Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008

Adequate for many grade school projects

Strengths: Good integration of multimedia.

Weakness: Still lightweight compared to a real encyclopedia

WE've been using Encarta in one version or another for the last 6-7 years I'd say. It continues to have the best multimedia integration of any of the encyclopedias we've tried, but it still can't compare in content to the good ol' print version of E. Britannica. Simply lacks depth and scope, too many topics not covered at all. It works fine for mainstream topics, where we usually rely on it as a...

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MS Student with Encarta Preomium 2008

Strengths: Ease of installation, features

Weakness: Price

I bought this program simply for the Encarta features, but I was pleasantly surprised by the features that "Student" offered. This program includes assistance with Math that includes an interactive calculator that can figure out Trigonometry problems, algebra, calculus, and more. The Language Arts section offers assistance with the most popular languages being instructed in school. This program...

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Great for middle and high school children

Strengths: Includes a ton of information, updates, and math calculator

Weakness: Would be nice to have more languages for translations

Great for middle and high school students. It includes some book summaries, that can be quite helpful. The calculator is very helpful. The encyclopedia is excellent. The search abilities are extensive. It searches many things at once (encyclopedia, dictionary, maps, website, etc.).