KEY FACTORS Wear it over your head, over your ear or around your neck. As a headset it weighs slightly over an ounce. You can walk away from the computer you are dictating into OVER 200 feet. The recognition accuracy is amazing. IT IS ACTIVE NOISE CANCELING! The Plantronics CS-50 USB Wireless Headset Microphone was tested with Dragon NaturallySpeaking v8 Medical. The results were as follows: Speech to Noise ratio: 29 The initial dictation consisted of 1677 words, there were 19 mistakes found, which calculates to 98.9% accuracy on the first round of dictation. PROS: Fully compatible with Dragon NaturallySpeaking v8. Allows up to 8 hours of wireless, hands-free talk time. You can roam up to 300 feet from the base. The earpiece is reversible so it can comfortably fit either ear. It has intuitive controls on the earpiece which can control the volume, mute. The unit also has a noise canceling microphone. CONS: The earpiece is so lightweight you may forget that you are wearing it until you’re halfway home, which makes recharging the unit a bit of a challenge On a personal note: This is one of the finest wireless headsets that I've ever tested. The CS-50 USB will be my headset of choice for use with Dragon NaturallySpeaking v8. |