Fact · Dictation software
TechRadar's 2023 review lists three drawbacks of Dragon Professional 16: it consumes computing resources, it is expensive, and it has a steep learning curve.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Consumes computing resources - Expensive - Steep learning curve”
Dragon Professional review, Kieron Allen, TechRadar, 2023, Reasons to avoid.
Open the original- What it measures
- The review's Reasons to avoid list is part of its summary box. The same box lists accurate speech recognition and user-friendliness as the main reasons to buy.
- What it does not show
- The review is one writer's assessment from 2023. It does not measure resource use or the time it takes to learn the product, and the same box also says the program does not work with macOS.