CNET Editors' review
There's more than one way to speed up a slow PC. For instance, you can upgrade your hardware by adding more RAM or a faster hard disk. You can remove a lot of your programs or reinstall Windows entirely. Or you can try a program like SpeedItup Free, a free tool for tweaking, cleaning, and boosting PCs, especially older and slower units. It works automatically in the background to recover memory resources, clean system caches, and erase browsing traces. Its Super Defrag tool is supposed to optimize hard disks, improving performance by up to 150 percent, according to its developer.
SpeedItup Free essentially bundles three tools with automatic scheduling and other options, and its colorful, compact interface has three tabs for the three tools. The first tool, SpeedItup, offers four processes, each with a check box: Windows Optimization, Ram Booster, Internet Cleanup, and HardDisk SpeedUp. The other two tabs access the Internet Cleanup and HardDisk SpeedUp tools individually. A large speedometer dial dominates the interface. The program's only options cover automatic startup and operation, plus the ability to delete tracking cookies and select Firefox, IE, Opera, and Chrome for cleaning. The Help button called up a page summarizing what the program does in sketchy detail; for instance, it "first optimizes your windows settings" to boost performance. We can think of lots of ways to do that, and we'd like to know what's being changed, but SpeedItup doesn't share that information. But its RAM booster and tweaks caused no fuss. The disk defrag tool notes that the first pass can take 5 minutes to 3 hours but that subsequent passes are quicker. Ours took less than an hour.
SpeedItup offers to download another of the company's system cleaners, which is fairly typical since the company's in business to sell software. We have no problem with ad-supported freeware, nags, or ad pop-ups (SpeedItup's pop-up is mild by comparison) as long as the program does what it claims without a trial period or requiring you to buy anything. SpeedItup does what it claims. One point, speed demons: Never run Super Defrag, or any disk defragmenting tool (even the Windows defragger) on a solid-state drive (SSD). SSDs don't need defragging, and it just wears them out faster.
Publisher's Description
From MicroSmarts:
SpeedItup Free is a new breakthrough application that uses 2011 technology. It allows your computer to read data up to 300% faster. As well as speeding up your computer, SpeedItup Free optimizes your RAM and makes other optimization settings to speed up your Internet connection and overall computer performance. SpeedItup will make your PC faster--try it now and be amazed.
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All versions:
2.6 starsout of 103 votes
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Current version:
2.3 starsout of 3 votes
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"What a Scam"
Version: SpeedItup Free 7.80
Pros
have noting good to say.
Cons
Not Free as reported on "Cnet". Disappointed.
Summary
Never finished installing because the program wanted to down load many extra suspicious programs and Yahoo Tool Bar. Then they wanted to charge you before you can run the program.
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"Slowed down my computer"
Version: SpeedItup Free 7.80
Pros
sounded like a winner
Cons
slows down -- vs speeds up -- a computer
Summary
I'm running windows 7 on a laptop -- my computer was working fine -- so I really hesitated to even download a program that effected (good or bad) it.
Well, next time when I'm faced with a running laptop -- I'll let it run longer by NOT downloading system software.
After a 15-30 minute sweep of my computer the software did a 20 min "fix" of all the problems it found.
After I rebooted it, I found my computer had slowed down considerably. I would recommend not taking a chance on it. -
"This program is way better than previous versions."
Version: SpeedItup Free 7.80
Pros
It speeds up computer, cleans up junk, it's better than CCCLEANER.
Cons
None, created by a great company.
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