TechTool Deluxe 3.1
I’ve been experimenting with TechTool Deluxe 3.1 (Tiger) and I am not that impressed with it, at least the copy that comes with the Apple Care plan.
You do have to install it on the hard drive to run it. Once you run it, it gives you a very, very basic report, i.e., “everything is okay” or “there is a problem with xxx.” At that point, you have to go online to get the fix and enter the computer’s serial number.
As a general diagnostic tool, it doesn’t tell you much. What happens if you can’t boot the computer? Or go on line?
At this point, I will install it on computers with Apple Care plans and run it as part of my standard “update/checkup/back up” routine and continue looking for a good diagnostic tool for 10.3-10.5 Macs.
