Newbie confused about Pleco IAP options

[Yorrick]

Hi there

Just joined up to ask a simple question with regards to the IAP options with Pleco
The basic bundle is $49.99
The professional bundle is $129.99

Does the professional bundle include everything in the basic bundle? (That is, Basic Bundle + Dictionaries)
Does the professional bundle include all of the current dictionaries and features (ABC C-E, ABC E-C, Oxford plus other General Purpose dictionaries)?

I wanted to compare what was included in the professional bundle, compare it with the basic bundle and what the Professional Bundle does NOT include.

Thank you!

 

[mikelove]

Thanks for your interest in our software. (these are AUD prices, right?)

The Professional bundle does include everything in the Basic, yes, Along with dictionaries it adds our improved text-to-speech voices and a couple of extra Chinese fonts.

Professional includes all current add-on features but not all dictionaries, not even all of the General Purpose ones - we're actually not permitted to bundle Oxford at the moment. So you get the two ABCs, 21C, NWP, Tuttle and the Chinese-Chinese Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian. (so the focus is on intermediate level but there's also Tuttle to help beginners and Guifan to help advanced students - basically designed to give you something for every stage of Chinese learning)

 

[Yorrick]

Thanks for your interest in our software. (these are AUD prices, right?)

The Professional bundle does include everything in the Basic, yes, Along with dictionaries it adds our improved text-to-speech voices and a couple of extra Chinese fonts.

Professional includes all current add-on features but not all dictionaries, not even all of the General Purpose ones - we're actually not permitted to bundle Oxford at the moment. So you get the two ABCs, 21C, NWP, Tuttle and the Chinese-Chinese Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian. (so the focus is on intermediate level but there's also Tuttle to help beginners and Guifan to help advanced students - basically designed to give you something for every stage of Chinese learning)

Thanks for the quick response! Yep - I am quoting in AUD$ (sorry about the omission of currency)
This issue of dictionaries content is very helpful. I am looking for use with my son who is learning basic mandarin and for me to travel overseas. I am chinese but cannot speak or read chinese! So I get pretty stuck when I travel to Asia without my personal translator / wife!

Just out of curiosity - for beginners and basic travelling translator - which dictionaries would be best to install from the Professional Bundle?

 

[mikelove]

Tuttle is our best beginner dictionary at the moment, probably. For travel translation the ABCs is probably your best bet, since they have lots and lots of words (especially in C-E) and good short clear accurate definitions for them.

 

[Yorrick]

Tuttle is our best beginner dictionary at the moment, probably. For travel translation the ABCs is probably your best bet, since they have lots and lots of words (especially in C-E) and good short clear accurate definitions for them.

Thanks for that info. Now to load up my itunes account so I can buy the IAP!