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Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 (Preferred Edition) (PC) | 
 enlarge | From: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: £149.99
Buy New: £99.98
You Save: £50.01 (33%)
New (3) Used (1) from £59.99
Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 30
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8 x 2.8
MPN: A109X-W00-9.0
EAN: 5031199018502
ASIN: B000GTHVHU
Release Date: July 21, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 64 bit operating system vista May 9, 2008
jeff
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Will not work on 64 bit operating system vista only the 32 bit wish they could tell u that on the adds been told by dragon support i have to get dragon 10
 Excellent tool May 2, 2008
Ms. M. Betab (UK)
Within approximately 30 minutes of installing the software, I was able to start using the voice recognition very accurately. There are a number of tools which quickly help improve your accuracy. These include training words and analysing existing documentation for the type of words that you commonly use.
I'm pretty sure that a good set of microphone headphones has assisted in the quality of the experience. I used a Plantronics digital headset DSP400. Within a couple of days, I found that the speed of dictation is approximately 90 words per minute. I would say that the accuracy is a proximally in a region of 98%. I was regarded myself as a pretty good touch typist with a speed of approximately 50 words per minute. However, using this digital voice recognition is clearly much quicker and in many instances more accurate.
 Frustrating and slow March 31, 2008
Mr. Peter M. Crabtree
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been using this software has some months now and have yet to find that it is in fact quicker than typing. Most of the time, having spent some time adjusting the microphone to the optimum position, it will type out words as you talk quite happily. However, the accuracy rate is rather poor - that 99% accuracy claimed by the makers is somewhat optimistic; but even 90% accuracy can result in complete gobbledygook.
The spoken words are recognized and appear in a small bar on the screen before being put into the body of the text. Occasionally, the words are recognized completely accurately and appear in the bar and yet fail to make it into the body of the text. This is incredibly irritating and time-consuming and results in the dictation becoming very stilted. Comparing what I've written when I have been purely typing and when I've been using Naturally Speaking, I find that I'm much more fluent and my words flow better when typing.
Once the text is on the paper, or rather the screen, it is necessary to proof read and correct all the errors. This is harder to do with Naturally Speaking as there are no spelling or typographical mistakes, just sections (and sometimes large swathes) of nonsensical text and it is not always easy to see what it was you intended to say in the first place.
Voice recognition software may be making great strides forward, but it is not there yet. (I started writing this review using the software, but the accuracy was so poor I gave up and resorting to typing!)
 Not perfect, but very good March 5, 2008
Brother Grim (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't give this product 5 stars, even though I want to, because even though the technology in this product is pretty exciting, it doesn't always get it right! Probably a 90% success rate, although you can train it to do better. Still if your like me and ENJOY a little tinkering with something novel like this product, which will ultimately give the goods. Then you are on to a winner
To be thoroughly recommended March 4, 2008
C. James (Suffolk, UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
For anybody who is serious about wanting to input by voice, this is a magnificent programme. At the age of 70, and with multiple sclerosis, it was beginning to be essential for me. So, instead of believing the negative feedback here, I took expert advice. In brief, this was that I needed a fast processor, at least a core-two duo running 2 GHz, and at least 2 GB of RAM. In fact, I went for a 2.4 GHz processor. It was also suggested that I consider buying a better headset than the one supplied by Nuance, but I haven't done this. I have used the programme for only two months, light home use, and have written the above review, with only two small interventions on the keyboard. Peter James.
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