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| Rosetta Stone Version 3: Spanish (Latin America) Level 1, 2 & 3 Set with Audio Companion | 
 enlarge | From: Rosetta Stone
Category: Software
List Price: $549.00
Buy New: $494.10
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Avg. Customer Rating:  86 reviews
Sales Rank: 23
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Mac Os X, Windows Vista
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Level 1, 2 & 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6.5 x 3
Model: 20988
UPC: 794678209888
EAN: 0794678209888
ASIN: B001AFFZM2
Release Date: June 16, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 I'm impressed January 7, 2009
I decided, with some trepidation at the age of 62, to learn Spanish so that I can make a bigger contribution in education programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium where I volunteer. Many offerings are in both English and Spanish. The ability to communicate and connect with parents and chaperones who speak only Spanish would be especially meaningful to me. I am very impressed with what I have accomplished in a few short weeks and look forward to completing the course. Just as they say in the ads, I am convinced that anyone motivated to learn Spanish could do so with this product.
I recommend that interested shoppers look for discounts. I could have saved $50 if I had been more attentive to a special offer in Scientific American Magazine.
 Added Comments on Purchasing Such Products as Rosetta Stone January 2, 2009
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
In response to many good reviews here, both pro and con, and to my own experience of purchasing Rosetta Stone (Latin American) Spanish, 1,2 & 3 with the Audio Companion through Amazon,... I would like to alert potential purchasers to two mistakes I made... 1) I failed to find out if the (used) version I purchased (for nearly $400.00) for Mac was for the current level of Mac software (OS X). IT WAS NOT! And, 2) I failed to research the available information (even if just from Amazon) about the REPUTATION OF THE SELLER (no need to name it here). I have not been able to get adequate assistance so far. (After finding that the two "help" email addresses included with my order were both extinct, I went through Amazon to get assistance. They got the seller to respond from a third email address, but as yet no reciprocity, and feel out of -for me- a substantial investment). I admit to being one who is vastly intimidated when trying to go back and reconnect -digitally, especially- with a seller. So MY SECOND POINT, then, is to DEFINITELY DO YOUR RESEARCH ON THE SELLER as well as the product.
I must admit to one other example of poor judgement on my part. Upon, subsequent to my purchase, rereading all reviews, I realize I did not read adequately the negative reviews of the product itself, especially those related to the customer opinions about "poor software design", which, in hindsight, I would consider now quite helpful.
Not what I ordered December 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I ordered this product online and the title was Rosetta Stone version 3 level 1,2 and 3 with audio companion. I got level 2 without audio companion. I am extremely disappointed
Learn now! Easy set-up. December 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very quick to receive. Honestly the class level brings the language to you. Hope to be using this weekly after Christmas and be fluent by next April! Tune back in!
Save your money, and pass on Rosetta Stone. December 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It sounds like a good idea, but it's not. I used this product over time, so this is not a snap judgement. Rosetta Stone does not deliver what is promises. I learned more of a foreign language in a semester of college than this poorly designed product delivered in 6 months of use. Massive waste of time and money. Now, several hundred dollars worth of software sits on my shelf collecting dust.
PROS:
- Rosetta Stone will consume hours of your time and lull you into believing that you are learning a language.
CONS:
- WAY, WAY over-priced.
- Designed to work only when the CD is in your computer (TIP: Plan on carrying the language disk around with your laptop if you want to use the software.)
- Voices become extremely grating over time.
- Moves you at a snail's pace; if you are learning a language for business or expect to move past kindergarten level in a few months, then forget this product.
If you want to learn a language then I'd recommend you take a course at your local college or buy one of the many texts available and a dictionary; sadly for me, either of these routes would have cost me a fraction of the price of this product and served me better in the long run. Save your money, and pass on Rosetta Stone.
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