Best voice recognition software
Pros: highly accurate, intuitive editing and system commands, integrates with office software, works with portable voice recorders
Cons: needs a lot of memory, expensive, tech support isn't free after 90 days
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Nuance
K609A-F00-11.0
1 GHz Intel Pentium or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel Atom processor
1 GB for XP and Vista, 2 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008
2.5 GB
Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit, Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 32-bit, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, SP1, SP2 and R2, 32-bit and 64-bit
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and most Office applications, OpenOffice
Dictation, menu commands, editing commands, streamlined system commands, web searching
Best budget alternative for Windows users
Pros: highly accurate, included in Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems, excellent tutorials and user interface
Cons: steep learning curve, slower, fewer features than Dragon NaturallySpeaking
not avail.
N/A
Windows
N/A
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
N/A, integrated with Windows Vista and Windows 7
N/A, integrated with Windows Vista and Windows 7
Integrated with Windows Vista and Windows 7
Any application that supports Microsoft Text Services Framework
Dictation, menu commands, editing commands, system commands, web searching