Symantic PartitionMagic v8.0 (1 User)
Beware of Parago rebate
I've used PartitionMagic since version 5 and only suffered one fatal error when using version 7 to upgrade a 6GB drive to a 12GB drive. Oddly enough, it copied the entire drive before reporting an \\"internal error\\" and then crashed. The source drive was still intact, but I never figured out what it was due to the lack of detail about the actual error. I finally upgraded to version 8 when they offered a free upgrade after rebates, but these later versions of PM seem to contain more bug fixes and improvements to the user interface rather than any revolutionary new or improved hard drive management features. I consider the error I described a step back from previous versions when they actually prided themselves on data integrity and reliability during partition resizing.    My main complaint however, is regarding their rebate processor, Parago, which seems to be chosen time after time by more and more companies. In the past year, I've had 3 rebates for this and other brands of products that I submitted properly, yet were marked invalid by Parago for no apparent valid reason. In all instances, they noted that the UPC symbol was invalid or illegible, and luckily I kept copies of all submitted materials. They are unresponsive to fax and emails even when I asked that they acknowledge receipt. My only recourse has been to call them, and usually the rep ends up consulting his/her supervisor and they approve the rebate after a minute on hold. This has become so routine that there is obviously some policy in place to reduce rebate redemptions.    UPDATE 6/21/2008: I've since purchased an Apricorn DriveWire kit which comes bundled with EZGigII software. DriveWire is a USB-to-IDE/SATA adapter. I've upgraded two drives with EZGigII that PM8 could not copy. This is under WinXP SP2.