LEXIBOOK, The Collins English dictionary, 13th Edition-Electronic Dictionary, Definitions, Thesaurus, Conjugation, Phonetic Spellchecker, Crossword Solver, with Battery, Blue/White, D850EN

Keys too small so had to return it

good item at a reasonable price. Screen can be difficult to read especially through dark highlighting and c can be confused with o. Otherwise good product so far but unsure of battery life

Good product Although I am bias and prefer traditional dictionaries

Was this a new spellchecker? It is very difficult to open it, the little red button is almost impossibly stiff. When we did eventually manage it, neither of us could get it to turn on, we have to poke it with the end of a pencil. I saw that the battery compartment was not properly closed. I tried to screw it tighter but it would not tighten. The thing would still not turn on. I had to get a new battery and insert it. The battery compartment still would not close properly, but at least it works now. I wonder if I have received a new machine? My previous one lasted all of a year, and I would expect something like this to last ten years, especially at this price. I only bought the same model again because the buttons are large and therefore relatively easy to use and I hoped it would last longer, but I doubt it will even last a year. Disappointed. Since writing this it packed up again and I had to try to force the battery cover almost closed. It still will not close properly but it is working now. Delivered on 6/4/24. review written 28/4/24. Waste of money. Note added 13/5/24: The battery holder is getting worse. It is impossible to push the battery right into it and screw the cover back on, so sometimes the thing will not turn on. This is definitely a duff Lexibook and I shall be complaining to Collins. No Stars. Update June 2024. Collins told me to contact Lexibook but there is absolutely no way to do that. Every time I try to get through to their "assistance" page I get a message telling me that it is not possible at this time, try later. There is no address to write to but I found one on the box that this came in and I am going to send it back to them by post. Watch this space! Update - 10 July 2024. Still no word from Lexibook. I stupidly bought another one and that packed up after a couple of weeks, I returned it to Amazon. on 12 July. 15 Feb 2025. I never did hear back from Amazon.

I bought this for my wife to replace a very old Seiko ER3500 which has a very good black and white display and long battery life (over 6 months) but had developed several faulty keys. The Lexibook batteries only last a few weeks and when it is operational the screen display is very poor. Hard to read in good light and nigh on impossible in poor light. There is a setting to zoom the text but it makes very little difference. Operation generally is tedious as things like the anagram solver are hidden away in a list so it needs five button presses to get to it. Overall very disappointing and not worth the money. I am now looking for a used Seiko on eBay

Quick delivery. Good quality product. Works really well

Device worked - unlike previous order. Delivery prompt & trouble-free.

Had to return as unusable due to not being able to read screen. Adjusting contrast made no difference. Nor did changing display to 3 lines instead of four ( letters not much bigger). Highlights main word by blocking it dark with tiny clear letters making it even harder to read. Screen it no way near as good as original Franklin Spellmaster from 1980’s we were trying to replace as screen is now beginning to break done. Thought after all this time with lcd and led screen development things would be better not worse. Should have taken heed of some of the other reviews. DON’T BUY.

Didappointing.