Customer Reviews

DRAGON NATURALLY SPEAKING ESSENTIALS V 7 (WIN 98,ME,NT,2000,XP)

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The 'Essentials' version of Dragon Naturally Speaking 7 (DNS) has the core features but none of the extras. There is really no point in getting the 'standard version' over this as the standard version only has four extra features that you probably would not use much, if at all, anyway.

What matters here is that the speech recognition engine in DNS is excellent and quick to set up and use, and the core speech recognition engine is the same for all the DNS 7 variants. The time you put in through use to train it is time well spent, and you can speak at a normal pace with very high quality results. OK, if you try to use it in a noisy environment you will get problems, but use a bit of common sense and patience and you get great results.

If you want to use DNS with a dictation machine then you have to go for the 'Preferred or Professional' versions, likewise if you want to have your words read back to you (text to speech) But if you just want to do the basics such as dictating letters, essays, memos, or email, then DNS Essentials has all you need.

If you are spending your own money and don't really need the advanced features then go for DNS Essentials, if it is someone else's money, or you really need the extra advanced features then get the preferred or professional. Of course it helps to have a fast PC with more memory than the minimum specifications too!

Seriously, this product is 1000% better then IBM Viavoice. I coul not even dictate in word with that nightmare of a program.

With this program I did the minimal training, and it works great! It actually does what it claims it can do (unlike IBM Viavoice).

I've upgraded to version 9, friends tell me My letters are Great,its like being in the room talking with them.My typing is lousy.Its a great fast way to type a letter.