Diskeeper 2011 Home Editor's Review

Keep your PC running at peak performance with this must have operational tool.

During a recent trip home to visit my parents, I turned on both of their computers and was stunned by the poor performance on both boxes. My parents purchased 15" MacBook Pro's in 2008 and 2009, and both are high end with Core2Duo processors running at 2.80 MHz and 3.04 MHz respectively. Both have 4GB of RAM and 500GB hard drives. Both laptops are running Windows via Boot Camp and both had high levels of drive fragmentation, crippling their performance. Thankfully, tools like Diskeeper 2011 Home can prevent problems like that from happening.

Diskeeper 2011 is performance software for your PC that is designed to be a "Set It and Forget It" defrag solution. Once installed, it will automatically boost your computer's speed, extend the battery life of your laptop, speed up startup and application load times, extends the longevity of your hard drive and reduce your energy consumption. This fast, easy solution makes your slow PC run like new again by preventing fragmentation before it can cause your computer to slow down.

Pros: Set it & Forget it, Easy to use, powerful.

Cons: Manual configuration is complicated.

Conclusion: Defrag is nice, and its modeled after an earlier Diskeeper version, but it can't even come close to providing you with the level of benefit as Diskeeper 2011 Home.  This is perhaps one of the best utilities I've ever seen for Windows. While a tad expensive at $39.95 USD, the money is well spent. If you haven't defragmented your PC for a while and you're experiencing performance issues, Giving Diskeeper 2011 Home a try will definitely provide you with what you can expect to see, as noticeable improvements.

version reviewed: 2011