Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 Preferred [OLD VERSION]

- Product = Ten; Customer Service/Tech Aid = One
The product seems to be fine, but I inquired before I purshased about creating macros, and was told it was explained in the instruction manual. Well, it isn't, or at least I can't find it. You get one phone call for free, but thereafter calls are $6.99, and on line help, I think, is $16.99. I contacted tech aid two or three times on line, and never got a response (this was before I knew about the fee) and finally had to go back to the sales rep to explain my situation. He responded and explained the system to me, but should it be this difficult?

Rating:

- IT STILL DONT WORK
I FOLLOWED ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS AND I CAN,T GET IT TO WORK IT LOOKS AS THOUGH I WILL HAVE TO SEND IT BACK AS I CAN,T GET ANY C0MPANY MANUFACTURING ASSISTANCE BBUT I HAVE NOT GIVEN UP YET??????????????????

Rating:

- Wonderful...makes my day so much easier
I type A LOT as an MT and have bad carpal tunnel syndrome. Now, I can do most of my work hands free and it did not take long to get it going. Once in awhile there are errors, but it is much better than ANY voice recognition software I have tried.

Rating:

- very good product overall! But does have some bugs.
this is by far the most accurate Dragon NaturallySpeaking version so far. However, if you are using a Bluetooth microphone sometimes the program can be a little sluggish. I'm not sure if that is due to limitations from the program or Bluetooth devices themselves. However it can be a little frustrating at times. Also, the program sometimes doesn't like to integrate easily at first with Microsoft Office 2007 or at least I had trouble with it so be careful at first. I have been a user of the series for almost 15 years and this is definitely worth the investment.

Rating:

- So far worth the investment
I just bought this product today from target for $30. And I learned how to use it within about 15-20 minutes. It was easy to install and set up. I read through the negative reviews and if people don't know how to set this program up then they must be computer illiterate. It types a lot faster than I can, and I type almost 90 words per minute. By the time I finish my statement, 1-2 seconds later, the sentence is typed. I am using it right now to write this review. I have only had to make one correction. It is very accurate. And will make my life a lot easier, since I have to have so many typed reports. As stated, it's worth it!
(and it's pretty cool)