- Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 14 reviews Back to product review
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
3.5 stars
"It works but doesn't match up to Spotlight"
Pros: Reads most file types, quite fast, integrates into Google
Cons: Clings to IE, has to open a brower window to search
Summary: I installed the GDS (Google Desktop Search) quite some time ago when it was in beta, because I had never seen anything like it. I later tried MSN's but I didn't like it as much and it didn't like the OpenOffice file types, which I got GDS to accep... read more >>
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
1.0 stars
Pros: interfaces with Outlook as a toolbar
Cons: inconsistent search results using operators
Summary: This may be a fine tool for indexing a few thousand files on a hard drive, but in any hard-core application, it simply falls on its face.
A prime example is boolean searching. Run a search for "x" yielding 50 hits. Run a search for 'y'yield... read more >> -
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
Pros: Super-fast search, sortable results
Cons: Indexing file eats up hard drive space, no advanced search capabilities
Summary: Google Desktop Search has made finding files on my computer much, much easier. It is head and shoulders above any standard XP search tool (though I haven't compared it to other third-party tools). It is always on, sitting in the background, where it... read more >>
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1.5 stars
"Love Google, but unhappy with Desktop Search"
Pros: Integrates with Google online search
Cons: Slows CPU to a crawl
Summary: I am an avid fan of Google's offerings, from GMail to GoogleDocs. So imagine my disappointment when my laptop's processing slow-down was directly linked to Desktop Search. It is simply a memory hog and Google must go back to the drawing board to m... read more >>
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4.5 stars
"B4ULive.com - Better Search Than Google?"
Pros: B4ULive.com - Better Search Than Google?
Cons: B4ULive.com - Better Search Than Google?
Summary: B4ULive.com - Better Search Than Google?
