Philips LFH3510 SpeechMike Premium with Precision Microphone Slide Switch Operation

This works great on a PC. It did not work very well with Fusion on the MAC. This may be a problem with Dragon rather than the SpeechMic.

Am using the mic for a specific purpose - with Windows 7 speech recognition on a Toshiba laptop for medical dictations. I believe that the mic and Philips software are working well, although perhaps would be better with more computer RAM, as there are frequent delays. Issues seem to be with Windows speech software, as I can find no way to train new words. For instance, although I use the "correct that" function, which is supposed to train the software, there are medical words which it refuses to learn, and no way to specifically train them. Also, Windows software has a habit of stopping and offering lists of choices for words/phrases regularly, from which you have to select what you were trying to dictate, and then proceed. Not an efficient way to dictate. Mic probably would be a 5-star except for these (probably not mic-dependent) problems; also, would prefer a spring-loaded dictate slider so that it would turn off when released, rather than having to actively slide the switch at the end of each phrase or sentence. Relatively minor, but my only gripe with the handset.

My Radiologists use this mic on a daily basis. Between 2 Rads, they dictate over 100 studies daily. Best feature is the slide. One Radiologist does not like to constantly hold down a button while dictating. The slide feature allows her to slide it up and start dictating. Having the cord is not bothersome. In fact, I'd rather have a consistent power source (USB) instead of depending on the Rad to remember to put the mic back on the charger. So far, the mics have been clear without any distortion. I have not had any complaints from either Rads or MTs.

I'm a physician....and, with the lovely advent of Electronic Medical Records I get to spend 67% of my day dictating instead of concentrating on your problem or researching current literature to facilitate resolution of your problem!! That's where the Speechmike comes into play...this baby is the bomb! Love it!!! It makes a ridiculous process seem much more manageable!! And, really...isn't that how things are now? You will be very satisfied!!! P.S. Get the "slide" instead of the "push button"-much easier to use!

Aesthetically, this a very attractive microphone.I bought this to use Dragon Home 13 to dictate on my windows laptop. Here's what you need to know:-this does not work well with USB 3.0 at all. The troubleshooting guide actually mentions this, and there's no good workaround. You can get a 3.0 to 2.0 adapter, but I didn't bother with that-installation can be done via the web, if your laptop doesn't have a CD drive reader (like mine) - package comes with installation CD-the microphone itself is comfortable, sturdy, and a good product-the track ball works really wellOverall, I would recommend this provided you have the compatible laptop.

Fast delivery and product works well.