About the only learning curve there was was how to switch the on-screen keyboard from kanji to kana to romaji and then which dictionary to use to find what I needed (but it’s pretty simple – guess what kanjidic does lol!) I admit that, since I am focusing on communication in learning Japanese rather than writing, I use it more as a normal dictionary (typing words in either English or Hiragana for a translation) and only use it for the odd kanji (so far) but it is fantastic for that because it’s like carrying a massive dictionary in a tiny package. It will grow with me as I hit the kanji too.

If you already have a Japanese denshi and are used to the way they work then perhaps your Japanese is better than mine and another one might do you as well but I doubt you’d regret getting the PDA instead – if you need more technical dictionaries and things than the basic you can always add them to your package.

Of course I use the PDA as a PDA, too – the diary and media player mostly despite the odd looks I get because people just don’t use them here (I think maybe that is how Peter is able to get such good quality reconditioned ones, unless he’s getting them from the States)

You should feel absolutely free to contact Peter via the form on the site without fear of committing yourself to the purchase – my first email to him was actually a straight out order and he emailed me asking if I wanted to ask some questions first lol!

Good luck!

I went on a hunt for an electronic dictionary actually made for those learning Japanese rather for native Japanese speakers – and I found one! This is a review outlining why not a “normal” denshi jisho and a link to where I found mine….