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Review on πŸ’ͺ Enhance Productivity and Experience Seamless Control with Nuance PowerMic III Microphone for Dragon (Non-Healthcare) by Allison Carpenter

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Accurate Dictation: Computers and Accessories

I'm dictating this review with the PowerMic. Although he sometimes muddles his words, this is not common. In this case, you must use the Dragon software to fix the error, otherwise Dragon will not learn anything. The really nice thing about Dragon is that it adapts to your speaking style, rather than having to adjust to it like other speech recognition platforms like Apple's Siri or Google Assistant. This makes sense, of course, since you're paying a premium price for the software and accompanying hardware. Overall I think this is great value for money and will make a huge difference in how you perform with Dragon. One of the nice features I like is that the default record button is a push-to-talk button, but this can be changed if you'd like (some people might not like holding down the button while dictating, but it's fine for me, I like to say things on the fly when dictating that I don't want to see in the document). I like the ability to pick up spoken words even at very low volume and lots of background noise. I was dictating in WeWork's hottable section and people around me couldn't understand what was going on, but the PowerMic worked just fine. Compare this to a regular USB headset and the dragon picked up words I hadn't said and the software was practically useless. There are also several customizable buttons on this device that can control various features of the Dragon software. For example, I have a sentence for learning new words when I find that the word I need isn't in Dragon's dictionary. When you first work with software, it often happens with words related to your job or your company's products. As you continue to work with the software, you will find that its accuracy increases dramatically with each use. Right now I can't imagine writing without Dragon and have only had this product for about a month.

Pros
  • Great for me
Cons
  • Cable is shorter than other picks