norton total security 2017 trial version

From what I understand Bitdefender is pretty good at protecting ones system but I would really like to know (A) is it as good or better than Norton all around and (B) is system performance any better under Bitdefender? If Bitdefender is that much better than Norton I would buy a copy of Bitdefender Internet Security and ditch Norton but I need to be sure that I would not be shooting myself in the foot. Another person on another forum said that he ditched Norton and his similar restart problems went away but he opted to go with the Microsoft solution which I don't trust. black screen with circling white dots) after a Norton Patch and sometimes after Microsoft Updates.

I have noticed that on my laptop I've had some issues with restarts (i.e. Right now I have Norton Internet Security installed on both my laptop and my desktop PC and I have several months left on my subscription. At this point I have not evaluated Security software in the last few years but I'm thinking that now might be a opportune time to do so.

I've been around computers a long time and I know that every time you turn around there's a new 'king of the hill' when it comes to Security Software so I realize that things can change rapidly so I'm going to take any information with a grain of salt.

I would like to get some opinions regarding Bitdefender Internet Security vs.

Norton total security 2017 trial version