DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING 9.0 PROFESSIONAL

For around $800, you can be the proud owner of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9.0 Professional, but is it worth the investment? According to experts and users, this voice recognition software is considered top of the line, actually capable of recognizing up to 95% speech with accuracy. The only real drawback is that learning the program does take a little time, which can be frustrating. However, once you understand it, you will love it.

 

Although version 8.0 was also an excellent choice, version 9.0 seems to have beat it out, being a far more powerful option. This desktop speech recognition program delivers outstanding results. Through serious testing, the accuracy was found to be extremely high. In addition, once mistakes have been identified, the application walks you through the correction process with ease.

 

Although Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9.0 Profession is a superior product, it does have a few flaws. For instance, if you have a computer that does not have adequate memory such as an older system, then this application could cause a serious drain. In this case, you would need the minimum requirements of 1.2GHz Pentium M processor and 512MB memory although even more is better.

 

In addition, while the accuracy rate of Dragon NaturallySpeaking is up to 95%, you will likely not reach this level until you have become proficient in using it. If you have never used dictation software before, there is a somewhat steep learning curve. Just do not give up. With persistency and practice, you will soon understand the concept and be well on your way to high accuracy.

 

The ease of installation is one of the other positive aspects of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9.0 Professional, which usually takes 10 to 15 minutes. During the installation process, you will be required to check a number of things such as the computer's sound, volume test, and even dictation. When the installation process is complete, you will be able to scan in email messages, as well as MS Word documents to help learn your own vocabulary, which takes approximately 30 minutes.

 

The final step of the process is you being offering a unique set of video tutorials. With this, you would be guided through each aspect of the application, allowing you to learn details so using the program is much easier. Although some people will skip tutorials, we strongly suggest you use them, as they are valuable tools. Keep in mind that if you are a beginner, the tutorials are definitely worth the time but even professional users will find the information highly beneficial.