, but this one fell far short of my expectations.

First, the product description is way off. This product does *not* contain an MP3 player, have an SD slot, or a rechargeable battery.

Second, the CD that comes with it has badly outdated software that-- in my case-- wants to map my keyboard to French. It kindly offered me an upgrade for much more money than I cared to pay.

Third, it claims to have a dictionary of 4,000,000 words. I won't doubt that, but it must mean it contains 4,000,000 words across *all* of the many languages it supports. It falls far short of being useful even for a high school French class. (If you want to look up "taxi," you'll be fine. If you want to look up "ramer" -- to row a boat-- you won't find it in there.)

Ectaco has much better translators. Don't waste your money on this one.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite what I expected., December 28, 2010

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Cynic - See all my reviews

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The unit is what it is advertised to be. However, it is difficult to view and navigate through the options. The operating instructions are not clear and the use is not intuitive. Better units are available for a lower price.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In any language, it was a good deal!, August 29, 2010

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Patti - See all my reviews

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I was looking for a gift for a friend who will be taking a cruise that stops in 3 countries. This was the perfect item to accompany a language-challenged adult. It has words and phrases in 11 languages including the three areas on the cruise: Spain, Italy, and France. It also came with a CD of additonal phrases which hasn't been tried as yet, but the translator is easy to use, and fun to practice with. For some reason I thought it would be black, and I think I would have liked it a little better if it had been. However, having a white, pocket-sized dictionary is not a reason to be concerned! I'll know more about its workability after the trip!