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When playing back transcriptions of previously recorded material, their internal program voice is used. The sound was poor. In most instances I get a warning "This is not a Standard Program and your commands may not function" By Standard, they mean written by Microsoft as I decode it. Trying to print the program Command list doesn't work on my computer. The playback is with your own voice, which is easy to understand. I think they do sell a better one with their professional packages, at a much higher price. Their microphone may be better than a simple desk computer microphone, but is nothing to write home about.

The learning curve is steep, but the program works well when used with Microsoft programs, after you memorize the many "commands" and realize you have to issue a command, before you begin your dictation working inside text documents goes smoothly.Their advertising implies that Internet browsing and webpage manipulation is easy. I have not found that to be true. The seller supplied the product as defined, with as promised delivery.When using the included headset & microphone , I found the one-ear speaker and head clamp was uncomfortable. Their in-program Help file has a lot more. The problem is thatflipping back and forth between the help screen, and your document screen while hunting for the proper command is annoying. Dictation inside of Microsoft Word, works accurately as fast as you can clearly speak using their command set. The program worked remarkably well after the brief training exercises, and even better after reading a few of their long exercises. The program's ability to train individual words or phrases is very simple and works extremely well.

I switched to a dual ear speaker/boom microphone I had, and the playback speech was clearer and the headset more comfortable. There is a range of voices available, and all are between acceptable and good. Controlling web pages is still a problem for me. There may be some magic commands I haven't found yet that will solve my problems, and I'm hoping.The listing of available commands included in their online manual and the one included in the software package does not include all that are available. I think Version 10 has even better quality voices. Except for my slurring words in haste, during dictation, recognition was more than satisfactory.

Bought this and actually ended up exchanging for Version 10 neither of which works any better than the earlier versions. These guys keep saying they are making it better, but keep selling the same old product just to make money as far as I can tell. Get a new life or product, dragon people.

The Dragon Naturally Speaking version 9 is saving me a lot of time in generating reports. I don't need to surf the web through my headset. Four stars because it still types some nonsense language at times, even for phrases I've already trained. I no longer have to worry about carpal tunnel problems coming back, and I am catching up on a backlog of work. The net result is that I'm saving considerable time and my hands don't go numb after a day of typing anymore. Needless to say, I really like this software.I read a number of reviews that suggested that version 10 wasn't an improvement; I wanted the preferred version. I summarize data as I review it, saving 40 to 60 percent of the time I was spending on this task. I was looking for a good voice activated typing program, and I got it.

The professional edition seems too expensive. This program isn't too large for my older laptop, is easy to train, and even checks my writing style by reviewing other files in my computer. I have to spend more time cleaning up my reports than I like. This is a great program for a great price.

Just like anything else, you're only going to get out of this software what you are willing to invest in it. All I know is that whenever I sit down and demonstrate for others just how effective this program is (I use a Plantronic 3-in-1 headset when dictating), people tend to be pretty blown away by it.I have no idea how effective DNS version 10 is because I decided to buy version 9 after spending a lot of time researching the two products and reading the reviews. After just a few hours of working with Dragon Naturally Speaking (version 9.5), I found it to be extremely easy to work with. Yes, it garbles some words, but it learns quickly from its mistakes once you take the time to teach it how it misinterpreted your words.I have a pretty pronounced "twang" accent, so maybe I'm a little more patient with this software than other reviewers have been. This purchase has worked very well for me and I anticipate using DNS for the rest of my career. By the way, I type 70 words per minute and still find this software has dramatically increased my productivity.Good luck.

The product has some glitches and is difficult to get up and running. Support is all but nonexistant even if you are willing to pay them what is demanded to correct problem in their software. I have however nothing but praise for the support I recieved from Amazon with my issues.