ACA Utilities Review

Reviewer: Jack Striper
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Website Reviewed: ACA Utilities

ACA Utilities is a recently released software suite from the company Cheesesoft. It’s a collection of their system utilities that cover many different areas of system maintenance.

Here’s what you’re getting when you purchase this program:

• Registry Easy – Registry Cleaning Utility
• Perfect Uninstaller – Uninstaller Utility to remove programs the Windows Add/Remove cannot
• Driver Checker – Checks and installs the latest Windows drivers for your system hardware
• Spyware Cease – Spyware Utility to scan, remove, and block system Spyware
• Advanced Defrag – Hard drive Defragmentation Utility
• Duplicate File Cleaner – Scans and removes duplicate pictures, videos, and e-mails
• Final Uninstaller – Uninstaller Utility to remove partially installed programs and clean up the registry
• Evidence Smart – Locate and Erase private data such as browser history and cookies
• Memory Savior – System memory optimizer
• Easy Launcher – Tab-like program used for easily launching and categorizing applications
• Final Sync – Utility to sync files between desktops, laptops, and Windows Mobile devices
• Convert Genius – Convert video to different formats, dimensions, and frame-rates
• Cookbook Easy – Store and share recipes, and create shopping lists and save them to your mobile device
• Convert My PDF – Convert PDF files to docs, HTML files, and/or txt files
• Recoveryer – Recover accidentally deleted images, videos, and documents – even if they were removed from the Recycle Bin

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I’ve downloaded and used quite a few of these applications, and must say that for the cost, this is a great package. There are a wide range of products included, from PDF converters to utilities to find deleted files. Many of these software packages are sold seperately for the same cost, if not more, than the cost of this entire suite.

Some of these programs are less valuable to me than other (for instance the Cookbook Easy program), but others may find value in them. My favorite programs, and the ones that I find myself using the most often are Registry Easy, Driver Checker, and Recoveryer.

If I had to pick one, I’d say my favorite would be Driver Checker. It will automatically scan you system’s drivers, check to see if there’s an upgrade available, and then offer you the option of installing the updated driver. Very cool utility for quickly updating your drivers, rather than having to go through one by one and checking the manufacture’s website.

One of the best features about these programs is that they are extremely easy to use, and allow even the most inexperienced user to get the job done. I’ve found that comparable programs can be difficult to use and can sometime overwhelm or confuse the users, that’s not the case with ACA Utilities.

The last thing I wanted to cover in this review is the cost of ACA Utilities. This suite uses a slightly different licensing structure – a annual service agreement. This means that rather than buying the program outright, you instead pay a yearly fee to have access to the programs.

This licensing structure may seem like a bad deal since you end up paying every year, but let me shed some light on how this licensing can be beneficial.

Say you purchase a program or suite outright, you have the peace of mind that you’ll never have to pay for anything related to the program again. However, after a year or two, the programs are outdated and the manufacture requires you to pay an ‘upgrade’ fee to get the latest version. Pretty lame, right?

That’s the beauty of having an annual maintenance contract. Even though you’re paying $47/yr, you’re guaranteed to get any and all software upgrades that become available that year. This is a huge benefit and will help ensure that you’re running the latest and greatest version.

Another benefit of this licensing structure that ACA Utilities has put in place is that as long as you’re under contract, you’ll receive access to any programs they decide to add to the suite. Say they come out with a new utility ½-way through the year, rather than having to purchase that program, you’re automatically given licensing without having to pay any additional fees. Pretty cool, huh?

Summary: This suite of utilities offers great value when compared with the cost. While it has a few utilities that may not be beneficial to all users, it definitely makes up for it in the powerful system utilities. The licensing structure is more comparable to a A/V program, in which it’s billed annually rather than a one-time-fee, but this is beneficial to users because they’re ensured to always have access to the latest version as long as they’re under contact. This definitely get’s my seal of approval, and I recommend it to all my family and friends.