Norton Utilities 7.0

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Summary: 12" or 17" G4 PowerBook Users BEWARE!
Review: While I'm confident Norton Utilities has extended the lives of my PCs over the years, Symantec's 7.0 version for Macintosh is grossly antiquated. After spending [money] on software I was assured was compatible with my brand new 12" Mac PowerBook, I discovered following installation that I needed to boot from the Norton Utilities CD-ROM to repair "serious" boot drive problems and to access the program's diagnostic features. Only after repeated failures, a live update, and a thorough search of the fine print within Symantec's support database did I learn that Norton Utilities 7.0 is INCOMPATIBLE with both the 12" and 17" models of the G4 PowerBook (both operating Mac OS-X Jaguar). If you own either of these Macintosh models, don't waste your money on Norton Utilities 7.0. Wait for either 8.0, or the next generation of Micromat Drive 10 or Disk Warrior. Unfortunately, current versions of those programs, too, are outdated to function effectively on the March 2003 12" or 17" PowerBooks.