It only made sense to send out one of the free units to an AC member since I've been participating on here for so many years. We do sell a few Plantronics units but I've never been much of a fan. That FlexyMike story sounds very familiar, almost like you've told me it before.
The computer specs that I give are for optimum results. It's just how the question usually gets presented when a costumer asks especially on a new PC purchase. We don't sell computers so we don't have a dog in the fight. It's also true that a computer with more under the hood will be viable farther into the future making it a more sound investment. The price difference between 8 vs. 4 is too little to not go for 8 and so is the price difference between a i7 processor vs. an i5 or a dual core vs. a quad core. Your computers are definitely up to the task, no worries.
When you say 'Standard' 12.5 I'm assuming you don't mean Standard or Professional but perhaps premium. If your using Premium your serial number starts with K68 OR K60. We recommend against the Home Edition or Standard because vocabulary changes you make, your voice files etc. cannot be saved from one version to the next so you literally have to start from scratch. Some of our docs stand by Medical and some have been rubbed the wrong way by Nuance's pricing structure. Most of our docs that use Medical do their dictation through the workday into their EMR and their whole goal is (as you stated)to get out of the office ASAP and they add up their time savings week to week and month to month to justify the cost. In the end it's up to each and every user to choose what's best for their purposes. The copy of KnowBrainer I included improves upon a few things and adds about 10,000 commands. One good example is after you correct a word by voice it leaves the cursor in the middle of the sentence instead of putting it back at the end so you can continue dictating......we would want that why?! KnowBrainer puts the cursor at the end of a sentence as it should be. Another good example is if you want to add a word or phrase to your vocabulary (phrases have more power)it involves cutting and pasting as well as clicking around various menus and waiting, in KnowBrainer you simply highlight the phrase and say 'add to vocabulary' and your done.
I've communicated with Bert a fair bit over the years and as long as things are tasteful and inside of the Vendor sub forum I don't think he'd mind at all but by all means go ahead and ask. In fact this very sub forum was created about 5 years ago because several forum members found my reviews and even trouble shooting posts obtrusive. The idea being if someone wants to read they can and if not avoid the vendor sub forum.
That's it for me, around 6:30 CST I'll be enjoying 'The Logan' and a tumbler of Blue Moon ale at Logan's Roadhouse....I just love throwing the peanuts on the floor, makes me feel like a rebel. A great weekend to all.
