|
|
|
TV-VCR
|
 Posted:
Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:37 pm |
|
|
|
PRO Level 7
Joined: 09 Oct 2007
Posts: 284
Location: Bentonville, AR
|
Click the image to go to the article.
Oh btw:  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
Grav!ty
Graham Massey |
|
Posted:
Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:48 pm |
|
|
|
Vice President
Operations
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Posts: 20715
Location: Johannesburg
|
593 No votes now  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
phileysmiley
Larry Richman |
|
Posted:
Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:56 pm |
|
|
|
Management
Media & Events
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
Posts: 37220
Location: Philadelphia PA USA
|
|
I only trust Consumer Reports. They don't take money from the people whose products they are reviewing.
I look at this as nothing more than paid advertising.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
ar1stotle
|
|
Posted:
Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:07 pm |
|
|
|
Moderator
Support Team
Joined: 15 May 2004
Posts: 5819
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
|
|
Well, apparently Norton rebuilt a lot of their code for the 2008 version and it does get much better reviews. But yea, throwing it up at #1 is a little ridiculous.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
imnuts
|
|
Posted:
Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:11 am |
|
|
|
Moderator
Support Team
Joined: 24 Mar 2004
Posts: 14567
Location: Boothwyn, Pennsylvania
|
|
The article is for top all-in-one suites. I'd probably have to agree with them for products that have been out for a while and also based on the other things on the list. Eset just released an AIO security product which I haven't seen any reviews for, but I'm guessing it may be better. You also have to look at the ease of use for the average person, which Symantec has built their programs for and then added all the bloated GUI to go with it, slowing everything down.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
JabbaPapa
Julian Lord |
|
Posted:
Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:01 am |
|
|
|
Respected Member
of PROnetworks
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
Posts: 14263
Location: Monte-Carlo
|
It's true that the 2008 ones are an improvement over previous releases, but --- number one WTF  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
Nativedude
Adam Durham |
|
Posted:
Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:19 pm |
|
|
|
PRO Level 17
Joined: 09 Mar 2004
Posts: 2195
Location: Historical Yorktown, Virginia USA
|
| phileysmiley wrote: |
I only trust Consumer Reports. They don't take money from the people whose products they are reviewing.
I look at this as nothing more than paid advertising. |
Ditto 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
nicksthegreat
|
|
Posted:
Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:05 am |
|
|
|
PRO Level 13
Joined: 03 Nov 2004
Posts: 801
Location: NZ
|
Mind you I had the Ravmon virus issue but NOD32 and AVG failed to fix any of the issues.
I had to download specific tools from McCafe,Symantec and Bitdefender to resolve the issue.
I was hoping NOD32 to pick up the virus.
EDIT: But that doesnt mean that Norton should be on the top of the list.  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
phileysmiley
Larry Richman |
|
Posted:
Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:01 pm |
|
|
|
Management
Media & Events
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
Posts: 37220
Location: Philadelphia PA USA
|
|
The only thing I will grant them is that, for a n00b, an all-in-one, especially if their PC comes with Norton OEM, might make sense. My 78-year-old mother could not have installed several apps without my help.
But when you can get a free AV like Avast or pay a bit for NOD32, a free or cheap good quality firewall, and free or cheap spyware protection, which make a nice suite combined, I think it's worth the little bit of extra effort to install several apps instead of one big one.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
EXTREMEoverclocker
|
|
Posted:
Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:35 pm |
|
|
|
PRO Level 15
Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Posts: 1101
Location: Dallas, Tx USA
|
| phileysmiley wrote: |
The only thing I will grant them is that, for a n00b, an all-in-one, especially if their PC comes with Norton OEM, might make sense. My 78-year-old mother could not have installed several apps without my help.
But when you can get a free AV like Avast or pay a bit for NOD32, a free or cheap good quality firewall, and free or cheap spyware protection, which make a nice suite combined, I think it's worth the little bit of extra effort to install several apps instead of one big one. |
well true ... unless ... the multiple apps are resource hogs and slow the computer down more than an all in one would ...
what did you use for your spyware and firewall?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top
|
|
|
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
|
|
