Nuance Dragon Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home 13 (Old Version)
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- The fastest and most accurate way to interact with your computer; Dragon dramatically boosts your personal productivity and helps you realize your full potential
- A personalized, voice driven experience; Dragon gets even more accurate as it learns the words and phrases you use the most, spelling even difficult words and proper names correctly
- An intuitive design and helpful tutorials make it easy to get started and easy to master
- The ability to create, format and edit documents by voice allows you to think out loud and break through barriers to creativity
- Dictation of text anywhere where you normally type within popular applications enables greater productivity and efficient multi tasking
- Supports Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013. Does not support dictation into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. For EMR support, use Dragon Medical Practice Edition
- Refer to the product description section for system requirements and compatibility details
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Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5 x 2.5 inches; 4.8 ounces
- Item model number : K409A-G00-13.0
- Date First Available : July 12, 2014
- Manufacturer : Nuance Communications
- ASIN : B00LX4BZAQ
- Best Sellers Rank: #514 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
- #5 in Voice Recognition
- #6 in Word Processing (Software)
- Customer Reviews:
Product Description
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Home is the world’s best selling speech recognition software that lets you use your voice to get more done every day on your computer — quickly and accurately — at home, school or for hobbies. You simply talk and text appears on the screen up to three time faster than typing. You speak commands and Dragon understands and executes them. Dictate and edit documents, send email, search the Web and use social media with unparalleled speed, ease and comfort. Have fun on your computer and realize your potential at home or school by getting more done faster than you ever thought possible. Stop typing, start speaking — and doing. We recommend minimum 2 GB for 32 bit Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10; 4 GB for 64 bit Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows 10. Supports Microsoft Office 2010 & 2013. Does not support dictation into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Practice Edition.
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Customers are happy with voice recognition, and accuracy of the voice recorder. They say it's not as amazing as they were hoping. They also say the program isn't worth your time or money. Customers also dislike loading. Opinions are mixed on compatibility, ease of use, speed, and quality.
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Customers are mixed about the speed of the voice recorder. Some mention it's a great time saver, makes them much more efficient, and speeds up their typing. However, others say that it'd be better if it was faster. They mention that it slows down the writing process at least 50% and interrupts their train of thought.
"...The commands seem to be designed for speed...." Read more
"...Certainly far better and quicker than anything I could produce...." Read more
"...However it was very, very slow. I had turned off my antivirus software as suggested and followed the prompts...." Read more
"...It understood almost every single word very quickly.2. It was very fast...." Read more
Customers like the voice recognition aspect of the product. They say it's a good product for writing through voice recognition, with a tutorial that introduces dictation concepts. The training voice is simple, and the training went pretty fast. Customers also mention that it has a very accurate Speech to Text system, and understands 99% of what they say.
"...But the speech recognition aspect is decent as long as you're willing to check for mistakes...." Read more
"...PROS:1. It has a very accurate Speech to text system. It understood almost every single word very quickly.2. It was very fast...." Read more
"...The tutorial introduces voice recognition dictation concepts (explicit capitalization and explicit punctuation), and the tutorial highlights the..." Read more
"...The frustrating thing is the microphone is working and I can use it, but not with Dragon...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the accuracy of the voice recorder. They mention that it has very good accuracy and the recognition accuracy is finally what they expected, almost 100%, and very fast.
"...So far the accuracy is very, very good probably more than 99%. It doesn’t like words like very, very good (two of the same word repeated.)..." Read more
"...I have had no problem getting it to work at all and the accuracy is exceptional. Certainly far better and quicker than anything I could produce...." Read more
"...It's accuracy so far is adequate for my needs although I still do some typing corrections, but like I said I'm still learning the program and it..." Read more
"...without having to awkwardly enunciate all my words, and the accuracy is really high, 90% or more...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the compatibility of the voice recorder. Some mention that the headphones that came with it work very well and are comfortable over a long period of time, while others say that they have had no problem getting it to work at all. Some say that it works seamlessly with Windows 10 while others mention that it doesn't work. Some customers also say that the version doesn''t operate in Excel and is completely nonfunctional on Windows 10.
"...So far the accuracy is very, very good probably more than 99%. It doesn’t like words like very, very good (two of the same word repeated.)..." Read more
"...I put a KLIM USB microphone on the machine, and it still failed to work. The program set up will not recognize any microphone I have tried...." Read more
"...All in all, a very good bang for your buck and light-years ahead of the program I was using. Just be sure what is in the package you..." Read more
"...I have had no problem getting it to work at all and the accuracy is exceptional. Certainly far better and quicker than anything I could produce...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the voice recorder. Some mention that it is intuitive, easy to configure and use, and has many short cut commands. However, others say that it's not as easy as one would think, takes over an hour to install, and there are no installation instructions.
"...Installation process was slow enough that I could have literally gone out, made a meal and then come back and found the installation still in..." Read more
"...Some of the advantages of Dragon:It is intuitive, whereas the Windows program doesn't seem to be, at least not nearly as much...." Read more
"...Not as amazing as I was hoping; I do have to spend a little time correcting mistakes, and it also slows you down to have to speak the punctuation..." Read more
"...used dictation (because I couldn't type) so relearning dictation commands hasn't been difficult...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the voice recorder. Some mention that it's a very good program, while others say that it crashes at random intervals and fails a few times. Some customers also say that the program starts out a bit shaky and causes hours of frustration.
"...to the field, especially in human origins, but the program has been more than satisfactory...." Read more
"...the installation process a little interesting as the program progress bar does not seem to move at first...." Read more
"...by Nuance's terrible marketers/documenters, the software worked beautifully in its tutorial. Should anything change, I will update these comments." Read more
"...In my opinion, this program has the potential to devastate your computer. This is NOT a benign install...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the value of the voice recorder. They say that it is not as amazing as they were hoping, horrible, and not worth their time or money. Some customers also mention that the software is virtually useless and a complete waste of money.
"...As for the speech recognition itself, it's decent. Not as amazing as I was hoping; I do have to spend a little time correcting mistakes, and it also..." Read more
"...I found it easy to configure and use. It is not a perfect solution, but then again we do not live in the "Star Trek Universe"...." Read more
"...Here, Dragon did a really awful job...." Read more
"...So far so good. I've given four star. This is not a perfect programT There are some mistakes...." Read more
Customers have issues with the voice recorder not loading. They mention that it won't even load in Windows 10. Some say that the program is not user friendly.
"...The version of Dragon I was sent was also completely unresponsive and buggy...." Read more
"...At first I was very annoyed that the program was not load and play with Windows 10...." Read more
"...avatar that hovers around your text, and for me it constantly looks like it's loading, trying to recognize speech, even when I'm silently thinking...." Read more
"...It was a struggle to get the software loaded but I called Dragon support and they helped. Turns out the pro version works great for me...." Read more
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My computer runs Win 7 Pro, with a 2.66 GHz processor, four gigs of RAM even though Windows 7 can only utilize 3.5 gigs. I am now typing this in Word 2007 and it seems to be working quite well.
When I went through the registration process, I noticed that it one point a window came up and said that it needed the serial number. The serial number was already in the box and was highlighted. When I pressed continue or next, a window popped up and said that the registration was not completed. I went back and took out the highlighted number and then retyped it using the numbers at the top of the keyboard rather than on the keypad, as previous experiences shown that some programs in some instances will not accept the import from the keypad the same way they accept information from the numbers across the top of the keyboard above the letters. DO NOT put n the hyphens, as I believe the program will not register properly if you do. There is a sentence that tells you not to put them in.
Getting used to this is interesting as it seems to recognize all my words and unfortunately my bad grammar and my way of speaking in run-on sentences. However, as I learn the commands, I think that it will be quite helpful in getting my thoughts down at a higher rate of speed. So far the accuracy is very, very good probably more than 99%. It doesn’t like words like very, very good (two of the same word repeated.)
I just tried using Dragon in Final Draft 2.5. I use it for script writing and for movie production. The Dragon box came up and would allow me to paste my text into the program and it seemed to work just fine. This one extra step is probably not a huge issue and will actually allow me to edit my thoughts better than if I type directly into the program. So very pleased with this program so far.
Follow the instructions for installation to the letter. They are there for a reason and you probably won’t have any problems.
It is intuitive, whereas the Windows program doesn't seem to be, at least not nearly as much. For instance, when dictating (for example) "the weather was fair today" Dragon anticipates the meaning based on the context and will print "fair" rather than "fare", a problem that was chronic with the Windows program with many similar-sounding words.
It learns: the more you use it the better it gets. I've had mine for only a few weeks and it is already much better at transcribing what I say.
The commands seem to be designed for speed. For example with the Windows program if you want to capitalize a word or phrase you need to speak the phrase, then go back and highlight the word/words you want capitalized and say "capitalize". With Dragon, just saying "cap" before the word will capitalize the word. Other commands make equal sense. Some of the commands in Dragon are similar to the ones in the Windows program (and can work interchangeably) but with the ones that are different the Dragon versions seem much speedier.
The Text Box. With the Windows program there were applications that wouldn't accept dictation, in which case you'd need to open MS Word, speak your text and after it was written, cut-and-paste it into the document in your other application. With Dragon, it instantly recognizes when it cannot type into an application and will bring up a "text box" that allows you to dictate your text. When finished just use the "transfer" command and Dragon posts it into your document.
Problems? The instructions with the program tend to over-complicate things, but if you've used the windows program there is enough similarity so that once you've loaded Dragon you can use it immediately. However there are enough differences so that unless you really read the instructions and understand Dragon, you won't get nearly the speed out of it that it is capable of delivering. Also, I ordered the package deal with earphones and Dragon for Dummies--but if you do this please note that at least with the package I got, the Dragon for Dummies included was for Version 12, not Version 13 (which was the version of Dragon that I got) and there seemed to be enough differences so that the book, while helpful, is not the resource that it could be if it were based on the current version. Also note that the dragon software itself comes with a set of earphones (which I didn't know), so now I have two sets of earphones for the program, neither of which I use because of the analog connections (I have a USB set that is far superior to either of the two included with my order).
All in all, a very good bang for your buck and light-years ahead of the program I was using. Just be sure what is in the package you
are ordering.
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I found the new version to work a lot smoother than the earlier version 7. The software interface is vastly superior and user-friendly with excellent help files. Once set, without much training the dictation works nearly flawlessly; indeed I am using the software to dictate this! Very few errors, on some difficult words, capitalization at the beginning of sentences particularly when there is a pause in the dictation.overall I'm very happy with the performance of this extremely helpful software.
One problem that I experienced, although it may have nothing to do with Dragon system software was noticed in the Virtual machine (XP) that I use on my XP Pro OS. It Would not shut down normally. I had to figure out with the help of Microsoft online help files, but once done, XP has been working nicely.I suspect that this XP mishap was independent of Dragon software.
HIGHLY recommended!!