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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred Upgrade |  | From: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $96.99
as of 9/10/2010 08:33 EDT details
You Save: $53.00 (35%)
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 4186
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 95
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Preferred - Upgrade
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.3
MPN: A189A-K00-10.0
Model: A189A-K00-10.0
UPC: 780420118799
EAN: 0780420118799
ASIN: B001B5J7RU
Release Date: August 11, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Speech-recognition application for creating documents, reports, and emails | | • | 3 times faster than most people type with up to 99-percent accuracy | | • | Surf the Web by voice or dictate and edit in most Windows-based applications | | • | Dragon Voice Shortcuts collapse common tasks into simple voice commands | | • | Dictate into a handheld device or use a Bluetooth microphone |
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Product Description
UPG DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING DVD PREFERRED 10.0 FROM V8 AND V9
Amazon.com
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred gives small businesses and advanced PC users the power to create documents, reports, and emails three times faster than most people type with up to 99-percent accuracy. Surf the Web by voice or dictate and edit in Microsoft Wordand Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and most other Windows-based applications. New Dragon Voice Shortcuts collapse common tasks into simple voice commands. Or create custom commands to insert blocks of texts or images--such as your name, title, and signature--with a single voice command. Edit and format text faster than ever with Quick Voice Formatting. You can even dictate into a handheld device when you’re away from your PC, or use a Bluetooth microphone.
Features: - Up to 99-percent accurate and three times faster than typing: Most people speak over 120 words per minute, but type less than 40 words a minute. That means you can create documents and emails about three times faster with Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Dragon never makes a spelling mistake, and it actually gets smarter the more you use it!
- Easy to use: Dragon NaturallySpeaking installs quickly and requires no special script reading. New on-screen help and tutorials will make you an expert user in no time.
- Works with the applications you already have: use your voice to dictate, edit, and control applications like Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and AOL.
- Simplify Web and desktop search with Dragon Voice Shortcuts: Use Dragon Voice Shortcuts to quickly search for information on the Web or on your own computer. Need to find some information on the Web? Just say "Search the Web for global warming articles," "Search Wikipedia for George Washington Carver," or "Search eBay for Batman comic books." Searching the Web or your computer has never been faster--or easier.
- Bluetooth support: use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Nuance-approved Bluetooth headsets for great dictation results without the wires.
- Be productive on the go: dictate into any Nuance-certified handheld device when you’re away from your desk for automatic transcription when you synch with your PC.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
 State-of-the-Art Voice Recognition March 18, 2009
Stan Miastkowski (New Hampshire)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
I'm surprised and confused about the negative reviews this product received. It works very well for its intended uses, assuming you take the time to tweak it and train it. I last used VR software about 10 years ago, when I was an editor for PC World Magazine. It was mainly a novelty back then, but is now a mature and effective product that takes advantage of the horsepower of today's computer systems.
Don't expect miracles, though. It's not 100% accurate, nor could it ever be considering the variations of context. I purchased this because I have bad shoulders, and long periods of typing are painful. Being able to speak instead of type is a godsend.
Excellent dictation software May 7, 2009
Brian L (Arizona)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is puzzling to see this software given poor rankings. I have used it for many years and in many different versions. It only seems to get better. Several of the reviewers complained about installation issues. Thankfully, I have never had such a problem. The closest I came to an installation issue was when I purchased a Vista 64 computer to replace a Vista 32 computer. My Dragon 10 software would not install on Vista 64. However, the Dragon website allowed me to download the 64-bit version of the software and install it using the software installation code of the 32-bit version.
I have used Dragon to dictate letters, legal briefs, e-mails, Internet blogs and a variety of other applications. I have recommended it to professionals who have used it extensively in their business practices. All of them have raved about its capabilities. One has to be willing to spend the time correcting dictation errors by training the program, particularly at the beginning of using the program. But for me, all of my training time has been time well spent. Accuracy rose dramatically and my personal satisfaction with the program has grown with it.
An Outstanding Product That Will Amaze and Delight You September 23, 2008
G. Girard (LA, CA)
35 out of 50 found this review helpful
I have been using speech recognition products since IBM ViaVoice and Dragon Dictate were battling it out. This is by far the best version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It is compatible with both Internet Explorer and Firefox, as well as Microsoft Word. I am using it right now to dictate what looks like to be a lengthy post addressing some of the one star reviews posted above. I think they are pretty absurd, but let me be a more specific.
M. Stone received a DVD with a "corrupt file" and therefore is advising everyone not to purchase now but to wait until some unspecified time in the future when he believes that the product will be bug free. LOL Even though Stone claims have been using speech recognition software from Dragon from version 3, Stone doesn't provide any guidance as to whether or not Dragon speech recognition software works very well at all. IMHO, version 9, for example, was a pretty slick and useful speech recognition product itself. Version 10 is better. His tale of woe with tech support may be true. Speech recognition software is some of the most complicated software the consumer can buy. At least there is someone to call. Who would you call when you have a question about Microsoft Office? In any event, his complaint about the "robotic voice" is kind of lame when everyone knows that phone trees and automated phone systems are ubiquitous in customer service. At least we need to get a tech support representative eventually, the tech will be knowledgeable and based in North America. In any event, I am very skeptical his story-- I ordered mine Wednesday from Amazon, received it on Monday, and installed it today without a hitch. As far as the $15 charge, the charges actually $19.95, and only applies after your first free tech support call. Moreover, in all my years of dealing with Dragon, I have never had them charge me for a tech support call. moreover, I believe it is their policy not to charge anyone for tech support calls dealing with installation. If you think about it, that doesn't even make sense. If you're selling a product and the consumer can't even install it, you're not likely to gain much goodwill by charging them 20 bucks to get some help just to install the software.
Moving right along to "Jon "L. V. Teacher" -- he has never used speech recognition software before. I would sure like to know how he bought the upgrade product no previous product to upgrade. He claims he pre-ordered it for $99.95. I wonder which version this is -- my upgrade to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred version 10 was $69.99, and I didn't pre-order. It has gone up $20 since I ordered it. There is a stripped-down version called "Standard" and a very expensive professional version not at issue here. In any event, he tried to install it on an eMachine. eMachine went out of business several years ago. They were always bottom-line budget computers. Installing a state of art speech recognition product on an unsupported bottom-line budget computer and then claiming that it doesn't work is less than reasonable. I have no idea what he is talking about regarding "2EE" instructions. It doesn't sound like he does either. Then he complains that he purchased a top-of-the-line 64-bit Dell. Not much consumer software runs on 64-bit PCs. The specifications for most software assumes that you have a 32-bit version of Windows. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred explicitly states as one of its minimum system requirements that you are Windows system be 32-bit. Seriously, if you buy a 64-bit version of Windows you better know exactly what you're buying it for and know that all of your software is going to be compatible with it. Mr. Las Vegas teacher obviously didn't make this minimal inquiry. However, Nuance provides an FAQ and, interestingly enough, the first question they addressed is whether or not any of their versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking run on 64-bit operating systems. They explain "No" and why. [...] . A comparison matrix for all of their speech recognition products that covers every conceivable detail is here: [...]
As for Mr. Beckwith in Elk Grove "Hey!" -- I live 10 miles away from you. I can't believe that you have purchased each Dragon since version 5 and you're giving it one star based upon the price? First of all, you claim that this upgrade says that it comes with a microphone. Well it doesn't and there is no claim that it does. If you have purchased Dragon speech recognition product since version 5, then you should know that during the first 30 days you can find extraordinary deals, like I did -- I paid $69.99. It has already gone up to $89.99. And will soon go up to $99.99. So Mr. Beckwith gives a product he didn't buy one star and decides that he will "wait for a software upgrade at a lower and more reasonable price." You have already waited too long, Mr. Beckwith. Wait more and pay $20 more. In the excellent review by David Pogue in the New York Times, he notes that if you already own Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 9.5 you can get away with skipping this upgrade. I tend to agree with them. However it has sufficient additional features that I'm willing to shell out the upgrade price.
Finally, as to the merits of the software itself. It takes about 5-10 minutes to go through a very essential training process so that the software recognizes your voice. Additionally, Mr. Beckwith is correct in that you will have to buy a high-quality microphone in order to get the maximum quality this software is capable of delivering. I am using a $300 wireless Plantronics USB CS50. He did not really need a $300 microphone to use speech recognition software, but you cannot use a five dollar plastic beige-colored microphone that some computer vendors give you for free. It must be reasonably high-quality microphone with a microphone element that sits close to your mouth. The Nuance and NaturallySpeaking website has a whole list of Nuance approved microphones. Any of these will give you anywhere from adequate to outstanding quality. Speech recognition is here for everyone to use and is surprisingly user-friendly and extremely accurate. However, if you are new to speech recognition there is a learning curve and you must invest, at a minimum, about $50 for a wired headset microphone specifically designed for speech recognition. A little bit of time googling vendors who do nothing but sell microphone for use with speech recognition will yield results. Dragon NaturallySpeaking supports wired microphones, wireless microphones, Bluetooth mics, array microphones -- for reasonably inexpensive wired headset microphones, Andrea has been in the business for a long time.
 no headphone July 4, 2009
D. Skaggs (LA, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
the software works as advertised, but there was not an included headset as the product description claimed.
Once installed, it does very well November 22, 2008
H. Friedman (Berkeley, CA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Yes, I too had to search the internet for a solution to the installation problems, and found a solution at the following link:
[...]
Essentially, you turn off your antivirus (and I turned off Spyware Doctor) and download the following file from nuance:
[...]
When it asks you, after you run it, if you want to continue without restarting, say yes.
After that,the installation went perfectly and the program actually works amazingly well.
It is a shame that Nuance makes you jump through so many hoops, to get the program installed but it's worth the effort in the end.
I am very impressed with the performance of Dragon Naturally Speaking 10.
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