Handmark Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus SD/MMC Card

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000129TXQ
• Item model number: 735
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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  #51 in	Electronics > Office Electronics > Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators > Foreign Language Dictionaries
  #94 in	Software > Education & Reference > Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 19, 2003

Product Description

Product Description
The Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus combines a full dictionary and a full thesaurus, bringing you the power of words in an all-new portable format! 3 different color schemes for a custom interface Expansion memory support

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars OK if you are in high school, maybe., April 30, 2006

By	Charles Vekert "Chuck Vekert" (Highland, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I grant that my vocabulary is larger than average, but I seem to know every word in this dictionary. Words that I do not know are not in it. If you have graduated from college, I don't think it would be much use. The thesaurus gives only a few alternatives and it gives you no idea of what word would be the better choice, so it is not much use.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's worth the trouble of installing on your PDA, June 11, 2007

By	Rich S. (Bloomingdale, IN United States) - See all my reviews

This is a very handy little dictionary. It's not meant to be the complete Oxford English Dictionary with every word in it. But it does the average job you expect from any good paperback dictionary. With my pocket pc near by I find reading a book less of a chore when there's a quick way to look up words I'm uncertain of.

However, I had a lot of trouble getting the dictionary installed on my own SD Card. There was an SD CARD that came with the package but I had to remove my own SD card and insert this one before I could use the dictionary. This completely takes all the convenience out of using a PDA while reading a book or magazine.


It took me a number of exchanges over a few days with Handmark's Support technicians to get it to work on my own SD. I had trouble explaining the problem in an e-mail and we went around and around a bit. But they were prompt in answering each followup question and very considerate. Most importantly, they got it working.

The only other dictionary out there that works on my HP Pocket PC (IPAQ) is Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Franklin Thesaurus. But it only works if you use the SD Card that comes with the package. And the company will not let you download it to your own SD Card. Believe me, I tried.

So stick with Handmark's Oxford.