Nuance Dragon™ NaturallySpeaking® Preferred 9
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Nuance Dragon™ NaturallySpeaking® Preferred 9

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  • Package Type: Retail
  • Platform: PC
  • Distribution Media: CD-ROM
  • Version: Full Version
  • Software Category: Business and Productivity
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Nuance Dragon™ NaturallySpeaking® Preferred 9

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9 gives small business users and PC enthusiasts the power to create documents, reports, e-mails and more—all by speaking! Fast, easy and amazingly accurate, it’s over three times faster than typing. Just use your voice to dictate and edit in Microsoft® Word and Excel®, Corel® WordPerfect®, and virtually all Windows®-based applications.

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3

Word processing by Voice!

bymrfarley Mar 31, 2008
11 Helpfuls 12 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Talk to your computer and let it type for you.
Cons Takes a while before every word is recognized on a regular basis.
Recommended it? Yes

The Nuance Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred 9 full version is a unique program in that the more you use it, the better the program and your computer will understand you.

That's right, talk to your computer and it will type out what you say. I use Microsoft Word, but almost any word... Read full review »

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fair accuracy, poor support

bypollira Jan 11, 2009
10 Helpfuls 11 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Sometimes saves time.
Cons Crashes frequently, and wants to be reinstalled.<br>Poor support<br>Algorithm...
Recommended it? No

I've been using Dragon Naturally Speaking preferred for about 5 years, mostly for medical dictation. Accuracy is only so-so. The algorithms apparently ignore grammar totally, and instead of outputting a long word, they will output an inane combination of short words. It wouldn't be so bad if you... Read full review »

3

This is a Writer's Dream

bystephenkrupnik Apr 25, 2008
8 Helpfuls 9 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros It does what it says it can. The more it's used, the smarter it gets.
Cons My only regret is that I didn't purchase it earlier.
Recommended it? Yes

I have had many software horror stories over the years, but luckily, this is not one of them. I purchased Dragon 9 preferred in 2007 when I had a big writing project coming up. I took the plunge because my typing inability is only over-shadowed by my inability to learn new software. I am not very... Read full review »

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred [OLD VERSION]

Dragon products have won over 175 major awards for accuracy and ease of use, and are used by more people around the world than any other speech recognition software. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9 gives small business users and PC enthusiasts the power to create documents, reports, e-mails and more - all by speaking! Fast, easy and amazingly accurate, it's over three times faster than typing. Just use your voice to dictate and edit in Microsoft Word and Excel, Corel WordPerfect, and virtually all Windows-based applications. You can even dictate into a handheld device when you're away from your PC, or use a Bluetooth microphone! It's never been easier to use with no script reading required, so you can get started right away! Dragon products have won over 175 major awards for accuracy and ease of use, and are used by more people around the world than any other speech recognition software. Use Dragon NaturallySpeaking with Nuance-approved Bluetooth headsets Dictate into any Nuance-certified handheld device for automatic transcription when you synch with your PC Supports Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird New indicator that lets you know when you have Select-And-Say functionality available New supported edit controls include Borland's TMemo, TEdit & TRichEdit controls as well as TE Edit from SubSystems and TX Text from TX Text Control Also supports handheld digital recorders and other PDAs that record in. wma and .mp3 format for deferred transcription.

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN A109A-X00-9.0

Key Features

Package Type Retail
Platform PC
Distribution Media CD-ROM
Version Full Version
Software Category Business and Productivity

License

License Category Standard
Quantity 1 User/s

System Requirements

Required CPU Class (PC) Intel Pentium 4
Required Disk Space (PC) 1 GB
Required Memory (PC) 512 MB
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000
Required CPU Speed (PC) 1 GHz

Other Features

Package Qty. 1
Brand Nuance

Miscellaneous

UPC 00780420115071
Release Date July, 2006
Product ID 35291663

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