At the moment, seeing someone using the electronic dictionary is not a special case anymore; rather, it is hard to believe though, the number of people using the traditional dictionary has drop dramatically in recent 18 years.
There are few factors which made the electronic dictionary extremely popularized. First of all, its handiness or convenience has already been irreplaceable that you can imagine yourself carrying an encyclopedia in your pocket. Secondly, voice recognizing system makes the electrical dictionary more functional even which offers you better practice opportunity. Lastly, many alternative applications could be installed on the it, such as calculator, calendar, and games which are pretty practical. Even though, however, there are still many disadvantages under the light of its popularity.
Since the electronic dictionary has more functions than the traditional one, people may spend more time on it doing something else rather than checking the words out. Moreover, a more astonishing fact is that electronic dictionary actually brings more harm to our environment than making a traditional one; such as the battery usage.
In conclusion, both for the reason of keeping our own health and bring less harm to the environment, the traditional dictionary is strongly recommended.