Micromat TechTool Pro 4 Mac
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
This is the eagerly anticipated Universal Binary version of TechTool Pro that will run on both Intel and PowerPC-based Macs. It fully supports the hardware changes introduced to the Macintosh platform with the introduction of the new MacIntel chipsets. All of the features of the program that were previously available for PowerPC based Macs are available for Intel-based Macs as well. This includes the innovative eDrive (emergency startup partition) feature of the program, found nowhere else. In addition to Universal Binary support, the new release will also include some significant program enhancements, including improved Disk Controller test routines. Unlike most application software, more than a simple re-compile of the program was required to support the new Intel-based Macs. Because TechTool Pro works with the computer hardware at the lowest levels, it was necessary for Micromat to completely re-engineer the software from the ground up. In order to support the new models, Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) is required to run the program.
TechTool Pro ships on DVD for both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs. The DVD will automatically boot the correct system version.
No product comes close to TechTool Pro for ensuring that all of your hardware and software is operating at peak performance. No other software gives you the peace of mind that comes from knowing that your valuable data is protected by the latest technology. With a single mouse click, TechTool Pro can automatically run a series of sophisticated tests that will troubleshoot almost any problem you are having with your Macintosh.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars I Think It’s Good
Some software’s are so complicated - but this doesn’t appear to be. It seems to be rather quite simple… That is, if I’m taking advantages of all it can do. I bought it because of the reviews on this site and CNET. I guess it “dose” good for the “system” becsue it seems to run better afterwords (CERTAINLY not worse) - however if my computing functions are all that complicated in the first place to need such “refining” remains to be seen. So I recommend it “just because” it’s good to have something that dose what it says it dose… But always remember - don’t fool yourself - run the “advanced” scan at night - it will tip the scales at FOUR HOURS or even more…
5 Stars Works as advertised. I am very pleased with their new 5.02 update.
I am a reluctant “need to maintain this Mac” user. I am a webmaster for my church using iWeb. I looked at Disc Warrior and didn’t understand the features offered. I tried the trial download and still didn’t understand disc warrior.
After generating a “disc error” disc utility couldn’t fix I frantically searched for a solution and found the tech tool version that came with my Appe Care Warranty.
Never could fix problem with that version. I bought the Pro version, at that time 4.6 and got it fixed in 5 minutes!
The new interface is much better when doing volume optimization. There is a graphic that lets you clearly see where you are in this lengthy process. It does take a long time to complete, but the performance of your machine will amaze you.
I used to take 45 Min. to an hr. to completely back up 141+ GB to a backup disc. After the optimization it takes 7 minutes!
You DO need to read their documentation. Get familiar with what they tell you before you start willy-nilly trying things.
This program is not meant for the highly networked Terabyte business. Again they tell you clearly what they can and can not do on what hardware, running which operating system versions. Excellent job Micromat.
1 Star TechTool Pro v4.6.1 will not work with Mac OS X 10.5
I’ve had Tech Tool Pro from the start. I thought it to be essential. Not so as it will not work for me with Mac 6S X 10.5.
I have a G-Drive 500 GB exterior hard drive. It is the item 4.6.1 cannot deal with. I have just run a complete defrag of the G-Drive in this, my 20th or so attempt to get 4.6.1 to run. Running the medium program, as recommended for periodic maintence, it runs to Volumes, Volume Structures (for the G-Drive) to the point of Catalog File (B-Tree) number 1394362 of 2604014 and freezes. Nothing clicks. The computer must then be completely shut down then restarted in order to get the disk to eject.
This completely worthless. And to think I paid an upgrade from 4.5 only to get the code more perfectly written to serve the Intel processors. My unit is still a Powerbook with G4 chip.
And to think I paid for the 4.6 then the announcements about 5.0 began with explanation mmost all of us would have to pay for an entire upgrade again.
If Micromat thinks we will all be sheep & buy 5.0 they have another thing coming.
5 Stars excellent service
received shipping notice right away. did not receive my software for like a month. emailed amazon and they sent another one right away.
1 Star Do NOT waste your $$$$
To begin with, TTP is not by any means the only game in town. It is however, going to be the the most expensive or completely useless. Micromat will be happy either way. As a current Micromat customer, I am the proud owner of an expensive utility that worked for all of two months. Leopard broke it completely. When Micromat updated their utility to be compatible with Apple’s current OS, they wanted all of us to pay them again. They simply renamed the “update” from “Techtool Pro 4″ r4.5.3 to “Techtool Pro 4″ r4.6.1 an “upgrade”. They’re also calling their all new “Techtool Pro 5″ an “upgrade”. Do yourself a favor, buy Diskwarrior and you’ll only have to pay for it just the one time.
