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Symantec PartitionMagic v.8.0

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• Reviewed by: bmanx2

  Updated: 07-23-08

  Overall Rating: 2 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:3 Months

  Strengths: ease of use, many features

  Weaknesses: mediocre support, would not merge partitions

  Overall Evaluation: This nifty little tool is great for resizing, formating, changing, and moving partitions around. However, I was in need of merging to partitions, one of which had a lot of important data on it. Every time I tried, it would not work and come up with an error message. I contacted technical support, but they were not any help at all. I lost both partitions along with my important data. If you want to move, format, change, or resize a partition, this is the product for you. If you are looking to merge two or more partitions, look elsewhere. Sorry Norton.

• Reviewed by: john9546

  Updated: 11-28-08

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:1

  Strengths: Easy to Use

  Weaknesses: Did not use long enough to find any weaknesses

  Overall Evaluation: Reinstalled a 500 G hard drive from crash. Original Windows XP reinstallation only sees 137 G on hard drive. (SP1 will but I had only XP). After install I used Norton Partition Magic 8 to gain the full 500 G. Easy with clear instructions.

• Reviewed by: georgedig

  Updated: 07-07-08

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:4 Weeks

  Strengths: very good Suport

  Weaknesses: doesn't work with Vista

  Overall Evaluation: The suport person took control of my PC and moved my ued space from one drive to another. This was done in a very professional manor. I am very staisfied with the program.

• Reviewed by: toddtee

  Updated: 05-19-08

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:30 Days

  Strengths: Has done everything I've asked it to do.

  Weaknesses: None found

  Overall Evaluation: I bought Partition Magic to make better use of my 250 GB external hard drive. I bought a back-up utility at the same time. Using the two in combination I now have my entire drive image backed up in case of failure. Great program.

• Reviewed by: wang0123456

  Updated: 11-22-07

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Months

  Strengths: Very useful for partitions.

  Weaknesses: None.

  Overall Evaluation: I use this product often when I'm having problems with my computer's partitions. Like all symantec products, this is very useful. This product is very useful and I'm extremely glad that I bought this. I recommend you buy this too.

• Reviewed by: asb002

  Updated: 11-10-07

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

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  Strengths: Easy to use, effective

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall Evaluation: PartitionMagic is a godsend! It allows you to resize your partitions without compromising data. For instance, if you wanted to dual (or more) boot without reinstalling your current OS, using PartitionMagic will facilitate this. I love it! Though it is a little pricey (before rebates, that is) this cost is more than offset by its usefulness.

• Reviewed by: SC4SHURA

  Updated: 10-27-07

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:6 Months

  Strengths: Reliable. Easy to use.

  Weaknesses: Outdated. expensive.

  Overall Evaluation: Norton Partition Magic 8.0 is a must if you install operating systems and change partitions often. It can resize partitions of Windows and Linux, and repartition will be extremely painful without Partition Magic. It has not been improved for a long time, but it's simply because there's not much to be improved. Its performance is very reliable too.

• Reviewed by: DeanRSmart

  Updated: 10-20-07

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:1 Days

  Strengths: Repartition and/or re-size partitions with data and or OS. Works with Linux as well. Re-order partitions. When a partition is reduced in size, it will compact the data. Supports different file types.

  Weaknesses: On some old computers, this software and others, will not run as the bios may not support disk DMA from DOS. Will load to DOS but applications will not run. Not a weakness of the product.

  Overall Evaluation: Need not install, boot to the CD and complete operations from DOS. Good for a Tech on the go.When a database is involved, put that on a small partition. This will make all disk seeks relatively short. Note: The silk screening of the disk makes it out of balance. High speed CD drives can vibrate a lot. Adding some tape to to balance the disk would be worth while if you are going to use frequently.Have used earlier versions of PM and was impressed with the product. This version will probably not support Vista as the file system is probably changed. If Vista is a target system, do the research. Competitive products may be Vista ready. When MS introduces new file system types, you need to get new product versions.

• Reviewed by: sierra_nevadas

  Updated: 08-23-07

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:1 Years

  Strengths: Works as advertised; gui is out-dated

  Weaknesses: No Vista support

  Overall Evaluation: I have used this for a while, and am quite happy with it. I picked up another copy for a newer machine, only to discover that it would not work with Vista, or Windows Home Server ;-( It was a dual-boot system with XP installed, so I was still able to used it. I oftentimes am re-doing partions in the event my C: drive gets too big. I like to make drive-images of my smaller C: partition. This product has not changed since it first came out in 2003, so it is in need of a GUI overhaul. It's also not overly intuitive to use, but once you understand what it can do, you're good to go!

• Reviewed by: Adaminchicago

  Updated: 07-29-07

  Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

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  Strengths: easy install, easy to use, does what it should

  Weaknesses: backup disk on floppies is very outdated

  Overall Evaluation: In general, Norton products are great. I use Norton Internet Security everyday. Partition Magic is far less sophisticated and needs an overhaul if it wants to be in the big leagues, but it does what it should and it's pretty easy to use.

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