Customer Reviews

Sharp PW-E350 Electronic Dictionary Including New Oxford Dictionary & Oxford Thesaurus

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I purchased a Sharp PW-E550 for almost $100. That is a PERFECT hand-held; and nothing else comes even close to it in terms of ease of use, features and content. In my opinion, a dictionary without headword pronunciation guide should not be called a good dictionary at all. PW-E550 would perfectly suit intermediate/advanced level American English learners/users. The only difference between PW-E350 and PW-E550 is that 350 does not have the content of Garner's Modern American Usage. [...]

I'm not generally prone to gushing about electronics but I recently bought one of these PW-E350's and I absolutely love it. I originally purchased it for use on the bus (I read quite a bit on the bus and come across unknown words from time to time) but I find myself going to it all the time at home and at work as well. It's just so darn convenient. I've yet to not find a word I was looking for - including proper names and places. By the way, the definitions do include the use of the words in context (not necessarily complete sentences) so you can get a sense for appropriate usage. The history list is a bonus - as is the case with another reviewer - it generally takes me a couple of reads before the word sticks. My only wish is the history list held more than 20 words. I'd like it to hold about 50. So, if you're on the market for an E-dictionary - this PW-E350 is a downright steal at this price.

I have had 3 previous electronic dictionaries and all have had the same problem. Their button batteries lasted about as long as a flea on a DDT supper. This Sharp beauty solves that problem by using readily available AAA battery. It's screen is large with a built in 'zoom' feature. It answers all my prayers for an item of this type and I recommend it all who have suffered in the past as I have. A very satisfying purchase indeed. Hooray for Sharp!

I was really impressed by this dictionary. I found almost anything I searched and the search tracked my characters as I typed so that I didnt have to type the whole word.

Pros:
The whole dictionary & thesaurus
Easy to carry

Cons:
A little bulky
No pronounciation(only pronounciation keys)
The anagram solver and other features are not very useful.

Overall worth $40 that I paid for this.

Finally, some vendors realize that not the entire population has an eagle's eyesight and have started using larger print, which is the case with this dictionary. Very convenient! Also, the information is clear and detailed.
We use it all the time and have found out that we had the meaning of a number of words either outright wrong or not completely correct.

I'm preparing for a competetive exam and i need to use this dictionary almost all the time while going through those complex Reading comprehension passages and 'greek' words...
A 'Must' part of my study table now :)

I had intended to buy a Franklin Dictionary not being aware of the Sharp
product. After a little research and reading all these wonderful reviews for Sharp and mostly negative reviews for the Franklin I made my decision. I absolutely love this Sharp PW-E350 electronic dictionary. It does all I had hoped it to. It also keeps a history of the words I have looked up, and with a one button click of "enter" on each word listed, the definition pops up again. Did I say I love it?

This dictionary looks pretty amazing...nice and neat, very compact that fits your pocket. The zoom function is cool too you can zoom it out to read 8 lines at a time.
Overall, this is a user friendly dictionary...nice example and illustrations along with words.
One drawback however is lack of real sound pronuciation but only pronunciation key