The estimates in versions 7.03 and 8.02 were often off by several minutes, a problem resolved in 9.0.
It should also be noted that StuffIt Deluxe 9 more accurately represents the time remaining for compression. Testing indicates an overall improvement in compression times and file sizes with each successive version of the software, with the most remarkable improvement being the. The system used for testing was a 1.25 GHz iMac G4. Except where noted, the default StuffIt settings were used.
#STUFFIT EXPANDER OS 9 ARCHIVE#
I tested the built-in OS X Zip archive compression against StuffIt Deluxe 7.03, 8.02, and the new 9.0, using a 119.3 MB folder containing a wide range of file types, including QuickTime movies, text documents, 3D models, databases, and various image formats. The first noteworthy improvements are compression speed and archive size. There are several significant new features in StuffIt Deluxe 9 that make this a worthy upgrade. StuffIt Deluxe has adapted to our changing computer needs to offer new tools for common compression use. Combine that with the massive amounts of downloadable content, multimedia, and general data we all accumulate on our hard drives and compression becomes even more necessary to backup onto CDs and DVDs. Things have come a long way since the days when users needed to compress data to fit large files on removable media and save hard drive space, but compression is still very necessary for e-mail, Web sites, and Internet/network file transfers. For those who are unfamiliar with the offerings of previous versions of StuffIt Deluxe, check out the review of version 7.01 in the ATPM Archives.
In writing this review, I wanted to find out what StuffIt offers over the free Zip compression that makes it worth the price? Much to my surprise, I found many features in StuffIt Deluxe 9 that make it well worth the purchase, and worth the upgrade from previous versions of StuffIt Deluxe. I suspect there are many other OS X users that have followed similar practices.
Recently, I have found myself using the OS X-included Zip archive tool more frequently, even though the StuffIt formats are superior. As Macs gradually joined the world of Unix systems and became even friendlier with PCs, Apple added simple Zip compression to the contextual menus in the Finder.
#STUFFIT EXPANDER OS 9 MAC OS#
Recommended: G4 processor, Mac OS 9 or Mac OS XĪlmost anyone who has used a Mac in the past decade is familiar with StuffIt as a long-standing superior compression format and application.
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