Existing users, 
I like this tool. But it's a GUI for a tool which can be downloaded under the GNU license and which provides the same information. I would be willing to pay for a gui, but not 20 USD as mentioned. The command line tool costs nothing and does the same. I would like the author to reconsider the shareware fee, in my opinion something about max 10 USD would be ok.
This tool shows the status of any smart capable hard disk and gives you an idea if the disc is still fit enough to store data on it. This is much better than the simple output "smart status verified" from most other tools. Nice, but not detailed enough.
SMART Utility
Checks hard drives' internal diagnostics systems.
Version: 2.1.1
nice ... but why so expensive ??
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Contributed by: charmanta Thursday, May 10 2007 @ 08:43 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: YES
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re: nice ... but why so expensive ?? - VolitansSoftware
Yes, as it now, it is pretty sparse. But the new Beta 1 adds displaying all the attributes and errors. I'm also planning on adding a bunch of features (internal testing support, background monitoring, dock and menu icons, emailing and printing of reports)- all for free if you buy it now. So while it may be a little expensive now (though I think $20 to be warned your HD is dying is pretty cheap), the upcoming features definitely make it worth it.And yes, the command line version is free for anybody. My application's benefit is that not only does it make the data easier to read, it also has its own internal algorithm that determines that a drive will fail- even before the drive says it is failing. This has been gleaned over my years as a Macintosh service technician. I think that also makes it worth it.
I hope you still give it a try and decide to buy it. I think you won't regret it (especially if you find you're HD is dying and you have time to back up your data.)
Thank you for your interest.
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Monday, May 21 2007 @ 08:05 PM PDT