Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard
by Nuance Communications, Inc.
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Software Reviews of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard
Customer Review: Dragon Naturally Speaking
Summary: 5 Stars
Purchased this for my wife to use on her Vista Ultimate laptop. It is a fantastic product and installed easilyDragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard. Once you initially train it, you simply speak and watch as your spoken word is typed on the screen. She has used it in Outlook 2007 and MSN Messenger with no problems. The more you train the better it becomes. A fantastic product!Customer Review: Dragon Naturally Speaking
Summary: 5 Stars
Super. A real time saver for a self-employed lawyer who has had his fill of incompetent secretarial staff. Best price anywhere.Customer Review: Don't believe the specs on this item!
Summary: 3 Stars
I can't tell you how it runs yet, so I'll have to update this review later. I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt at giving it a 3, at this point.
The problem? Simply put, the specs on the software are incorrect on the Nuance site. It says specifically that this program will run on 512 RAM with an additional 512 cache. When I tried to load it on my laplop, it refused, saying I don't have enough RAM. Specifically, I have 512 RAM with a 1 GIG cache, so the specs are wrong. When I took it to the desktop computer, knowing that that one was over 700 RAM and 1 GIG cache, it had no problem with the RAM but had a problem with the processor. According to the Nuance site, the software will work with a Pentium 4 or higher and AMD Athlon 64 1 GHz minimum. I have the latter specifically in my machine. I have set up for my husband to replace the processor with his old one (same type but nearly double the GHz as my old one). We'll see if it still refuses to work, and I'll update the review with news.
No matter what, this product will not get above a 3 from me, because the developers should know what the specs are and list them correctly.
Customer Review: Why is this better than the built in speech recognition on Vista and Windows 7?
Summary: 5 Stars
I read a lot of these reviews and have yet seen one mentioning that Vista and Windows 7 have built in voice recognition. Go to Accessories/Ease of use/ and there's the option ... Windows Speech Recognition. If you do an internet search for "WSR Macros", you will also find a free Microsoft update that allows for user defined voice macros.
How can anyone favorably review this product for Vista or Windows 7, without at least comparing it to what is already built into the operating system?
Customer Review: Windows 7 compatible, Better than my own typing.
Summary: 5 Stars
Windows 7 would not install my Draon version 9 so I bought version 10. His has been a BIG improvement for me. Dragon now gets my dictation with at least 95 % accuarcy. Ia m using it on the very same computer; the ssame amount of memory, the ssame CPU and mother board, and the same sound card and microphone. The only change is the software upgrades
Windows 7 would not install my Dragon version 9 so I bought version 10. This has been a big improvement for me. Dragon now gets my dictation with at least 95% accuracy. I am using it on the very same computer; the same amount of memory, the same CPU and motherboard, and the same sound card and microphone. The only change is the software upgrades.
No, I am not being redundant. I typed the first paragraph. I dictated the second paragraph with Dragon version 10. Dragon is now both faster and more accurate than my typing. The proof is in the dictation.