Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 Expert Reviews

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 is simply the best voice recognition we've ever used, but it's Windows-only and may not be worth an upgrade for current users.

Hands off the keyboard (mostly): Dragon lets you send e-mail, dictate reports, and move around the Web and your desktop--all by voice.

Impressive accuracy out of the box ; Voice commands are more natural than in the past

Pricey ; Correction mechanism can become tedious

The Professional version costs a whopping $900. If you can do without the natural commands in Microsoft Outlook and the network administration tools, however, consider one of its less expensive siblings: NaturallySpeaking Standard for $100 or the ...

The leading voice-recognition software gets faster and more accurate.

Surprisingly accurate voice dictation. E-mail, Web, and Office shortcut commands make controlling those apps a breeze.

Occasionally makes computer unresponsive. Can hinder keyboard entry.

Dragon retains its lead in the speech recognition field, with surprising accuracy in dictation, even with little or no training. The e-mail and Web commands make controlling those apps simpler than with Vista's built-in speech recognition.

Imagine talking to your computer and having it transcribe everything you say without even touching the keyboard. That's the promise of Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 ($99.99 for the Standard Edition, up to $1,599 for specialized medical and legal ...

The developer of the software, Nuance, called us and boasted about the most significant advance of the software: accuracy. We found it odd that the company's hype for version 9.5 claimed accuracy of "up to 99%," and now this allegedly more accurate ...

Best overall accuracy, easy to useCON: Dictating numbers is awkward, middling on-screen navigationThe only program to come close to its flashy marketing claims, the $160 Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred handled text entry well, and it let me switch ...

Remarkably accurate, supports a variety of accents

Still not perfect, costly, training can get to be chore, need to dedicate considerable time and patience to the training, can consume considerable system resources when using high accuracy setting resulting in sluggish and/or unresponsive PC

None of these features are really important for the average user; therefore, buying the Preferred version makes good sense. In comparison to the Standard edition, which is the most affordable out of the lot, it primarily lacks import/export of user ...

Recently I have been talking to my computer. This should not be regarded as a sign of any mental disturbance but more to do with testing the latest speech recognition software from Nuance.

This software is best suited to those who are prepared to put in a little effort to adjust their working style in order to gain the full benefit of the product.  Practice may not make it perfect but it will improve performance and speed up your ...

Accurate speech recognition, a flexible control system and a good price – for those in need, Dragon delivers.

You can even launch and control programs not specifically programmed into Dragon's list of supported applications by using mouse control tools and voiced key presses

IF you need a break from your keyboard, give Dragon a try and get work done using your voice.

Impressive accuracy out of the box, voice commands are more natural than in the past

Pricey, correction mechanism can become tedious

If you need a break from your keyboard, give Dragon a try. As in the past, it's sometimes quicker to accomplish a task by poking at the keyboard or by clicking the mouse, but version 10 gives you the best software yet for getting work done using your ...