If you have Release 11 and have gotten an e-mail from Nuance or other parties asking you to pay to upgrade to 11.5, STOP! 11.5 is a free download for Release 11 users.
If you want to pay Nuance $29.99 for an 11.5 DVD, that's fine. But for most of you with Release 11, a download will be faster, less expensive, and just as reliable.
Please read our review of Release 11
There are many different upgrades to Dragon NaturallySpeaking. If you wish to upgrade, the first step is to determine your current release and product. Click on the appropriate link below, then the logical upgrades can be identified.
In some cases buying a new product is advised instead of upgrading, in other cases multiple upgrades may be necessary.
Release 11 requires Windows-XP SP-3 (32-bit), Vista, or Windows 7.
At least 1GB RAM is normally needed on Windows-XP, 2GB RAM on Windows Vista or Windows 7 32-bit systems is minimal, 4GB on Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows 7 32 or 64-bit systems is required. If buying a new system, get 2GB if Windows XP or 4GB+ for Windows Vista and Windows 7. Release 11 requires about 150MB more RAM than Release 9. Memory upgrades are simple to do on most PC's (Tablet-PC's can be an exception), if you need more RAM I suggest looking at http://www.crucial.com as a top-notch supplier.
A minimum 1GHz CPU is required for any of the Release 11 products. Either a dual-core CPU, 1.6GHz or faster; or a single processor at least 2.4GHz is needed. If buying new, then we suggest a dual-core system running 2GHz or faster. If your computer system does not meet these requirements, it may still be worthwhile buying an upgrade to Pro, Medical, or Legal to preserve future upgrade options or to run in a slightly-slower mode.
The SSE2 instruction set and at least 512KB L2 cache memory is required. What this means in practice is that some systems bought before 2006, most commonly AMD systems, may not work. Don't worry, those systems wouldn't run Release 11 very well anyways! Nuance has a TechNote 6027 that goes into the detail of this issue and provides information of how to determine if your system is affected.
Upgrade purchases include the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 Upgrade DVD, a tiny Quick Reference Guide from Nuance, and Nuance's technical support as applicable (usually 1 free problem report).
![[Scripting for Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11, by Larry V. Allen]](/images/products/scripting11.jpg)
For those upgrading to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Professional or Legal 11, we offer special pricing for upgrades which includes a PDF copy of Scripting for Dragon NaturallySpeaking® 11 (a $49 value). This book provides needed documentation so that you can learn to produce the voice commands that will allow you to better customize your product. Otherwise, you must rely on on-line help files to decipher how to create voice commands that make these products powerful.
These products are licensed PER USER. Two users, one machine requires two licenses. One user, two machines requires one license. Please call or e-mail if upgrading 4 or more licenses as other licensing options may exist. Provide your current versions (Preferred, Medical, Pro, etc.) and release numbers (8, 9, 10 ...) for products you already have.
Legal 9 (or Legal 8) users also have an option to upgrade to Legal 10 if desired, as we still have upgrades to Legal 10 from Legal 8 or 9 in stock. Contact us for details.
| Item | Price |  | Upgrade from NaturallySpeaking Legal Release 9/10 to Legal 11--Includes PDF copy of Scripting for DragonNaturally Speaking 11! | $199.99 |
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For doctors or others using many Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems, Professional does not support dictation into such systems, doctors should typically upgrade to Dragon Medical 10. Free upgrade to 11.5 via download after Nuance makes the upgrade available.
| Item | Price | | Upgrade from NaturallySpeaking Professional Release 9/10 to Professional 11--Includes PDF copy of Scripting for DragonNaturally Speaking 11! Regular $299.99 Limited quantities are available at this price! |
$249.99 |
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Release 10 Professional does not support dictation into EMR's. So a few of you need to upgrade your Professional to Medical.
| Item | Price | | Upgrade from NaturallySpeaking Professional Release 8/9 to Dragon Medical 10 |
$899 |
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Preferred Users may upgrade to Professional at a promotional price, or upgrade to Premium 11
| Item | Price | | Upgrade from NaturallySpeaking Preferred Release 9/10 to Professional 11--Includes PDF copy of Scripting for DragonNaturally Speaking 11. Regular price $399.99 |
$379.99 |
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Nuance sells upgrades for one or two prior releases for the Premium products. For doctors or others using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems, Premium does not support dictation into such systems, you should upgrade to Medical.
| Item | Price | | Upgrade from Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred/Standard/Essentials 9/10 to Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium 11 | $149.99 |
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There were several upgrades to Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10, but only the upgrades from Legal 8/9 to Legal 10 remain in stock.
Release 10 requires Windows-2000 SP4, Windows-XP SP-2 (32-bit), Vista, or Windows 7. 1GB+ RAM is needed on Windows 2000 or Windows-XP, 2GB+ RAM on Windows Vista, and 4 GB+ RAM for Windows 7. If a new system, get 2GB if Windows XP, 3+GB for Windows Vista or 4+ GB for Windows 7.
A minimum 1GHz CPU is required. Either a dual-core CPU, 1.6GHz or faster; or a single processor at least 2.4GHz is needed. We suggest dual-core systems running at least 2GHz. New for Release 10 is needing the SSE2 instruction set and requiring at least 512KB L2 cache memory. Some systems bought before 2006, most commonly AMD systems, may not work. Nuance has a TechNote 6027 that goes into the detail of this issue and provides information of how to determine if your system is affected.
| Item | Price | | Upgrade from NaturallySpeaking Legal Release 8/9 to Legal 10. ($449 is the list price starting October 1, 2008)Quantities Limited at this price to stock on hand. | $59 |
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