Auslogics Boost Speed 5.1.x vs Spotmau Gold 2012

[peter.clark]

I've not been able to find any option to start a poll, but perhaps a full thread will uncover some more detail on experiences / reviews on these two products...

Sometimes customers will ask me for an "All in One" cleaning solution to keep their machines optimized, and I've previously always suggested Auslogics Boost Speed. However I've just stumbled across Spotmau and after having a play with it I quite like the very simple "One-Click" Services it can perform.

Auslogics comes with a lot more in a single package from what I can see....

Has anyone else ever made a comparison? And if you've tried either of these products which would you recommend... and why?

 

[MobileTechie]

As a general rule I don't recommend tune up products. I don't find they make a lot of difference and every now and again they cause major problems. I'm yet to see much evidence that so-called registry cleaning actually has much effect and defragmentation is included in Windows anyway.

Plus on a business note, tuning PCs is a money-making job.

 

[altrenda]

I kind of put these things in the same category as the fixmyfasterslowinfectedpc.com things advertised on tv.

Always a joy to find one of these things on a clients computer. Somehow these same people usually have some type of Driver updater on as well.

 

[ZenTree]

I think MobileTechie summed it up pretty well. If they really want it then look at pointing them towards a support package on something like GFI, you can schedule all the defrag etc stuff whilst also doing more useful stuff like automatic patch management and AV.
You get a monthly income for very little screentime, the customer gets their computer looked after and you can use it to sell other jobs if you spot anything wrong with computer through your checks (failing hard drives etc)

 

[PC Ops]

I also tend to advice my customers to stay away from tune-ups, system boosters, system-tweakers.... the whole shebang... But only if I find it installed on a machine. 75% of the people who got that advice ignore it 100% though. I call them 'regulars'

For simple 'maintenance' I tell them to run CCleaner once a month but without running the registry-part.

 

[peter.clark]

As a general rule I don't recommend tune up products. I don't find they make a lot of difference and every now and again they cause major problems. I'm yet to see much evidence that so-called registry cleaning actually has much effect and defragmentation is included in Windows anyway.

Plus on a business note, tuning PCs is a money-making job.

The registry cleaning tools included are an absolute waste of time as far as I'm concerned. I've never found they make a damned bit of difference. The junk cleaning tools are useful in both, however CCleaner + CC Enhancer appear to find even the most insignificant junk to clean out very nicely.

Not sure if it is due to my locality or the 3 local shops offering the service but I don't get many requests for tuning at all :/

I kind of put these things in the same category as the fixmyfasterslowinfectedpc.com things advertised on tv.

Always a joy to find one of these things on a clients computer. Somehow these same people usually have some type of Driver updater on as well.

I've noticed more customers having these driver updater programs on their machines... the most popular by far being something called "Driver Genius"??

I think MobileTechie summed it up pretty well. If they really want it then look at pointing them towards a support package on something like GFI, you can schedule all the defrag etc stuff whilst also doing more useful stuff like automatic patch management and AV.
You get a monthly income for very little screentime, the customer gets their computer looked after and you can use it to sell other jobs if you spot anything wrong with computer through your checks (failing hard drives etc)

My very limited number of clients aren't looking for a monthyl service - i've already tried (and always upsell) managed services but most simply want a one-off service.

I also tend to advice my customers to stay away from tune-ups, system boosters, system-tweakers.... the whole shebang... But only if I find it installed on a machine. 75% of the people who got that advice ignore it 100% though. I call them 'regulars'

For simple 'maintenance' I tell them to run CCleaner once a month but without running the registry-part.

As above, I've never found any performance improvements from using any of the registry "cleaning" tools lol

 

[brock029]

I have used game booster before I think its made by iobit. My laptop originally had a single core 1.6ghz AMD processor and I could barely play minecraft on it. So setup game booster to run when minecraft launches and it kills unnecessary services and processes and aero effects to free up system resources instead of manually doing it. Different then the tools listed but similar concept, "speeds up your computer". It also checked for out of date drivers and directed you to the download page for them.

 

[ZenTree]

My very limited number of clients aren't looking for a monthyl service - i've already tried (and always upsell) managed services but most simply want a one-off service.

Fair enough. I was wondering how much they would pay for an optimizing program, say .. £30? £40? So rather than saying it's a month by month thing say I can offer you a years tweaking and tuning for the same price and I do all the work. If you are literally just doing patch management, defrag and clearing temp files that is completely automated your end and you're making one hell of a killing with the previously mentioned benefits.

I think what I'm trying to say is maybe for your clientel sell it as a product, rather than a monthly service.

I think I'm working on the assumption that a lot of these programs operate like antivirus, in that you need to renew every 12 months. If it's a one off payment then bit trickier.

 

[PCX]

Not sure if it is due to my locality or the 3 local shops offering the service but I don't get many requests for tuning at all :/

Man, I rarely if ever get any requests for a tune-up, but I upsell that service to just about every customer that comes into my shop. You are missing out on tons of money by not up-selling the service and by suggesting software solutions instead.

I've noticed more customers having these driver updater programs on their machines... the most popular by far being something called "Driver Genius"??

Driver Genius is good (not perfect), but I would not suggest it to a customer, instead I use it as a tool for updating drivers.

As above, I've never found any performance improvements from using any of the registry "cleaning" tools lol

You are going to have to use a lot of tools and do a lot of manual work for a decent tune-up. Cleaning up the registry and junk files is just a small part of doing a good tune-up.