Dragon Naturallyspeaking Prefer 10.0 Brown Bag with headset for Retail [Old Version]

by Nuance Communications, Inc.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001E5Q80G
• Item model number: A109A-K07-10.0
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 15, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,287 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #16 in Software > Business & Office > Communication > Voice Recognition
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Create Email Documents and Spreadsheets - All byVoice!Product InformationMfg Part #: A109A-K07-10.0UPC #: 780420118706Most people speak over 120 words per minute but type less than 40 words perminute. What if you could create email documents and spreadsheets simply byspeaking? What if you could control your PC just by talking to it startingprograms using menus surfing the Web?Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred gives small business and advanced PC usersthe power to create documents reports and emails three times faster than mostpeople type - with up to 99% accuracy. Surf the Web by voice or dictate and editin Microsoft Word and Excel Corel WordPerfect and most other Windows-basedapplications. Create voice commands to quickly insert blocks of texts or images- such as your name title and signature. Dictate into a handheld device whenyou're away from your PC or use a Bluetooth microphone for the same greatdictation results without the wires. A high-quality headset is included.The biggest reason more people worldwide rely on Dragon NaturallySpeaking: itworks. With more than 175 awards for accuracy and ease of use it’s theundisputed leader in speech recognition software. If you want to get more donemore quickly just say the word and Dragon NaturallySpeaking will transform yourproductivity. New Features Search the Web and Your Computer with Dragon Voice Shortcuts Use Dragon Voice Shortcuts to quickly search for information on the Web or on your own computer. Need to find some information on the Web? Just say “Search the Web for global warming articles” “Search Wikipedia for George Washington Carver” or “Search eBay for Batman comic books.” Searching the Web or your computer has never been faster - or easier. New UI Look and Feel Updated icons are intuitive and easy to see - Dragon 10 introduces new

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dragon speaks great English!, December 6, 2009

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Annemarie E. Havner "Mommy of 3" (Winona, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon Naturallyspeaking Prefer 10.0 Brown Bag with headset for Retail [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

I'll put it simply: Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 is the cat's meow, the dog's bark, and my new best communication friend. It has so many tools I've yet to uncover them all! For starters, I simply used it to rwrite directly into Microsoft Word and I transcribed six double-spaced papges in under ten minutes. It took me less than 30 minutes to get my voice profile understood, but it will probably take me weeks to unearth all the neat things Dragon will do. I highly recommend it for the typing illiterate.

Ken Resch

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A few bumps but eventually a nice product, May 10, 2010

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Cheryl A. Draper - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon Naturallyspeaking Prefer 10.0 Brown Bag with headset for Retail [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

I purchased this for my daughter who is a college student. The concept is great but there were a lot of troubleshooting that took place initially. She has Vista on her laptop and it would not completely load. After hours of frustration, she contacted the manufacturer and downloaded it onto her netbook instead as this had Windows 7 and the software has trouble with Vista. She had a lot of trouble with voice recognition and difficulty with the headset, so we when to a local software store and was instructed to purchase another headset/microphone combination but ended up not working satisfactorily either. Had to return it and purchased a microphone instead which finally did work. Unfortunately this too way too long to work out the bugs and she was pressed for time. The product works fine once you work out all the bugs. She is still having issues with her voice recognition but at least she has all summer to work on this so hopefully next semester will be smooth sailing. Make sure you have ample time to load and test before actually needing the product. A friend of mine had the same issues (unfortunately not telling this ahead of time) but finally the product works great!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great product, terrible customer service, May 27, 2010

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lectora fresa - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Naturallyspeaking Prefer 10.0 Brown Bag with headset for Retail [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

I bought the Naturally Speaking 10.1 Preferred in Spanish. I love this product and am amazed at its accuracy. I was so impressed, in fact, that the same day that I installed the software I called Nuance and after two conversations (one phone, one chat) with one sales representative, I bought the English version with express shipping. The shipping took less than 24 hours, but to my surprise, the English software did not install properly and after repeated tries, I called technical support at Nuance, the company that sells the Dragon software. It turns out that the Spanish version ALREADY HAS ENGLISH on it. The sales rep must have counseled me to buy a useless second product because she didn't know that the Spanish version already had what I needed (?). At any rate, it took almost an hour on the phone for me to realize the problem and then attempt to navigate the technical support and customer service circuits. Finally, I was told by an incredibly irritating customer service manager named Hans that the problem was my responsibility and that I needed to ship the product back at my expense. So...please learn a lesson from my wasted morning. If you buy the Spanish software, call it a day. In sum: fabulous product, infuriating sales team behind the product.