Originally Posted by
MrLapLap
As for the "dedicated" electronic dictionaries, I was looking at the Canon V80, and it's sucessors. On Canon Jp site it seems to be marketed as a Chinese dictionary but according to some of the reviews from a few years ago it seems to be a very good English to Japanese/Japanese to English dictionary. I hope you don't mind me asking what models you have had experience with.
Sorry about the long post, this is a new area for me and any help would be much appreciated.
The Canon series I have used is called Word Tank(I have used the IDF 4500 series and later) . You could spend anywhere from 20000-50000 JPY for the top models(this is dependent on the amount and kind of dictionaries offered/contained) . I don't have my dictionary with me now as I am on holiday, but I do know that for the longest time Canon was the only maker to offer interface in English. Sony used to, but pulled out of the market a long time ago. If you have specific needs(such as medical, scientific etc.) then you will have to refer to old style book types. One complaint about the Canon (and many of the others) is the shite screen which is still B+W!!! How about looking online for a used older model and see if you like it ? The dictionaries are pricey for what you get, unless your employer is providing the $ for purchase! IMHO