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| MacSpeech Dictate | 
 enlarge | From: MacSpeech, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $154.98
You Save: $45.01 (23%)
New (17) Used (1) from $154.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 35
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Mac Os X Intel
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.9 x 2.5
MPN: MSDICTATE
Model: MACSPEECH DICTATE
UPC: 806709380876
EAN: 0806709380876
ASIN: B0014KJ6EQ
Release Date: February 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Better than I expected September 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Most of the negative reviews of this product have to do with defective CDs that were shipped in the past. The software itself has been cited as superb - and I totally concur.
Hurt my back, so typing was very difficult. To keep up with work and email, I thought I'd try this out. I am EXTREMELY impressed. All I did was read some words on the screen for about 10 minutes and I was up and running. I followed their suggestion to have the software 'learn' from passages I created, and the accuracy kept improving. Took a little time to go through the user guide (which wasn't as huge as many other programs - and had some humorous touches) to learn some shortcuts and tips. My back is better, but I'm still using it. For long documents, it's actually easier than typing.
One last note, people who have used speech recognition software will say it's not as fast as typing. One thing to keep in mind is they're often comparing their typing after 20 years of practice to the software after 20 minutes of practice. Not fair. I was forced to use the software almost exclusively for two weeks - and became equally adept at it. VERY glad I bought it - it's impressive!
Excellent Product September 15, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've used Dragon on my PC for years. This product offers an equal for the Mac. It learns fast and has great accuracy. I've been 100% problem free since day one.
New Review on Bad Comments for an Awesome Product September 14, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Written Sept 2008:
I did my homework. I read the reviews. All of them... good, bad, here and all over the net. Then, I contacted the company to get their side. For every bad review you'll find the facts are simple... a bad line of disks were burned for production and put on the shelves early on this year. It was unfortunate but the problem was eventually fixed, new disks were produced and the product worked.
I am a writer, trying my best to get my story out as quickly as possible because my fingers can never type faster than this movie plays in my head and my constant self-editing prevents me from achieving my goals. With MacSpeech Dictate, I have found a new way to overcome my obstacles. It is, and does, all the company claims on their site. I was able to speak as I normally would with the exception of having to "say" the punctuation... something quickly learned using the 15 minute training. I didn't have to slow down except to pause before and after each punctuation, again, no big deal.
So, if you have the need, a MAC computer with Intel inside, using MAC OS 10.4.11 or newer, and 2gb of memory or more, than feel good knowing this software might be the answer to your prayers. I am giving it both thumbs straight up.
 Not worth it yet September 13, 2008
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
This product does not hold a candle to Dragon Naturallly Speaking. If you want great voice recognition use Parallel and Version 9 from Amazon. I use Version 7 ( I've had it for years). MacSpeech is no good because you can't correct mistakes it makes time after time. I use it to dictate reports and the vocabulary is not common and MacSpeech won't learn, Wait until they get it to learn - which they said a year ago was due in an upgrade. iListen was not great but it is better than this.
Macspeech is unusable with other applications. September 12, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
After I fixed the installation programs, I found that MacSpeech was extremely accurate when dictating text. The main problem I had with the software is that it is barely usable with other programs. It is capable of opening programs but that's about it. Since I am not much of a writer, except for school papers, I bought this software for regular application and desktop use.
For example, I was really excited about the fact that I might be able to speak to my computer to browse the Internet or to do tedious tasks like naming several files etc. I was hoping that I would be able to use applications like GarageBand or be able to create a playlist and burn it to a CD without even touching the keyboard.
This software rarely recognizes commands when using applications other than MacSpeech or when dictating text.
I've never used Dragon but I have seen demos of it on TV. From what i have seen on Dragon, the user easily switches between applications and uses all of them as easily as dictation.
Other than dictating text, this software is horrible.
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