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Nabaza.net-The MarketPlace - MacSpeech Dictate
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List Price: $199.99
Our Price: $149.99
Your Save: $ 50.00 ( 25% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: MacSpeech, Inc.
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: MacSpeech
EAN: 0806709380876
Feature: Amazing Accuracy
Format: CD-ROM
Label: MacSpeech, Inc.
Manufacturer: MacSpeech, Inc.
Model: MACSPEECH DICTATE
Platform: Mac OS X Intel
Publisher: MacSpeech, Inc.
Release Date: 2008-02-15
Studio: MacSpeech, Inc.
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Features
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Amazing Accuracy
Dictate anywhere you can type
Minimal Training Required
Works With The Apps You Already Have
Comes With Everything You Need, Including Headphones
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Editorial Reviews:
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You'll feel like you have your very own typist with MacSpeech Dictate. It's extremely accurate and it adapts to your voice. It only takes five minutes or less of training, so you can get started fast. You can dictate text into any application that supports text entry from the keyboard, even Windows apps running in a virtual environment such as Parallels or Fusion, and also applications like Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, iChat, Mail, iPhoto, Keynote, etc. You can even use it to surf the web, or use it for basic menu commands like print, cut, copy, paste, etc.
Internet Ready - Surf the web with your voice Built especially for the Mac Uses the renowned Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition engine Requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher, including Mac OS X 10.5, and requires Intel-based Macintosh hardware
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great product -- faster than Dragon Naturally Speaking!
Comment: I would highly recommend this product for people who are wanting to talk vs. type for their computer. The product is easy to install and set-up. Since I can "teach it" it is getting better all of the time. I had Dragon Naturally Speaking and have found this product to be quicker, easier to use and more efficient. It works best in the notepad which adds an extra step to transfer it to the other documents I am working on, but since you basically have to edit it anyway it is an acceptable extra step.
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Summary: Better than I expected
Comment: Most of the negative reviews of this product have to do with defective CDs that were shipped in the past. The software itself has been cited as superb - and I totally concur.
Hurt my back, so typing was very difficult. To keep up with work and email, I thought I'd try this out. I am EXTREMELY impressed. All I did was read some words on the screen for about 10 minutes and I was up and running. I followed their suggestion to have the software 'learn' from passages I created, and the accuracy kept improving. Took a little time to go through the user guide (which wasn't as huge as many other programs - and had some humorous touches) to learn some shortcuts and tips. My back is better, but I'm still using it. For long documents, it's actually easier than typing.
One last note, people who have used speech recognition software will say it's not as fast as typing. One thing to keep in mind is they're often comparing their typing after 20 years of practice to the software after 20 minutes of practice. Not fair. I was forced to use the software almost exclusively for two weeks - and became equally adept at it. VERY glad I bought it - it's impressive!
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Summary: Excellent Product
Comment: I've used Dragon on my PC for years. This product offers an equal for the Mac. It learns fast and has great accuracy. I've been 100% problem free since day one.
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Summary: New Review on Bad Comments for an Awesome Product
Comment: Written Sept 2008:
I did my homework. I read the reviews. All of them... good, bad, here and all over the net. Then, I contacted the company to get their side. For every bad review you'll find the facts are simple... a bad line of disks were burned for production and put on the shelves early on this year. It was unfortunate but the problem was eventually fixed, new disks were produced and the product worked.
I am a writer, trying my best to get my story out as quickly as possible because my fingers can never type faster than this movie plays in my head and my constant self-editing prevents me from achieving my goals. With MacSpeech Dictate, I have found a new way to overcome my obstacles. It is, and does, all the company claims on their site. I was able to speak as I normally would with the exception of having to "say" the punctuation... something quickly learned using the 15 minute training. I didn't have to slow down except to pause before and after each punctuation, again, no big deal.
So, if you have the need, a MAC computer with Intel inside, using MAC OS 10.4.11 or newer, and 2gb of memory or more, than feel good knowing this software might be the answer to your prayers. I am giving it both thumbs straight up.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not worth it yet
Comment: This product does not hold a candle to Dragon Naturallly Speaking. If you want great voice recognition use Parallel and Version 9 from Amazon. I use Version 7 ( I've had it for years). MacSpeech is no good because you can't correct mistakes it makes time after time. I use it to dictate reports and the vocabulary is not common and MacSpeech won't learn, Wait until they get it to learn - which they said a year ago was due in an upgrade. iListen was not great but it is better than this.
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