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| Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred [OLD VERSION] | ![Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PrcsbemaL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Nuance Communications, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $82.99
You Save: $117.00 (59%)
New (23) Used (3) from $67.70
Avg. Customer Rating:  251 reviews
Sales Rank: 305
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp Home Edition, Windows Xp Professional
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Preferred
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: A109A-G00-9.0
Model: A109A-G01-9.0
UPC: 780420115095
EAN: 0780420115026
ASIN: B000H2049I
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Some great features, some lousy ones, too November 7, 2006
45 out of 46 found this review helpful
I just purchased and installed NaturallySpeaking nine, which I started using to write this review. I gave up on it because it took so darned long with all the errors.
I think the program has some merit. At $49, I would have loved it. At $199, I think it's quite poor.
There are some strong positives. I would rate the accuracy fairly high, with some exceptions. It didn't take long to train the program or to learn how to use it, so I think eventually I will be very happy with it, if I can get over a few frustrations that are almost unbearable.
First, the microphone is a joke... a $200 program with a $.30 microphone and now my head hurts so much that I don't notice my wrist problem. Maybe that was the idea.
The em dash symbol in the program is incorrect, and there's no way to fix it. It inserts an em dash like this --- instead of the 3 dashes joined, as in Word. I've spent an hour trying to fix this and it doesn't appear to be possible. So I got on their website looking for help and discovered I have to pay for any help I want. Even to try to use their knowledge base is difficult and the forums require a lengthy sign up. Reporting a glitch takes another lengthy signup...so I decided I'd put my report on Amazon instead. I suspect it will have more chance of getting noticed here. I would say this company cares and not one iota about its users.
And, finally, the program occasionally hangs up and won't budge. My system has a Pentium 4 processor and a gig of RAM, so that's not the problem. I was hoping that by version nine it would be a much better product than it is. And FYI, I could have typed this in less than five minutes. It's taken me a half an hour to dictate using the program because I have to keep going back and fixing things that the program does incorrectly. If you don't absolutely need voice activation software, I would wait until another company comes out with a better product. This product needs better software and a better company.
 Dragon Naturally speaking 9 preferred is much improved November 5, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Much better than previous versions of Dragon, and other brands. I've been buying speech-recognition software for several years and I find this version to be a vast improvement over previous versions I have tried to use.
This one finally works well enough to be an effective way for me to input the voluminous notes that I have to record in my consulting work. Perfect; no. But I don't expect perfection for under $200. It usually only misses one word in 15, and I expect it will get better as I train it further, and as I focus on speaking clearly and consistently.
 Dragon Natural Speaking November 4, 2006
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
I purchased this because my lectures from school were so long I needed a way to get them typed up faster. I thought I could put the mic next to the recorded lecture, and it would transcribe it for me. WRONG! You do have to read quiet a bit of material so it recognizes your speach patteren before it will start typing for you. Then it still gets a lot of words wrong and even when you repeat, repeat, and repeat, it still does not get it wright. Not at all what I thought it would be. Although my daugher has programed it to recognize her voice and does some of her homework this way. I still find it combersome and tireing to try to get it to understand me.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred Speech Recognition November 3, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Saw the recommendations from others and decided to try this. It works! Tried voice recognition years ago with dismal results, but time and technology has triumphed again.
Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 Preferred Speech Recognition does what it says it does, and is easier than childs play. It learns really easily and apart from a few 'funny' words, (we all need a laugh now and then)it learns as it goes along. I really recommend this, for anyone like me who has reams of written notes that need typing up, I did 18 A4 pages in just a few hours (it was my first try)with lots of complex medical references and chemicals.... so go ahead...you will love it.
Southern accent may be too much November 3, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Not sure why I have had such a hard time with this product when so many others seem to enjoy it. I think it comes down to my Southern accent.
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