Mac hard drive test software - creating the definitive list - Page 2

TheBSDGuy · Apr 25, 2013, 03:35 AM

I don't think Scannerz is ugly, it's just utilitarian. So what? All updates to their products are free of charge, whereas others charge almost half what the original price of the product was, and they always manage to have some sort of critical update every year or every six months.

ZVH · Apr 30, 2013, 12:55 PM

There was an interesting discussion on ArsTechnica somewhat along these lines.

SSDs need to completely overwrite their cells before they can be re-written again, and defragmentation doesn't exist. What does this mean?

It means to some extent tools like TechTool Pro and Drive Genius are heading toward obsolescence. SSD "clean up" routines kill the ability to recover data, so that function's gone. Defragging on an SSD is not needed (and debatable if it was ever needed).

Smaller specific tools like Disk Warrior, Scannerz, smartmon tools are still of use, but more expensive and well known tools may be on their way out.

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Apr 25, 2013, 03:35 AM	#26
TheBSDGuy macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2012	I don't think Scannerz is ugly, it's just utilitarian. So what? All updates to their products are free of charge, whereas others charge almost half what the original price of the product was, and they always manage to have some sort of critical update every year or every six months.
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Apr 30, 2013, 12:55 PM	#27
ZVH Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2012	There was an interesting discussion on ArsTechnica somewhat along these lines. SSDs need to completely overwrite their cells before they can be re-written again, and defragmentation doesn't exist. What does this mean? It means to some extent tools like TechTool Pro and Drive Genius are heading toward obsolescence. SSD "clean up" routines kill the ability to recover data, so that function's gone. Defragging on an SSD is not needed (and debatable if it was ever needed). Smaller specific tools like Disk Warrior, Scannerz, smartmon tools are still of use, but more expensive and well known tools may be on their way out.
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