Franklin TES-121 Spanish-English Phrasebook & Translator Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this because it said it had 800,000 translations and was fairly cheap, but I was left frustrated and disappointed. A few missing words: spinach, lettuce, lethargic, and many more. These may not be essential words, but every pocket or electronic dictionary I've checked since included those words. Also, there aren't 800,000 translations. There are that many verb conjugations (which isn't a lot if you consider that 1 verb can have 50 conjugations, maybe more). Also, some grammatical issues. The word "best" is Spanish is "mejor." However, this indicates that no, mejor does not mean best. "lo más bueno" means best. This is the equivalent of saying "the most good" in English. Same thing with the word worst. The word "peor" is not in the dictionary. Someone might be able to understand that "the most bad" means "worst," but for students or anyone else learning the language or trying to improve their Spanish vocabulary, this dictionary is horrible. Spend the extra bucks on the fantastic DBE-1470. That dictionary has it all. It also gives come context, and... well, this isn't a review for that product. The Franklin TES-120 is a horrible dictionary and I'm sure there are many other issues with it that I didn't spend the time finding. If you'd like to improve your Spanish, do not buy this product as you will be let down by its limited capabilities and vocabulary.

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FRANKLIN TES120 English/Spanish TranslatorMore than 800,000 translations & 5,500 phrases for common communication; Complete verb conjugations; EZ Learn user word list; Includes 5 games; Metric, currency & clothing-size converters; Calculator & expense manager; World time clock & databank; Large character display English/Spanish Translator

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Texas Instruments TI30XA Scientific Calculator Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm a research scientist who uses computers both at home and at work. But I also like to have a good scientific calculator ready at hand for convenience. I prefer Texas Instruments calculators for ease of use and reliability. I keep a calculator in my bedroom, den, living room, car, and at work. Three of my calculators are TI30XAs. That's right, as a practicing scientist I find that the bargain-priced TI30XA calculator has every scientific function I need for most problems. On the rare occasions that I need more power I use a computer. It never ceases to amaze me that many of my scientific colleagues are so computer dependent that they don't even own a calculator. Whenever they're away from their computer, they're lost. But with several TI30XAs, I have a calculator handy almost everywhere I am. You can spend more for a calculator but it's hard to find one that out performs the inexpensive TI30XA for most applications.

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Once you get to a certain level of math classes, a regular oldcalculator just isn't good enough anymore--you need a high-functioningcalculator that can perform algebraic, trigonometric, and statistical problemsin addition to general mathematical tasks. The Texas Instruments TI-30XAscientific calculator can do this for you. It is extremely handy when it comesto figuring tricky fractions. It can add, subtract, multiply, and dividefractions when entered in a traditional numerator/denominator format. Thiscalculator can also do a variety of conversions, from fractions to decimals,degrees to radians to grads, DMS to decimal to degrees, and polar torectangular. The display screen holds up to 10 digits.
For high school orcollege students tackling advanced math, this is a great tool (and a thoughtfulback-to-school gift), and with more professors allowing the use of calculatorsduring classes and exams, it's a necessary one. Easy to use and easy to slipinto a backpack, the TI-30XA will soon become indispensable for both the seriousand the striving math student. --Dana Van Nest

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