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smartmontools vs Windows Surface Scanner

A side-by-side look at smartmontools and Windows Surface Scanner. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

smartmontools

smartmontools

System & Hardware

smartmontools is a set of open source utilities that monitor the health of disk drives and predict drive failures, compatible with most types of hard drives. It reads SMART data to detect and report on various drive attributes related to reliability, such as reallocated sectors count.

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Windows Surface Scanner

Windows Surface Scanner

System & Hardware

Windows Surface Scanner is a free portable app designed for Microsoft Surface devices to scan hardware for issues. It tests components like sensors, buttons, ports, battery health, and thermal throttling in about a minute.

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