This section of voicerecognition.com.au has various resources and information that can assist you in decided which Dragon is best for your needs and what sort of computer you need to run the program.

It also has information on what the differences are between Dragon Standard, Preferred and Professional v9.

There's also some great Hints and Tips for existing Dragon users.

Technical Requirements

Dragon Hints and Tips

Dragon Comparison Matrix

Dragon Hardware Compatibility

Frequently Asked Questions    Technical Support Enquiries

Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP4), Windows XP or Windows Vista

Recommend: Microsoft Windows XP/VISTA

(MAC / APPLE OSX is not supported. Running Windows on an Intel based MAC or through Parallels is not tested and not recommended).

1000 Mhz (1Ghz) or greater Pentium III or Pentium IV class CPU (Includes AMD Athlon/Duron CPUs).

Recommend: 1600 MHZ Pentium 4, Intel Centrino, Pentium 4 Mobile, CoreDuo, Athlon 2000+, Sempron 2000+

512 Mb Minimum SDRAM/DDRAM.

Recommend: Minimum 1Gb (more is better)

We recommend at least 2Gb if running Windows Vista.

Creative Labs: Soundblaster Live Value or AUDIGY (there are others but these are the best and are widely available in Australia. Alternatively, you may use a USB microphone or adapter to bypass Soundcard issues for crisp clear digital speech input. For example the Andrea NC-7100 Digital USB microphone.

Recommend: High-end USB Headset - Andrea NC7100 USB Microphone- Best accuracy and reliability as tested by voice recognition.

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