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Depends on the context.

Running precise commands? Keyboard wins.

No keyboard? I love the voice search of my roku 4 over trying to search via virtual keyboard and arrow keys, or using my Amazon Echo to find artists/songs

Long text? While I prefer typing, I remember one author I heard (Kevin Anderson, I think) who dictates all his books (first drafts) into a mini-recorder and pays someone to transcribe them. I find that hard to comprehend, but I bet he's not unique.

Spreadsheets? Keyboard wins for data entry, but I bet voice would be convenient for analysis. "Sum column B" "What is the average of column D, excluding 0 values"



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