I am a physician who has been using this device for the past several months. I have become extremely frustrated because of at least two design flaws which have resulted in lost dictation and countless wasted hours. First, the data card at the top of the device pops out much too easily, and as this is not always immediately obvious, one can continue dictating not realizing that nothing is being recorded, thereby resulting in lost notes. Secondly, the "-" and "+" buttons' position is a huge mistake. It is so common to accidentally press the "-" button while holding the device. This resets the file from the beginning. As there is no way to know this unless unless one looks at the timer each and every time before starting a new note (which is impractical when there are so many notes to be dictated in a busy session), I have dictated over previously recorded notes not realizing the device had been reset. This is an extremely aggravating problem which occurs multiple times each day. It would probably help if the reset button required two taps instead of one, and/or there were some sort of warning beep alerting the user that the device has been reset. It is extremely annoying to be dictating only to realize after it is too late, that you have just recorded over already dictated notes, which again, results in lost transcription. I would never recommend this product to anyone.I purchased the original dragon and, after much training as a young lawyer, the program got better. Thereafter, I relied on paralegals to handle transcription until purchasing Dragon 12 but was still skeptical of the feature to transcribe dictation from recording devices such as the above. Because the incredible clarity of the microphone and the ability to correct as you dictate, this recorder has made my practice far more efficient. As such, my clients benefit from less time for transcribing. My legal assistant can take the dragon aided transcription with this recorder and polish into a fine document in far less time. No matter the background, the recorder performs incredibly well and I highly recommend for one needing heavy use recorder. Easily the finest recorder I have ever worked withGood dictation machine. I use this primarily for dictating letters, notes and pleadings in a legal office. It works about the same as an old cassette tape dictaphone that I still have as backup. Our office is transitioning to the fully networkable electronic version. The big advantage here obviously that it is completely electronic and networkable. We set the storage file to a Dropbox file in the cloud and I can be anywhere and I plug the machine in and it is saved where my assistant can get it immediately. Because it is saved in a. Common file I can tell when the dictation is pending. In progress or done.
It is not without its quirks but with a little Experience you will learn how to make it work for you. The machine must be set up properly and the default is pretty close to what I need. There are modes that will start a new file every time the slide switch is switched from pause to record. And there are alternatives on how the slide switch is set up. What is lacking is a good tutorial. I would love to see. Little video on what all the options are and how they can be adjusted to fit my particular needs. There is an online help file but this doesn't really help as much as it should.
We will be outfitting all the lawyers in the office with these.
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