Radar Sync Review

Great Idea, Terrible Execution

Submitted by acwebs on Fri, 2006-11-10 16:14.
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The lowest price: 26.96$
You can buy it at RegNow for that price.
Pros:
Great concept; Tiny download; Fast installation.
Cons:
Horrible/buggy interface; Demo is only half-baked.
Review:

Radar Sync is on the right track: it is crucial to keep your drivers up to date in order to get the best performance from your system.

I installed Radar Sync with great expectations, hoping that I had found tool to simplify the tedious job of keeping my drivers up to date.

However, I was sorely disappointed after launching the program.

The demo version looks nothing like the screen shot. The user interface is elementary and buggy. I could not even close the program without using Ctrl-Alt-Del!

I punched the "Start" button and it ran a quick scan of my computer, searching for out-of-date drivers. It found a handful that needed updating, but that is as far as you can go, at least without paying for a subscription.

It reports what driver is out of date, what the current version is, and what the updated version is. However, without a subscription, you cannot click on the link to download the new version.

I also could not scroll down to see the rest of the report - another bug in the interface.

Perhaps the full version is a whole different story, but after such disappointment with the demo, I dare not plunk down $27 in fear of being let down again.

Conclusion:

A tool to help keep your drivers up-to-date would be indispensable, but Radar Sync is not the solution.