text:
Moto X Reviewby Brian Klug on 8/26/2013 1:30 PM EST
- Posted in
- Qualcomm
- Smartphones
- Motorola
- Android
- Mobile
- Android 4.2
- Moto X
106 Comments
Back to Article
evilspoons - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkIt's too bad we don't get any of the customization options in Canada. Rogers is getting the Moto X, but I think it's just in three solid colours. Reply
Dewend - Friday, March 04, 2016 - link
Nothing has quite made a visible impact such as this informative advice, although i have got wasted months of living reading endless blogs. That is definitely an issue that I actually have struggled with throughout my lifetime. Now i have information and tips that will help me with my hidden vice. get followers on instagram Reply
jjj - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkMaybe worth mentioning that Atmel has a "Sensor Hub" MCU and it's used in S4 and Surface at least but wasn't highlighted in the marketing so it got zero attention. Reply
Honest Accounting - Sunday, September 15, 2013 - linkDoes this function without (waking up) the main CPU cores? Reply
nerd1 - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkSo called 'customization' has been available for samsung phones for AGES.
Heck they even have freedom of customizing the battery sizes! Reply
maltanar - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkNice review Brian, thanks. I have a feeling we'll be seeing more and more fixed-function or semi-specific accelerator hardware (read: "cores") in processors in the near future. Not just for mobile applications processors but (over a longer period) for desktop/laptop/server CPUs as well. Reply
tim851 - Monday, August 26, 2013 - link"I'd posit that the optimal size is somewhere just shy of 5-inches diagonal, say between 4.7 and 5, but this is a subject of heated debate."
If there's a heated debate, it should be a clue that there is NO OPTIMAL SIZE. People have different use cases for smartphones. I've seen many young girls with tiny hands and huge phones. They don't care for one-handed use. They stuff them in their purses.
I agree with the point about small screen shouldn't mean small specs. Reply
retrospooty - Monday, August 26, 2013 - link"If there's a heated debate, it should be a clue that there is NO OPTIMAL SIZE. People have different use cases for smartphones. "
Exactly. It's totally user pref based. It's like asking what is the optimal automobile size. A guy that lives 50 miles from his work, would probably need a small car with good mileage, where a mother with ith 4 kids is better off with a minivan or SUV, and a construction worker needs a truck to haul things. Is one better than the other? No, unless you are talking to the commuter, mother or construction worker.
As for the phone, looks like a great midrange phone. I like alot of the things MOto is trying to do with it... Should be cheaper though. Reply
scavio - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkWhy should it be cheaper? This isn't a Nexus.
If they are lucky they are saving $10 on the SOC vs a Snapdragon 600. The screen might be a $20 savings (once again, if they are lucky). Everything else costs the same as the other flagships. Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkIt would've been interesting as a low cost mid-cycle Nexus refresh tho, at like $250-300 (32GB if the latter maybe, with only one SKU)... But then the customization aspect would've been a nightmare (Nexus launches are flaky enough as it is, distribution is not Google's thing) and the theories about Google/Moto's impact on other OEM would've raised hell. Reply
BallGum - Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - linkIt's almost more "Nexus" than a Nexus. I think the Motorola phones are almost as though Google tests features before they make it into Android. With 4.4 KitKat the whole thing is a bit more Googley.
I know this sounds slightly outlandish, but it's explained better over at my Blog:
http://theballofgum.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/motorol... Reply
PC Perv - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkSame for the screen. It's not as if everyone is in publishing industry. Human eyes are not limited to sRGB. Colors can be accurate or inaccurate, but there is no right or wrong ones. The author talks as if having larger gamut than sRGB in and of itself is always a negative. Ever looked into the ocean and be marveled at the nature's wonder? Reply
Friendly0Fire - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkIt is a negative if the software is not aware that the gamut is larger (hint: it isn't), causing incorrect colors.
I doubt anyone at AnandTech would spit on an AdobeRGB screen if the OS and all software handled it properly, but that's just not happened and probably won't for the foreseeable future. In the meantime, accurate colors are better than higher gamut. Reply
MartinT - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI'd argue that a large portion of what remains as a debate on optimal screen size is down to one particular supplier with considerable market share in the US not providing a model anywhere even close to what Brian (and the market) have zeroed in on as optimal.
This is where Samsung's policy of trying absolutely everything comes real handy to anyone interested in cellphone trends. Reply
quickbunnie - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkBrian Klug didn't think he'd like the Moto X. After using it, Brian Klug liked the Moto X.
Translation: This phone is frickin awesome! Reply
Brian Klug - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI like it a whole lot more than I thought I would, still using it! :)
-Brian Reply
Fiebre - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI wish you guys could do a battery test on the Droid maxx. I would really appreciate it. Reply
icrf - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI second this point. I'm thus far assuming that, industrial design aside, all Moto X points apply to Droid Maxx, except battery life. The Verge posted their review and said the new Droid Maxx falls short of last year's Droid Razr Maxx despite having an inflated battery life number in the marketing. That said, everyone else's battery tests seem to do silly things like not calibrating the display to a standard, which means the tests are neigh useless. We need Anandtech's superior consistency. Reply
Honest Accounting - Sunday, September 15, 2013 - linkThe battery test here isn't as "objective" as the reviewer claims. It uses a fixed "200 nits" screen brightness, which will favour current LCD technology (and Apple in particular) over OLED . To be credible the screen brightness on the battery test should be a percentage of maximum screen brightness. Reply
geniekid - Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - linkBut would you prefer using the Moto X or the HTC One? Reply
Solandri - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI was a bit confused by the flash read/write performance charts. The standard in reviews seems to be to order them sequential r/w, then random r/w. I did a double take, then realized you'd ordered them write random/sequential, then read random/sequential. Different, but no big deal.
Then I did a triple take and realized you'd ordered them write random/sequential, then read sequential/random. Coincidentally, this ordering is best-to-worst for the Moto X.
I trust your site's reviews enough to believe this was purely a coincidence, and that you switched the ordering because you led off by talking about the F2FS filesystem's write speed improvement (with the read speeds maintaining the traditional sequential/random order). But if you're going to switch around the order for the write speeds, you should switch the order of the read speeds to be consistent. The current ordering is not logical, and it gives the appearance of bias in favor of the Moto X. Reply
Civilized - Monday, August 26, 2013 - link"...the network status logo and bars are also a different shade of blue than the battery and time icons adjacent to it."
This one sentence perfectly sums up Anandtech.com's mobile reviews. Great job Brian and Anand, the reviews have been consistently fantastic here. Reply
teiglin - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI don't know that it says much about Brian's reviews (I mean, seems pretty obvious just looking at the status bar), but it sure as hell sums up US operator software quality. That is fucking surreal, that AT&T pushes its logo into the phone firmware without even bothering to check the RGB values of existing icons. I just don't even...
I like the phone a lot and would love to use Moto Maker to make one--this is definitely a speak-with-your-wallet thing; I really want Motorola to be successful with this--but I'm not suffering a locked bootloader, especially with this sort of blatant software flaw. When Maker is available for tmo or the dev editiion it'll be worth a second look. Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkIsn't the different blue just the same AT&T blue that they use on other devices regardless of the present color scheme? I'm not trying to excuse theirbehavior either way, just saying, it might be happenstance rather than neglect.
Frankly the tweaking of the signal indicators bothers me a lot less than the ever present AT&T tag on the far left... Probably because a lot of carriers and OEM are guilty of the former (AT&T has even tweaked the untouchable iPhone's bars...) yet no other carrier splashes their name on your notification bar like that.
To be fair, I believe it does disappear once you actually have notifications, or it has on previous AT&T phones anyway... Reply
SoC-IT2ME - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkCharge time of the GS4 - it takes just over 2hrs for a full charge, not 2.8hrs as per your graph.
The Moto X looks like a great phone, but now that SAMOLED has improved with it's colour saturation, this screen seems to garish and overblown. Reply
Honest Accounting - Monday, September 16, 2013 - linkWho supplies the screen for the Moto X? Reply
APassingMe - Monday, August 26, 2013 - link"I'd posit that the optimal size is...."
Typo maybe? Reply
Galcobar - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkPosit is correctly spelled, and used. Reply
bakedpatato - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkWhere did you guys get a box of 5.56 blanks? Anand's X does look quite nice. Reply
SomeGuyonaBike - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkThis is the second review I've read in which AT&T's address book sync service is described as being a big annoyance... What are the problems with this service? Does it periodically bug you to use it even if you choose not to, or something like that? Reply
jeffkibuule - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkWhy should software you never use be on your phone? Reply
SomeGuyonaBike - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI understand and agree with general objections to carrier-installed bloatware (and because of this I won't decide whether or not to buy a carrier-branded X until details about the developer editions are public)... I'm just curious as to why reviewers are so negative about this particular piece of carrier bloat. Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI think I disabled it on my sister's One X, wasn't really an issue... Reply
SomeGuyonaBike - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI spent a few minutes playing with a demo unit at an AT&T store over the weekend. When I launched the "People" app it wanted to sync to an AT&T address book, but there was an option to decline. I wonder if opting out of using the AT&T address book is a permanent thing, or if you have to repeat the opt-out every so often. Reply
Tralio - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkAT&T address book is a bit of an annoyance for everyday use, even on the X it tends to open incredibly slow. On the other hand when switching to my X it imported all my contacts onto my device without needing to import from sim. This can be an issue when switching from some of motorola or other developers' older models with larger sims, especially with the X not having an sd card slot and not every user knowing they can import/export from their comp. On a side note though for at&t users (not sure about the rest of the carriers) all at&t stores have a sim cutter that they can cut your sim down to the smaller size if you'd prefer to import from your current sim card or just don't want to deal with activating the new one. Reply
jasperjones - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkBrian,
I agree that smartphone line out/headphone out sound quality is still a bit of a challenge. Looking forward to your new audio test suite. It would be great if you guys could report RMAA results. Reply
Brian Klug - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI like RMAA, but it's easy to get a lot of things wrong and isn't really mobile workflow friendly. We're going to try something different that's a lot more robust :)
-Brian Reply
synaesthetic - Friday, September 06, 2013 - linkThe thing I would like most, that I can't seem to find anywhere for any smartphone, and something that affects audio quality with headphones to a greater degree than any other attribute...
Output impedance.
Please, for the love of all that is holy, why can't at least one device reviewer measure the output impedance of these phones?! Reply
cheinonen - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI should find out this week if I'll have access to a new suite of tests or not. If I can do it, RMAA will look like child's play in comparison. Believe me, we're looking forward to it. Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkAre you gonna go back and test at least this year's flagships? It'd be nice to have a baseline, particularly since this is something manufacturers have supposedly emphasized (HTC with the One, LG with the upcoming G2). Reply
cheinonen - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkIt looks like I'll have access to some new testing methods, but it will be a month or so until I can do them all probably (sorry, I have a large backlog of other things to get done right now). I'll plan to do a huge initial round-up of phones and tablets to get a baseline and create an article about the new tests. I also want to point out that audio tests might not run with the initial phone tests since Brian or anyone else will have to ship the phones to me in Oregon to test and it'll take them out of the hands for a few days.
We haven't tested this yet, but we're hoping it really helps us set a standard for audio testing of phones and tablets. Reply
Friendly0Fire - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI looked for a good replacement for my Nexus S which also had good sound quality and damn that's a hard task especially in NA. I just couldn't find anything short of ordering an international SGS4 and that's just way too expensive.
It always makes me sad that we strive for these huge and pretty screens but entirely botch the audio outputs in most smartphones. Reply
kwrzesien - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkSecond this. A comparison to tablets would be a great contrast too...we find the iPad 3 headphone out to a Yamaha/Klipsch system superior to any phone (iphones and Androids), would be interested to see the results of the Nexus and Note tablets. Maybe including a comparison of Bluetooth (3/4) and Wi-Fi wireless sound too. Reply
tuxRoller - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkNo comment about its superior dynamic range? To my eye, it looked better than even the pureview 1028.
Of course, you can't get past the moire artifacts, and lower spatial resolution. Reply
Dan123 - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkHow about the standby efficiency and how it affects battery life. I've seen some reports that it's not so good. You mentioned in the conclusion that you compared battery life without and without the touchless controls, I'd be interested to see how this feature affects standby efficiency. Reply
PC Perv - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI can't get over the whole irony around the mid-range phone and mid-range screen size. I thought the criteria used to determine "high-end," "mid-range" was the price. The reviewer says this phone is first high-end phone that doesn't sport a large screen, then turn around to say the price is a bit high. Can you get that? It is a high-end phone but the problem is that it's priced as one.
Too funny. Reply
Sm0kes - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI think your missing the meaning of "high-end". A high-end phone is typically in reference to hardware specifications, design, construction quality, etc.. While this is typically directly related to price (bleeding edge tech and industrial processes cost more), a high price does not automatically mean quality.
Also, the facts are pretty clear (for whatever reason) that in the last couple of generations the larger phones tend to have better specs than there smaller counterparts (e.g., HTC One vs. HTC One Mini). Reply
Mondozai - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI think you're missing the point.
Your sentence:
"While this is typically directly related to price (bleeding edge tech and industrial processes cost more), a high price does not automatically mean quality."
Which is right, but why do you later not connect this statement with the original comment you were replying to? The Moto X is specced like a 2012 phone but is priced like a high-end 2013 phone, especially as the LG G2 is coming out in a matter of weeks and the Note 3 is announced within just 9 days. That doesn't make it a bad phone, but there's a disconnect on the pricing. Reply
kwrzesien - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkThe new gold iPhone will be the *only* high-end phone when it comes out. Reply
Honest Accounting - Monday, September 16, 2013 - linkWhat makes the specs 2012? Number of CPU cores? screen resolution? ... Reply
mammaldood - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkDoes the Moto X support aptX like other Motorolas? Reply
gobaers - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkYou just totally wrinkled my brain:
"I actually wonder if that might be why we see worse battery life on the Moto X in practice compared to the HTC One/SGS4. Heavier workloads that keep all four cores active, but not pegged, might actually run more efficiently on the quad-core Krait 300 platforms." Reply
austonia - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkhonestly who is going to buy this instead of a Samsung G4 or HTC One? the features that set it apart are gimmicky. choice of colors is good i guess but nearly everyone keeps their smartphone in a case anyway. camera is bad. specs medicore. best thing here is what they didn't do by using a (mostly) stock android. Reply
jeffkibuule - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkBecause it's not all about specs. Some people want a phone that feels great in the hand, and the Moto X has that in spades over the HTC One and GS4 where a larger phone = no sale, no matter how great the internal hardware is. Reply
Mondozai - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkHilarious, the "specs are dead" defence. Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI agree specs matter, I wasn't tempted to upgrade my EVO LTE this gen by the One or SGS4 so the Moto X is even less tempting... But he also brought up size, which does matter.
I think this might be the first phone we've seen that finally materializes the potential of on screen buttons by delivering the same size display on a smaller body... First generation or two of phones with on screen buttons were the same size as their current gen flagships, they just had more bezel, and then it seemed like everyone was moving away from the on screen buttons... Reply
kwrzesien - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkJust like desktop PC's eventually the CPU and GPU (for a given resolution) power will eventually catch up with "good enough" for most people, most of the time. Then heat, size and battery life will take over as the differentiators. Reply
Honest Accounting - Monday, September 16, 2013 - linkApple has been using it for years ... Reply
curly_jefferson - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkOkay, bro. Have fun waving your hands in front of your SG4 (#gimmick) while I tell my phone to call my wife on the way home from work without even looking at it (#useful) Reply
althaz - Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - linkThere's no flagship phones on the market without voice control, AFAIK (my phone is over two years old and has it). Reply
althaz - Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - linkAlso, using it in the car is literally the only time it is ever useful - it's rarely faster than simply touching the phone. Not to mention the waving your hands over the phone is pretty cool and could really cut down on how often you need to clean the front of your phone. Reply
Tralio - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - linkHavn't needed to clean my X yet. The touchless control works in standby mode and responds so far to every application i've thrown at it including the downloaded ones (and of course the web search). As for the car being the only place needed, not at all. I'm a chef and use my phone for radio at work, so obviously having to touch the screen after i plug it into the radio is a major hassle. Not everyone is going to use this feature for the same reasons, and some of us are going to use it alot more than others. For me this was part of the selling point, and so far i'm not disappointed. Reply
Honest Accounting - Monday, September 16, 2013 - linkWith the Android 4.3 update (and Bluetooth LE) expect an API ("MotoActv API") that will allow it to act as a pseudo-fitness tracker like the iPhone 5S with Nike+ ... They'll probably integrate with MyTracks out of the box Reply
Honest Accounting - Monday, September 16, 2013 - linkNo other phone has a distinct voice control MCU. Apple have just add a contextual core (M7) to create what you could call a "X7 Computing System" (assuming dual swift A7 CPU, quad 543MP4 GPU, and M7 processor - there's no M8 "core" for voice processing). The Moto X is unique in this regard - AFAIK Reply
Krysto - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkExciting to see F2FS already on an Android phone. Now I'm sure it will come to KLP, since it's rumored to support kernel 3.10, and many improvements to the F2FS file system. With KLP, F2FS might replace ext4 as the default file system for Android, which would be quite excellent. Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI wonder if any of Motorola's work in implementing F2FS makes it back to stock Android at some point or if the teams are segregated enough that they'll just do their own thing regardless... Reply
Honest Accounting - Monday, September 16, 2013 - linkOEMs contribute back to the central Android effort all the time Reply
Krysto - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI wish Motorola would've at least used Aptina's Clarity+ camera, which seems significantly better in both low-light (2 clear pixels instead of 1) and in clarity. It's also a crime that they didn't use OIS on it - come on!
Btw is it me or is the color on BOTH Lumias completely off? Reply
rcpinheiro - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkGreat review. Just a small nitpick :4K and UHD are not synonymous, they are two different standards. Reply
jeffkibuule - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkUHD is a standard, 4K is a marketing term, much like Full HD and 1080p before it. Reply
Mondozai - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkUHD and 4K is not the same thing and neither is a marketing term. You need to read up on the facts.
UHD = 3840x2160
4K = 4096x2160
In addition, 4K should have an aspect ratio of 1.9:1 while UHD is usually at 1.78:1.
Jeff, if you don't know what you're blabbering about, then don't babble. Reply
cheinonen - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - link4K is a marketing term thanks to Sony and everyone else. In the actual definition, 4K doesn't have a set aspect ratio. A film mastered at 4K is 4096 pixels wide, and the height is totally dependent on the aspect ratio. If it is flat, then it's 4096/1.85 pixels high. If it is scope, it's 4096/2.39 pixels high.
Sony, LG, Samsung and everyone else are using 4K to mean 3840x2160 pixels for the home. UltraHD is the technical name now (with Rec. 2020) but that was finalized after the 4K horse had already left the barn. Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkKind of ironic, I bet UltraHD sounds catchier or at least more descriptive to the layman... 4K's definitely spreading fast tho. Reply
rcpinheiro - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkYou're right, marketing teams are using "4K" incorrectly but at least here in AnandTech I expected writers to use standard names correctly.
4K is a standard created by Digital Cinema Initiative, it uses JPEG2000 compression and bitrates upto 250Mbps.
(I agree with use Impulses, for the layperson "Ultra HD" sounds better than the techy term "4K") Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkIt is a marketing term - an unfortunate one. Because I don't want them to ruin the ratios when they get to that resolution. They should keep the UHD resolution to scale perfectly from 1080p (4x the pixels). If some OEM's decide that to have "real 4k" they need to make the resolution 4kx2k, that would really SUCK!. Reply
mike55 - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkBrian, what are your reasons for preferring some LCDs over Samsung's OLED panels? Reply
Doh! - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkI could tell you couple reasons as a long time user of Sammy's OLED panel in my phone but I'm not Brian. Having said that, burn-in is one of the issues for many OLED panels. Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkFor me, the over saturated colors IMO, not the best for viewing photos, and I've started to view a lot of non-smartphone photos on my phone now that my camera has Wifi/NFC (most current gen Panasonic/Sony do, even Canon's newest DSLR, the 70D). Reply
mike55 - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkIt's unfortunate that a lot of manufactures seem to disregard the sRGB color space when it comes to implementing OLED panels in their devices. I'm not sure I would've bought my GS4 if it weren't for the "movie" display mode that gets it somewhat close to the sRGB gamut. Reply
comomolo - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI'm not Brian either, but I don't care too much about color accuracy on a phone. I do care about something the N9 invented and amazingly nobody else still copied it yet: permanent display of the time and notification icons. That can't be done efficiently with an LCD and its so useful I simply can't understand it took that long to come to Android. Even this MotoX isn't implementing it fully. You still can't just take a look at the phone on the table and know the time or if some new message is in, if there's a missed call or text, etc.
I haven't seen a single burned pixel on an AMOLED screen (been using Samsung phones for a while, and lots of friends too). Regarding color accuracy, I don't believe the technology itself is responsible for that, but factory calibration. Android might/should allow for user calibration (the same we do with monitors) and make this a moot point. Reply
Heartdisease - Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - linkWell that's strange. My Galaxy Nexus has had burn in for quite awhile and it is getting more pronounced. Turn any amoled 180* from your normal orientation and look where the on screen buttons were. If you don't see it on the rest of the screen your blind. Reply
smitty123 - Monday, August 26, 2013 - link" You have to also be close by, Moto X isn't going to turn on when you're across a big room, for example. In addition I've noticed that for some reason there are some odd false positives."
i don't like to feel like my spied on.
So to me it just sounds like we have a new thing to test: the distance at which the phone can hear us.
Not hear the magic phrase, just how far from us it can still hear us with its 3 mics. forget the "it can't understand us" i'm not testing if it can recognize words, i'm just not comfortable knowing if it can record conversations that a human, nsa for example, can understand. with obama going for the warantless conversation recording, let's just say, this isn't a phone i'd want near me.
That old big brother spying thing is here, i think in the interest of privacy, we need to know these things before buying the phone.
i for one will never get an xbox one just for that reason.
good luck but i'm going back to good old rotary phones lol Reply
flyingpants1 - Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - linkAll phones can do that, genius. Reply
AnnonymousCoward - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkDoes the UI have lag between Android menu screens? Is the touch-screen at least as responsive as every Iphone to come out?
I'm guessing there's still plenty of UI lag. In the future, UI's will be instant. Reply
eallan - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkIt's pretty responsive, I've had some hiccups and frame rate drops though. Reply
Honest Accounting - Monday, September 16, 2013 - linkIn the general UI or specific applications? Reply
Krysto - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkMaybe it got offset by the last-gen AMOLED tech. Here's the thing. If you're going to argue for efficiency, then don't just use an "old panel". Obviously that won't help. You need to use the latest technologies, the most efficient ones, and THEN lower the resolution and the clock speed of the CPU and GPU.
So let's say the latest AMOLED is 2x more efficient than the n-1 before it, at the same resolution. But at 1080p (2x more pixels) it uses just as much power compared to the 720p one. Then I want the latest AMOLED with 720p, to benefit from that improvement in efficiency. If I use the old one with 720p, or the new one with 1080p, then I won't see any improvement in battery life.
Same for the CPU and GPU. Let's say Motorola wanted to hit the performance target of S4 Pro, in both CPU and GPU. Great. But to gain extra efficiency, it would've been ideal to use the S800's CPU at 1.5/1.7 Ghz (instead of 2.3 Ghz), and Adreno 330 at half the clock speed (to match Adreno 320's performance).
That's how you get the extra efficiency. We don't really see new phones that are much better in power consumption than last year's models, because the OEM's keep pushing for performance or resolution or whatever, which completely cancels out whatever efficiency gains they might've had.
But this is our fault, too. Because we keep caring about benchmarks and who's e-penis is bigger, to the point where the OEM's have the incentive to cheat on these benchmarks, to get good PR from it.
If we really want to see better battery life, then act like you don't care about performance anymore (because it has gotten good enough anyway), and ask for 2-day battery life (then heavy users might finally get a full day). Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkThe whole efficiency line on Motorla's part is probably half marketing spin anyway, I'm sure cost and logistics played as large a role into the component selection as efficiency, even features (the active display stuff would've been impossible w/more common LCD displays, etc). At the end of the day, the only phones that have made monumental battery life strides have been their MAXX editions, by just packing a much larger battery... It seems current gen phones often catch up to last gen MAXX phones in one or two tests tho.
If they were really trying to go for battery life above all they'd not only sacrifice some performance but some device thickness, and introduce a phone w/a MAXX-like battery as the only SKU w/no smaller battery model below it. I'm surprised more OEMs aren't putting out slightly thicker phones at times w/3,000mAh batteries like Moto, like not even one OEM has... Reply
michaelljones - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkBrian, Anand,
I know I'm commenting awfully low in this list to get seen, but I'd like to see a little more love for Windows phone in some of your comparison graphs. Throw in at least a token Lumia please (or more if you like!)?
I'm a happy Windows Phone user (like many I think), but I have no way to quantitatively compare my Lumia 928 to any of the other handsets. With cameras that kick ass, I can't see how they aren't a comparable discussion. Reply
teiglin - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkTwo Lumias feature prominently in the camera section, and more are in the full gallery of camera comparison shots. I mean, yeah, Brian clearly knows that Nokia kicks everyone else's cameras in the nuts, and it shows.
Beyond that, where do you want to see the Lumias? I don't think Brian ever got a working Windows Phone battery life test because of screen timeout issues (not to mention the absence of precision brightness controls makes it hard to compare to controlled 200 nit settings), so that leaves javascript benchmarks and display quality. I guess those would be nice to see in the appropriate charts. Reply
michaelljones - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkNo mention on the screen page of any other Lumia devices and their types or quality of screens, only a host of Androids and a Apple. No CALMAN data.
No speaker phone comparisons. The 928 Nokia crows all about the speaker phone for crying out loud. I want to know if it's really that good or if it really sucks that bad comparatively speaking.
No call time and battery tests. The call time is an open freakin phone call for crying out loud. I could have done that on my StarTac in 1997. Also no charge time comparison, despite the fact that there are a half dozen apps in the Windows Store that will measure this.
I believe several of the tests used in the CPU test are browser tests, and run just fine on a Lumia.
Last I knew GFXBench ran on Windows Phone, yet it's nowhere to be seen in the graphs. (maybe it's pathetic, but at least show it). http://gfxbench.com/result.jsp?site=dx
The camera section DOES have some pics from the Lumias, but fails to mention anything about them in the discussion, nor mention that Brian has them and that reviews are coming, etc. etc. other than an oblique reference to how he likes having access to the controls of the camera ala Lumia 1020. (and no mention of how the 1020 mops everything in the photo comparison as has been widely crowed with every other smart ass smart phone before this i.e. iPhone 5). Also no mention if those 1020 pictures are full 45MP or cropped ones.
I'm not asking for a chart that takes away from the phone in question by any means. I'm just asking for a fair and balanced view of the current Windows Phone offering(s) comparatively speaking. WP has it's own benefits and it's own downfalls, and I'd like to see them compared to others in an honest way.
See http://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Nokia-Lumia-925-... as an example (granted it's in German, but the charts prove my point that these comparos could be a bit more balanced and not 9 Android phones against 1 iPhone and NO Windows Phone) Reply
chrone - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkGreat review, Brian and Anand! :)
Did you notice any transition animation jank/stutter and sluggish/choppy scrolling on Moto X day to day use? Would really like the smoothness of Apple iOS landed on Android world in the future. :)
I often encounter transition animation jank/stutter when opening or closing apps, switching in between apps, and entering-swiping-leaving home screen on Nexus 4 running Android 4.3. Perhaps the soc and battery thermal throttle and lack of random write IO are the culprit of janking or stuttering on Nexus 4 transition animation and scrolling performance. Reply
GrimR. - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkThanks AT for the review. I've not seen such an in-depth review that actually considers the hardware components of this phone so objectively without doing the "OMG-no-1080p-screen-no-quadcore" whining. :) Appreciate it.
But where is the Lumia 925 and Lumia 1020 reviews? :( Please post them too, they came out way before the Moto X. Reply
bntran0410 - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI created an account just so that I could thank you for writing such a great review! There are so few true tech writers around that actually write about technology. I am glad there we still have anandtech to have reviewers that actually review with this level of technical detail and scientific backing to what is written. Thank You! Reply
elotrolado - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI, your average user, am buying a Moto X, honestly. And here's why: I researched the HTC One and Mini, Samsung S4 and Mini, and the Moto X is the clear winner. Primarily, the One and S4 are too large for me, as I want something pocketable and easy to handle. In addition the S4 is too complicated with both"features" I would not use and Touch Wiz. I do love the One's front facing stereo speakers (let's make this standard in all phones) and the Zoe photo feature, but again, the Moto X is pocketable with the largest ratio of screen to phone dimensions of possibly any phone on the market, and 720p is just fine especially given it allows for long battery life. I drive alone in my car quite a bit and have yet to find a bluetooth headset that works well. I am really looking forward to using the voice activated controls of the Moto X to do all kinds of things, as well as enjoying the quality of the speaker to actually hear the person on the other end. Active notification is pretty great too. The phone does seem priced a bit high, but for a tool that I'll use everyday that will increase my productivity and make my life easier and safer while driving, an extra $50 or so is certainly worth it. Last, I expect this phone to get Android updates quickly, right after Nexus devices, and this will only enhance it's already awesome software abilities well into the future. Reply
elotrolado - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkI, your average user, am buying a Moto X, honestly. And here's why: I researched the HTC One and Mini, Samsung S4 and Mini, and the Moto X is the clear winner. Primarily, the One and S4 are too large for me, as I want something pocketable and easy to handle. In addition the S4 is too complicated with both"features" I would not use and Touch Wiz. I do love the One's front facing stereo speakers (let's make this standard in all phones) and the Zoe photo feature, but again, the Moto X is pocketable with the largest ratio of screen to phone dimensions of possibly any phone on the market, and 720p is just fine especially given it allows for long battery life. I drive alone in my car quite a bit and have yet to find a bluetooth headset that works well. I am really looking forward to using the voice activated controls of the Moto X to do all kinds of things, as well as enjoying the quality of the speaker to actually hear the person on the other end. Active notification is pretty great too. The phone does seem priced a bit high, but for a tool that I'll use everyday that will increase my productivity and make my life easier and safer while driving, an extra $50 or so is certainly worth it. Last, I expect this phone to get Android updates quickly, right after Nexus devices, and this will only enhance it's already awesome software abilities well into the future. Reply
shackanaw - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkPC Magazine reported that Iqbal Arshad, Motorola's senior vice president of engineering said "We've done additional optimizations on top of that such as optimizing the entire Linux user space to move it to an ARM instruction set, cache optimization, Dalvik just-in-time optimization, and we've changed the file system."
In this review, you guys covered the changes to the file system, for which I applaud you for being much more thorough than any other reviewers, but can you comment about any of the other things he mentioned? Reply
Miroslav - Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - linkExcellent article Brian, and just FYI http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2013/0...
:) Reply
PeterO - Thursday, August 29, 2013 - linkSimply put, Brian, you've penned an outstanding review. Depth, tone, observation, telemetry to conclusion ~ all top shelf. It's a genuine critique. Thank you for the enormous amount of work and heart put into this piece. The passion and dedication shows, and it's a true pleasure to read. Reply
massysett - Thursday, August 29, 2013 - linkI've never understood why geeks worship at the altar of "stock Android." Believe it or not Google is not the only company that has interesting ideas on how to create a UI for a mobile phone or tablet. Handset makers can add useful enhancements.
I've got a Nexus 7 and an HTC One and, before that, a Moto Droid Bionic. All worked fine and I wouldn't even pay $5 more to change the HTC One or the Droid Bionic to "stock Android". Reply
ThortonBe - Thursday, August 29, 2013 - linkI'm excited to hear that audio testing will get more visibility. I also really appreciate the GIFs. Reply
tabascosauz - Friday, August 30, 2013 - link"So really you could make the case it should be X11, but then that's a window system and not a mobile computing system."
This is why I read your reviews, Brian. They're reliable and honest, and they always make me chuckle. Reply
Davidjan - Sunday, September 01, 2013 - linkCool! X supports OTG to add storage with this tiny reader: http://goo.gl/U6IyY Reply
moosecoll - Monday, March 24, 2014 - linkMoto X is available in more than 7 variants by which you have options to choose from a wide range of customization options. Just need to visit Flipkart.com the online store because its only available at it for sale.
http://www.flipkart.com/motorola/motox?affid=sande... Reply
nivaldin - Thursday, July 03, 2014 - linkHi, when I record a video on my Moto X 4.4.3, it shows only 24fps on the Windows Media Player (Classic) or VLC Player. How to record at 30fps? Thanks Reply
gistaputri - Thursday, November 17, 2016 - linkasu Reply


text:
List of best Robotic Surgeon Doctors from trusted hospitals in Sector 57 Block F, Gurgaon. Get detailed info on educational qualification, experience and other credentials of Robotic Surgeon Doctors in Sector 57 Block F, Gurgaon. Check OPD schedule and book appointment online with best Robotic Surgeon from top hospitals in Sector 57 Block F, Gurgaon. Call 8010- 994- 994 to talk to in-house Credihealth experts for FREE medical assistance to choose the right Robotic Surgeon, get options for Second Opinion or other other medical assistance.
A Robotic surgeon is a surgeon who is qualified to perform minimally invasive surgery on patients. Instead of large incisions, a Robotic surgeon uses small and precise surgical instruments to perform surgeries.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Dismiss Notice
Welcome to PlowSite. Notice a fresh look and new features? It's now easier to share photos and videos, find popular topics fast, and enjoy expanded user profiles. If you have any questions, click HELP at the top or bottom of any page, or send an email to email@example.com. We welcome your feedback.
Plowing Roads
Discussion in 'Government Property Snow Removal' started by Mackman, Sep 6, 2010.
Page 1 of 5
Page 1 of 5


text:
These little morsels of deliciousness are better known as our Button Candy category. We think they're just "cute as a button" and are sure you will too once you take a look at all of our adorable options! Individually wrapped, the candies in this category make a great selection for candy dishes, setting out on a dessert platter, stashing in your purse, or even keeping in the kitchen for snacking on. Plus, we have a huge supply of flavors from butterscotch, to watermelon, to root beer, and so many more. Start your search through these delicious candies today and you won't be able to resist bringing some home!
1 Item(s)
Salted Licorice Buttons - 2.2lb$16.99
Out of stock
1 Item(s)


text: Attention, shoppers. We have amazing Koppers Candy Company treats for you to bring home to your hungry candy lovers! Known for their famous confections such as Licorice Lentils, Cocoa Dusted Almonds, Dark Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans, and so many more, we're sure you'll find a favorite candy you can take home and enjoy, snack after snack. If you have an event coming up that calls for reception candy or candy to be set out in dishes then this is a great choice because everything comes in one giant bag and can be poured into containers to enjoy. Start browsing today and you won't be able to resist trying some of these amazing treats.


text:
NZXT Phantom 630 Case Review: The Relentless Pursuit of Perfectionby Dustin Sklavos on 1/20/2013 12:01 AM EST
44 Comments
Back to Article
mepenete - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkToo bad I can't get the aesthetic design of this case.. it just looks ugly to me. Reply
EzioAs - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkRight? Right? I just don't see why most people like NZXT designs anyway, I know aesthetic is a subjective thing but yeah, NZXT cases really doesn't do it for me. Reply
3ogdy - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkThe Antec GX700 looks so much better, right?
Yeah....right Reply
EzioAs - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkThat's because I compared the GX700 to the Vengeance C70. Both have quite good looks (if you're into the military-looking case sort of theme) but I prefer the GX700. If I were to compare both of them to the Tt Level 10GT or the Cougar Challenger however, both GX700 and Vengeance C70 would came out on top. Reply
Havor - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkNo but the Silverstone Raven line dose look a hell of a lot better, and also cools real good.
http://www.silverstonetek.com/raven Reply
Robert in Calgary - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkYes, another ugly case. Bad "artists".
...and big! 7 inches taller than a Solo, 6 inches higher than a R4.
This won't fit on my computer shelf. Reply
JPForums - Monday, January 21, 2013 - link
Yes, another ugly case. Bad "artists".
I can respect that. I'm actually one of the rare few that neither love or hate the aesthetics. It is certainly better looking (In my opinion) than some of their previous attempts, but there are just as certainly better looking cases on the market.
...and big! 7 inches taller than a Solo, 6 inches higher than a R4.
The R4 is 6.5" taller than a Sugo SG09B OMGWTFBBQ.
Or Instead of comparing Full towers to Mid towers( to Mini towers), we could compare it to other cases in its class. This case does ring in a full inch taller than a Cooler Master HAF-X (without the wheels) and almost 2 inches deeper. However, it is 3 inches shorter and 2 inches less deep than a Cooler Master Cosmos II. It is on the larger side of Full towers. However, it's not really that much larger than common Full towers like the HAF-X, smaller than the likes of a Silverstone TJ11B-W or Thermaltake VG4000BNS(Xaser VI), and roughly the same size as a Corsair Obsidian 800D.
The point is, the size of the Phantom 630 really isn't outrageous to anyone looking for a Full tower. It may be unworkable for some, but anyone who looks at its size and thinks ZOMG shouldn't be looking for a full tower in the first place. They would be better served by a Mid tower or smaller. Reply
Subyman - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkI totally agree. The functionality looks great, but the design is not pleasing to me. I bought a Corsair 550D and love its understated looks (I also own a 800D.) Reply
JPForums - Monday, January 21, 2013 - linkI don't particularly hate the Phantom 630's aesthetics, but they aren't appealing to me either. Like you I am a fan of the 550D and 800D. Unfortunately I don't own the 800D (yet). The 550D will have to do for now (at least until I can sell of another case). Reply
frogger4 - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkI get the feeling this aesthetic is very subjective [I happen to really really like it!]. I have a previous generation Phantom, and very much like the look, but I think I fit the exact target audience they are going for.
On that same note, I also very much like the side panel with fan and window. It may not be the fanciest look, but I design the inside to be something worth looking at, so I like being able to see it. Perhaps an option for either a closed side panel or a window side panel would be cool. Reply
gamezoid123 - Monday, January 21, 2013 - linkwell it depends. yeah the gun metal looks like crap but i think the white and black versions look much better., and will be more to the liking of every one else. Reply
kilkennycat - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - linkYep, agreed. Also the controls and external connectors being on top of this large case is really stupid.. Presumably, there is an "aesthetic assumption" by NZXT that it will never occupy a place under a desk, but be put out in the open for all to admire. Reply
Bonesdad - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkindeed Reply
Rinaun - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkThe look is hardly appealing to me. I just dislike the styling is all. The interior is very nice! Reply
Skidmarks - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkI think it's a very nice case, far nicer than the Level 10 eyesore. Reply
Willomz - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkThe 630 doesn't support Mini-ITX as it says here. Reply
bricks419 - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkAll atx cases support mini itx. It just uses the four mounting points closest to the i/o area. Reply
Willomz - Monday, January 21, 2013 - linkNot this one, the motherboard cutout is too large.
Check the NZXT website.
Or here @2:50
http://hexus.net/tv/show/2013/01/NZXT_Phantom_630_... Reply
gamezoid123 - Monday, January 21, 2013 - linklol does it matter? if your going to put a mini itx motherboard in a case get something actually made for a mini itx case Reply
Willomz - Monday, January 28, 2013 - linkNo not really, just be nice for the specifications table to be correct. Reply
sna1970 - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkI wonder why people cant design REAL good looking cases ...
if the Japanese can ...
hey Anand ... take a look at Abee PC cases for a change ...
http://abee.co.jp/Product/index.html#case Reply
awg1031 - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkwow, i hope anand can hold of abee's product..
even look at the i-phone case..nice~ Reply
meefer - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkThey look like clean designs but they aren't terribly interesting- all crisp but cold right angles. I'd like to find a nice balance between the old beige box look (like Abee Smart) and the ridiculous 1990s Mega Bass boombox look (like the CoolerMaster HAF).
It doesn't look like Abee have distributors in the US, too bad. Their phone and tablet cases look awesome. Reply
3ogdy - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkThe right angle design and sharp edge design is back for some - they think that if they add a nice shiny painting they can pretend to be the latest craze and well, "simple, yet awesome design" -which they're not. Those look like those second hand PC cases people throw away for $30. But hey, I was against Alienware's case redesign (their cases were by far some of the best looking one on the market), yet they went on and came up with something that looks a lot worse than their previous design...it seems taking steps backwards is the new fashion now. Reply
meefer - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkGood point. For what it's worth, I think the bland right-angle design works much better in the small form factor cases from Abee. Example:
http://abee.co.jp/Product/nuc/index.html Reply
3ogdy - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkI really don't get it:
Do you really mean those UGLY cases from the link you posted look better than the NZXT design?
I understand it's a matter of taste but hey, the Abee cases have absolutely no design at all - they're simply a bunch of unpolished Pentium 3-style cases.
So why did you use them as an example against the NZXT Phantom, which OBVIOUSLY and DEFINITELY looks a ton better. Even if the NZXT Phantom cost twice as much as those cases, I'd still get the Phantom. It looks better and it is functional-enough. Reply
Bob Todd - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkI bet you thought the MSI GT660 looked better than a MacBook Pro too... Reply
kyuu - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - link30gdy is right. How exactly are *those* cases good-looking? They look like the towers from the P4 era and back. If you really loved your old beige-box, great. But I think most people agree those are far from aesthetically pleasing.
I'm not a huge fan of NZXT's aesthetic design either, but at least it *has* a design. Reply
kyuu - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkTheir iPad/iPhone cases on the other hand, now *those* look nice. Reply
JPForums - Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - link
I understand it's a matter of taste but hey, the Abee cases have absolutely no design at all - they're simply a bunch of unpolished Pentium 3-style cases.
These are most certainly not unpolished Pentium 3-style cases. Take a look at the list Ugly posted below for a valid point of comparison. The looks are definitely understated, but the combination of brushed aluminum exterior and what appears to be a well constructed and modern internal design (looking at the X3) counts as polish in my book. There is a market for designs such as these, especially in a business oriented setting.
That said, the understated look isn't for everyone. I'd expect cases like these to appeal more to fans of the classic Lian Li enclosures than fans of Coolermaster's HAF series or NZXT chassis in general. I probably wouldn't use one of these for my gaming build, but I could see myself building a workhorse for the office in one of these if the performance keeps up. I'd like to see Dustin review one of these if he gets the chance. Reply
3ogdy - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkOh, look these cases look so much better than NZXT's Phantom:
They're awesome
With these modern and stylish cases, I still don't understnad how NZXT can make such ugly cases
/irony Reply
lockdown571 - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkYeah I don't really get all the criticisms about styling. I find most cases are either too plane or horribly gaudy. I think this strikes a nice balance. I also HATE how most computer cases leave the optical drives exposed. That's actually one of the major reasons I bought the NZXT Phantom. To each their own though. Reply
Stan Zaske - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkVery nice styling. Excellent functionality. Too expensive. Nice article. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkThat, padding, and you've got a great silent case. I do like the hd cage design where you decide if you want a lot of hd's or just the 1 SSD+ 1 HD config a lot of gamers will go for. Reply
Tech-Curious - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkExcellent review, as usual.
Have you reviewed any interesting cases with a top-mounted PSU lately, Dustin? Any of those cases in the pipeline? Just curious. Reply
pdjblum - Sunday, January 20, 2013 - linkDo not get why you continue to refuse to list the materials in the specifications. Reply
londiste - Monday, January 21, 2013 - linkonly the single-bay drive cage was installed for the tests? how much would more drive cages affect the cooling performance?
are the drive cages interchangeable, i.e. can you only use the 2-bay cage at the bottom of the case? Reply
beepboy - Monday, January 21, 2013 - linkI wouldn't shell this much for a case that's not made out of all aluminum. 27 lbs for an empty case is a little too heavy for my taste. Reply
HardwareDufus - Monday, January 21, 2013 - linkIt's the least offensive of the current crop of robot/transformer like cases. Great function...not so hott form...but then again..I recognize there is an audience for a case with these looks. Reply
Magichands8 - Thursday, January 24, 2013 - linkI know I'm a little late commenting on this so I probably wont' get any kind of response but I'm a little confused about the results for this case. I'm comparing this one with the Nanoxia DS 1. Looking at the results for the noise and thermals (CPU, overclocked) it appears that the Phantom 630 is doing a better job at cooling than the Nanoxia DS1 at the same noise levels. Then, in the review for the 630, Dustin says:
"If noise is your utmost concern you're never going to really beat the Nanoxia Deep Silence 1..."
How can this be the case (ahem!) if the results show the same noise readings at the same distance?
Also, he states:
"The windowed side panel looks better than its predecessor and obviously contributes to the case's killer performance..."
How could a windowed side panel contribute to the cases performance? I would think that a solid steel side panel would be better at reducing noise and even slightly better for heat dissipation. Reply
praeses - Friday, January 25, 2013 - linkLike Dustin pointed out, it would be nice to see fewer 5.25" drive bays and shed the side panel fan but I would like to see it one step further yet. I would like to see all 5.25" bays removed and just fans at the front.
I am sure there are many others that would agree that in their high performance system (gaming, workstation, etc) there isn't a need for either 5.25" or 3.5" drive bays, only a couple 2.5" ones that this conveniently already has. The optical drive is nicely served externally up on the desk near the monitor/keyboard/mouse. The front could then sport another large (200 or 140mm) quiet fan directly in line with the CPU.
Also, a front fan filter and having the air redirected like the fractal design refine series (although their thermals aren't the best) would help muffle the sound.
Aesthetics I'm not a fan of but it wouldn't prevent me from buying one, the rest of the design I am quite fond of. Reply
Magichands8 - Sunday, January 27, 2013 - linkWhat they should do is move the drives all up ABOVE the motherboard in a separate compartment a la Lian Li's Tyr PCX-2000 cases. You could pack them pretty tight too and still have room for nice amount of storage AND an optical drive. Then, you could place 2 200mm fans in the front, remove the top fan(s), remove the side fan and have a solid panel there instead. Thermals should be AT LEAST as good and the case would be much quieter to boot. Sure the case would be taller but I'd rather have something better designed from an engineering and performance standpoint than something that sucked but looked prettier. Besides, no one looking for a compact, small case should even be thinking about this one in the first place so I don't get all the talk about it being x millimeters taller or wider than the other case.
I just don't get why so many companies these days stick to this silly and outdated approach of placing the drives directly in front of the motherboard. Cooling HDDs TOO well can actually reduce their life-span and it makes no sense to pre-warm the incoming air before sending it to the CPU. Why is it that we are starting to see all these removable and modular drive cages anyway? It's because people keep trying to find a way to get the damn drives away from the front of the case. Reply
Targon - Monday, February 06, 2017 - linkI personally have a need for the four 5.25 inch drive bays. I went with a Icy Dock Fatcage, converts 3 5.25 inch drive bays into 5 3.5 inch hot swap bays(useful for RAID 1 and 5). For the rest, others may not care about having external hot swap bays, so having the drive bays can come in handy for those who use a lot of drives. Reply
LS& - Friday, November 22, 2013 - linkI just want to say thank you for your case reviews with temps as a solid focus. I have not built a pc in 7 years and am now just starting to do my research to find the best parts. Overclocking is going to be a goal in this build and at least for me low noise and great thermal is the key. Does anyone else know of any other cases well under $200 I should be looking at for this mix of sound and performance? Reply


text:
Watch NowOn DramaFever if available
Commenting guidelines
- Stay on topic and do not spam.
- Emoticons are fun, but actual thoughts are appreciated.
- Refrain from abusive language.
- Post only in English, as this is an English language community.
- Do not share pages or media unrelated to the topic you are commenting on.
- Do not request or mention illegal download/streaming services.
- No graphic content allowed.
- Respect the right of other users to share their opinion. Arguments are welcome, fights are not.
Comments which break the rules will be erased. Repeated rule breaking will result in blacklisting.
By Cédric Collemine | Privacy policy | Contact | Partners | Advertising by


text:
A guy who plays lacrosse addictively, there skills at lacrosse are one of there few redeeming qualities. They have long hair, look high, and always talk about lacrosse with other lacrosse players.
"dude i was like going up against some nube from gilman and I like owned his ass"
"Im not a laxer bro"
"shut up u fuckin laxer bro"
"Im not a laxer bro"
by hunter woodlock December 14, 2009
The Urban Dictionary Mug
One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids.Buy the mug
Normally a term associated with preppy white kids on the east coast that play lacrosse. Most laxer bros enjoy being douches, thinking there better then others, and being gay, while they are not out lax-in. Many of these "bros" are unathletic and have defaulted to lacrosse cause of inability to play any other sport, like football, basketball, baseball, or any other sport that actually requires talent to play. Laxer bros can normally can be found hangin together in groups consisting from 2-8 members, never more. normally females are not found in the laxer bros immediate group, because of their gay cult. Many laxer bro create inside jokes with each other that they try and display onto normal people, who usually look at them like there retarded. Many laxer bros also have little futures because of no market for lacrosse outside of college and the fact that many of them do poorly in school cause of stupidity.
by lax-is-4-fags August 06, 2010
The Urban Dictionary Mug
One side has the word, one side has the definition. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Lotsa space for your liquids.Buy the mug


text:
When you pour the champagne into glass have always failed to
When customers are permitted if the family before failing, but is embarrassed.
I would recommend you fear such failure is
* Above photo is of early type.
Usage is very common in the spout with plug to the mouth of the bottle,
Use easy and beautiful form is that easy-to-use sommelier knife
Ahead was little sharp enough? was from early-type thing
Passionate country, Spain.
Package is still early.
See any thing, I package relationship's! What counts is passion! 」
|JP Post EMS
|Your order will be shipped to you via Japan Post EMS. Japan Post is a speedy delivery service that delivers to more than 120 countries. With an effective tracking system and insurance program, EMS is able to offer a secure delivery worldwide. You can track your package with the tracking code provided and it will be delivered within a week. See estimated shipping fee
|International e-packet
|International e-packet is available to ship for the item weighted less than 2kg.
International e packet is cheaper rate than EMS.
It takes time to deliver a little than EMS. It's takes about 7-10 days
Tracking number will be provided.
You can use it with confidence
Shipping fee will be advised from this shop later for your order confirmation by mail.
Customs duty and other taxes may be levied additionally when the shipment reaches your country. If applicable, please pay those costs directly to the delivery agents or the customs office. Policies on those taxes vary in each country. Please contact the customs office at your country for more details.
【Flow from order to delivery】
1) After placing an order, an automatic reply in English or Japanese will be sent to you. Please note that the shipping fees mentioned in this e-mail are only applied to delivery in Japan, and not applicable for delivery outside of Japan.
2) Soon after the automatic reply, you will receive an e-mail with the fixed shipping fee and item price from our shop. Please check the total amount due.
3) Your ordered items will be shipped out only after your payment is settled.
The arrival time is estimated to be approximately 3 business days after shipment.
Please understand there will be delays depending upon customs clearance and other various conditions of transportation.
|Credit Card
|We accept credit and debit cards.
The following credit and debit cards can be used:
•American Express
|We accept PayPal. After receiving the order confirmation e-mail, please proceed with the PayPal payment.
*Please note that if payment through PayPal is not confirmed by the date indicated in the e-mail, your order will be automatically cancelled.
|Bank Transfer
|We accept Bank transfers. After receiving the order confirmation e-mail, please transfer your payment to the bank account specified in the e-mail.
*All payments are made in Japanese Yen. Please check with your bank for applicable exchange rates.
*If payment by bank transfer is not confirmed within the date indicated in the e-mail, your order will be automatically cancelled.
|The "Payment Amount" is calculated as below.
"Payment Amount" = Product price total + shipping fee
Upon confirming your order, we will send you a link to make a payment via UnionPay's secure payment page.
You must finish the payment process before the deadline to complete your order.
Please check the payment process from the link here.
|The "Payment Amount" is calculated as below.
"Payment Amount" = Product price total + shipping fee
Upon confirming your order, we will send you a link to make a payment via Alipay's secure payment page.
You must finish the payment process before the deadline to complete your order.
Please check the payment process from the link here.
PC: https://global.rakuten.com/en/help/payment/alipay_pc.html
: https://global.rakuten.com/en/help/payment/alipay_mobile.html
Start Date:01/08/2017 00:00 JST
End Date:31/10/2017 23:59 JST
This product cannot be shipped to United States from the store.
Please contact the store for further information.


text:
Search Results
- Double check the spelling.
- Limit the search to one or two words.
- Be less specific in your wording. Sometimes a more general term will lead you to the similar products.
Your browser currently is not set to accept Cookies. Please turn it on or check if you have another program set to block cookies.


text:
You won't be able to dismiss this by usual means (escape or click button), but you can close it programatically based on user choices or actions.
"These bridal shower invitations are absolutely perfect, elegant an exactly as the photo showed. The quality is superb and we are so happy with them. Very excited to receive them an mail them out!! Thank you Wedding Paper Divas!!"
"This is a beautiful, traditional design. I am so pleased with the final outcome. They are very elegant. The color is very vibrant and pretty. It is exactly what we were looking for."
"This invitation is exactly what we were looking for! It is elegant, with a traditional design. Ours arrived with beautiful color and we are 100% satisfied!"
"I personalized this card by not having our names beneath the words "thank you". My request was executed perfectly. Everything looked elegant and appropriate."
"I am so happy with my invitations. The quality of the paper is great...weighty and perfectly textured. The design is so elegant. The only thing I would say is that they are smaller than I expected but I was reading that's that is a good thing as it saves on postage! Service was also prompt and a pleasant experience."


text:
Each month, Rated People connects over 50,000 homeowners with quality tradesmen - simply enter your job details in the form above to get started.
We'll match your job to the relevant tradesmen in your area - those interested will pay to see your contact details and call you to quote.
As each tradesman expresses interest in quoting on your job, we'll send you their profile and ratings to help you choose the right one for you.
After the work is complete, return to the site and rate your tradesman based on their quality of work, reliability and value for money.
Added 18/10/2013
Services required: repair chimney stack Parts of chimney that require repair: the stack (brickwork...
Searching for tradespeople
Very professional in all areas and did an excellent job. They shared some good ideas about the future development of our garden along the way too. We will be using them again in the future.
Excellent workmanship. So good in fact we have asked him to do a lot more work for us. Friendly, conscientious, clean and tidy.
Stuart worked very hard and finished the job to a high standard and a fair price. Would highly recommend
Sebastian and his colleagues were fantastic. They completed the required work quickly and to a very high standard. The price quoted was just right. The team turned up on time and cleaned up after themselves - leaving the area in a much better state than when they had started. I would have no hesitation in recommending Sebastian and his team, indeed we are looking for them to do further work for us, and we have recommended them widely to neighbours.
Matt did a brilliant job repointing two walls of our house at a competitive price. I wouldn't hesitate to use him again in future.
Managing your job is easier with the Rated People Homes App, download it today.


text:
Keep Your Felco Tools Forever
It's easy to keep your Felco tools in tip-top shape. With a little effort and care you'll enjoy your Felco pruning shears and cutters for a lifetime of top quality performance.
- Clean the blade with a dry cloth after each day's pruning.
- Oil the spring and revolving handle shaft (models 7, 10 and 12) after each use .
- Sharpen the blade when cutting needs more effort.
- Adjust cutting and anvil-blade alignment when the cut is no longer clean.
- Spare parts and accessories are available at the Felco Store, including cleaner/lubricant, grease, adjustment key, replacement blades, nuts, bolts, shock-absorbers, cushions and more.
General Maintenance Tips
- Oil your pruner or cable cutters
- Sharpen your pruners
- Adjust your pruners for best performance
- Change the cutting blade
- Change the anvil-blade
- Maintain the revolving handle
- Change the shock-absorber
- Change the cushion
- Change the center bolt and bushing
- Maintain your pruning saw
- Sharpen your cable cutters


text:
My greatest sympathy to you and your family on the loss of your son. I know starting in pottery has brought me much solace - I did dog rescue for 5 years, and I saw so much death and cruelty, I was treating my sadness in unhealthy ways, until I started with art and pottery. I know that what I went through is nothing compared to your loss, but I do know that the joy of creating helps with pain. Much prayer and healing light being sent your way,
I studied English when I was as undergraduate, but right now my grad's major is Traditional & Contemporary Ceramic Research in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China. The reason I chose ceramic is I love it. And I'm trying to learn 3ds max to make the designs before I actually doing some works. I'm new.


text:
In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as)
A programme about the acceptance of the prayers of the companions of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Imam Mahdi(as), founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at. Programme no. 19. Presentation of MTA studios Pakistan.
Tags: Dua-e-Mustajaab


text:
Change management: An honest approach to making businesses betterComments Email Print
That's because obstacles to growth can be deep-rooted and difficult to confront. Or, they can appear to stem from operational issues when really, it's a lack of leadership or poor employee behavior that's the culprit.
Often, leaders need help identifying—and acknowledging—the underlying behaviors that are holding their companies back.
How do you determine if it's behavior and not operational or technical issues that are getting in the way?
Frequently, employees and leaders at underperforming companies engage in the following negative behaviors:
Also, there are common, helpless phrases which employees at these companies often use, such as: "That's the way we've always done it," and "This place will never change."
In addition, behaviors such as employees being more focused on their phones than their bosses at meetings and employees panicking when deadlines are given, provide a good indication that a company needs help. (See the full "Dirty Dozen" list of 12 signs of an unaccountable culture at end of this blog.)
But these behaviors, as ingrained as they might seem, can be changed--and lead to an improved, growing business.
But where to start?
Change must start at the top. The leadership team must modify its behavior first if they want their employees to follow.
That means moving leaders from their "Stress-Self" to their "Leadership Self." Stress-Self exists when blame and excuses for why things don't get done permeate a company. Leadership-Self occurs when people are on their game, where good decision-making and measurable achievements are the norm.
In addition, a communication plan must be established between the leadership team as well as between employees.
Daily "stand-up" meetings are essential to this plan. These meetings should be short, five to 10 minutes, and focused on what each team will accomplish that day, and where potential constraints, roadblocks or bottlenecks might be.
A daily understanding of where the roadblocks are allows management to head-off potential problems before they blow up.
Developing metrics that identify behaviors that cost the company money is also critical. In addition, businesses must be able to measure productivity and create a sales team with a decisive competitive advantage.
Understanding how to drive business growth, improve your organizational help, create stronger leaders and develop a communication plan can help put a company back on track to growth and profitability.
The Dirty Dozen: 12 signs of an unaccountable culture1. Is there a sign in the kitchen reminding employees to clean up after themselves?
2. Are there unclean dishes in the kitchen sink?
3. Is there blame and excuses for why things are not getting done?
4. Is the office/shop clean?
5. Is toilet paper sometimes missing in the bathroom?
6. Are the trash cans overflowing?
7. Do people frequently show up late to meetings?
8. Are people more focused on their cell phones in meetings?
9. Do projects tend to run late and over budget?
10. Are you constantly being surprised by problems the crop up daily/weekly?
11. Do employees sometimes panic when things need to get done?
12. Are Performance Reviews (if you have them) ineffective in shaping employee behaviors?
Answering "yes" to any of these questions is a sign of an unaccountable culture. Answering yes to two or more means that you have some very big cultural issues.
Steven Shaffer is president of Shaffer Consulting Group.


text:
Patriots owner feels 'duped' by former player Hernandez
Published: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 7:26 p.m.
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Monday that if the charges against jailed former tight end Aaron Hernandez are true, his organization has been "duped."
The Patriots last year signed Hernandez, a 2010 fourth-round draft choice from Florida, to a five-year contract worth $40 million.
The franchise, however, released Hernandez the day of his arrest on murder charges connected to the killing of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee and had been a friend of Hernandez.
Lloyd was found slain on June 17 at an industrial park in North Attleborough, not far from the home of Hernandez that became a magnet for reporters and television trucks until his arrest several days later.
"If this stuff is true, then I've been duped and our whole organization has been duped," Kraft said in a session with reporters from The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald and ESPNBoston.com. "When he was in our building, we never saw anything where he was not polite. He was always respectful to me. We only know what's going on inside the building. We don't put private eyes on people."
Kraft also said the Patriots will "be looking at our procedures and auditing how we do things" with regard to character reviews.
During a hearing on Monday in Attleboro District Court, a judge lifted an impoundment order on search warrants related to the Hernandez case. Motions to unseal the material were filed by The Patriot Ledger and Taunton Gazette newspapers and their parent Gatehouse Media, supported by The Associated Press and The Boston Globe.
Gregg Miliote, a spokesman for Bristol County District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter, said the judge allowed for their release as of 2 p.m. Monday unless there is an appeal. It was not immediately clear whether Hernandez's legal team would mount a challenge. A message left for attorney James Sultan wasn't immediately returned.
Sutter had opposed the search warrants' release but said outside court his office accepted the ruling.
Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder and gun charges. His lawyers argue the case against him is circumstantial and say he is eager to clear his name. A judge has denied bail for Hernandez, and he is being held in a Massachusetts jail.
A man facing an accessory to murder charge in the case was ordered held without bail. Ernest Wallace pleaded not guilty in the same courthouse in a separate hearing on Monday. The Miramar man will be held until another hearing on July 22, under an agreement between his attorney and prosecutors.
Details of the charge against Wallace — accessory to murder after the fact — were not released during the brief proceeding. Sutter declined comment on the specific allegations outside the courthouse, citing the ongoing investigation into the death of Lloyd.
Prosecutors say Wallace, 41, and another man, Carlos Ortiz, were with Hernandez when they drove with Lloyd to the industrial park. Authorities say Hernandez orchestrated the killing because he was upset at Lloyd for talking to certain people at a nightclub a few days earlier; they have not said who fired the fatal shots.
Wallace did not speak during Monday's hearing but mouthed "I love you" to some people sitting in the courtroom before he was led out. Defense attorney David Meier did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
A member of the Lloyd family declined to comment outside the courthouse, saying she would wait until the case was over.
Ortiz, who lives in Hernandez's hometown of Bristol, Conn., was arraigned last month on a charge of illegally carrying a firearm on the day of the shooting. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf.
Ortiz is due in court Tuesday for a so-called "dangerousness" hearing. Defendants who are deemed by the court to be a danger to the community may be held without bail for 90 days.
Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published without permission. Links are encouraged.


text:
Erlmerge - The install tool
From ErlangCentral Wiki
Erlmerge is a tool for installing and maintaining Erlang applications. The basic idea - which is blatantly stolen from the Gentoo emerge command - is to make it possible to retrieve, compile and install Erlang code using one simple command: erlmerge.
When installing Erlmerge, an packet database will be created in the Erlang installation directory. Assuming Erlang is installed under /usr/local/lib/erlang, we will create a new directory: /usr/local/lib/erlang/erlmerge_DB when Erlmerge is installed. This directory will hold the packet database, the current list of known packets, the downloaded packet tar-balls and a Makefile include file.
# ls -l /usr/local/lib/erlang/erlmerge_DB/ total 72 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 16 23:45 distfiles -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 54313 Jul 17 00:08 erlmerge.dets -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1574 Jun 14 08:51 include.mk -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2481 Jul 16 23:35 sync.erlmerge
A packet is simply an Erlang application, and the packet list contains the .app file contents of all the available packets. The .app file content has been extended a little bit to handle location information and dependencies to other applications. For example, the information for the esmb application looks as shown below.
{application,esmb, [{description,"Erlang SMB Library"}, {vsn,"1.0"}, {modules,[esmb, esmb_client, esmb_rpc, esmb_browser, esmb_netbios, esmb_test, md4, iconv]}, {registered,[]}, {env,[]}, {mod,{esmb_app,[]}}, {applications,[kernel,stdlib,sasl]}, {dependencies,[{kernel,"2.9.6"}, {stdlib,"1.12.7"}, {fd_server,"2.3.0"}, {sasl,"1.10.1"}]}, {location,"http://www.trapexit.erlangsystems.com/download/esmb-1.0.tar.gz"}]}.
To make an application Erlmerge capable it is important that its directory structure follows the way OTP applications are laid-out. Lots of code exists in the jungerl repository where it is hard to know what status the code is in. To make an easy transition, we have prepared jungerl to make it really easy to create new releases that are erlmerge capable. Look at the Makefiles of the esmb and fd_server for example of how to setup your Erlang (and C) application. Basically, what you need to do is to add a two new targets to your Makefile.
release: clean appfile sh ../../support/create_release.sh appfile: (cd src;$(MAKE) ../ebin/esmb.app)
Don't forget to set a CVS tag on your application when producing a release. Hopefully, this would enhance the usefulness of jungerl even more.
Note: The use of Erlmerge could make it possible to start doing Erlang
releases in a completely new way. For example, the OTP team could release just a minimal Erlang system, where most (all?) of the applications could be installed aftewards, on demand. Bug fixes could be released per application, etc.
Installing Erlmerge
To install erlmerge the first time, download the latest erlmerge-X.Y_src.tar.gz tar-ball from erlmerge github. Unpack it, compile and install it as shown below:
- tar xvzf erlmerge-0.1_src.tar.gz
- cd erlmerge-0.1
- make
- make install (as root if Erlang is installed as root)
This will install a shell script named erlmerge in parallel with your erl script.
Using Erlmerge
When you have installed the erlmerge command you can search among the applications currently available as in the example below:
# erlmerge search mnesia Name: mnesia_session Version: 1.1.5 Description: MNESIA_SESSION CXC 138 12 Installed: true Name: mnesia Version: 4.2.2 Description: MNESIA CXC 138 12 Installed: true
We can now update the Erlmerge database with other applications that are available for download. This is done with the sync operation:
Important: If you have installed Erlang as root, you will need to run
the sync operation as root as well.
# erlmerge sync # erlmerge search esmb Name: esmb Version: 1.0 Description: Erlang SMB Library Installed: false
In the example above, after the sync operation, we search for the esmb application which is available but not installed. To install this application we use the install operation. The -p (pretend) switch will perform a dry run without actually installing anything. It will however show us any possible dependencies which also will be installed.
Important: If you have installed Erlang as root, you will need to run
the install operation as root as well.
# erlmerge -p install esmb These are the packages that I would merge, in order: [N ] fd_server-2.3.0 [N ] esmb-1.0 # erlmerge install esmb retrieved: http://www.trapexit.erlangsystems.com/download/fd_server-2.3.0.tar.gz retrieved: http://www.trapexit.erlangsystems.com/download/esmb-1.0.tar.gz unpacking: fd_server-2.3.0.tar.gz..... compiling: fd_server-2.3.0..... (cd config;make) make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/fd_server-2.3.0/config' autoheader autoheader-2.59: WARNING: Using auxiliary files such as `acconfig.h', `config.h.bot' autoheader-2.59: WARNING: and `config.h.top', to define templates for `config.h.in' .... ....we skip some printouts here..... .... make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/fd_server-2.3.0/c_src' unpacking: esmb-1.0.tar.gz..... compiling: esmb-1.0..... (cd src;make) make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/esmb-1.0/src' erlc -b beam -W -o ../ebin esmb.erl ./esmb.erl:316: Warning: variable 'Reason' is unused .... ....we skip some printouts here..... .... make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/esmb-1.0/c_src' finished!
The output from the -p switch produces a compact "array" of information. It tells you if the application is new, if it will be upgraded to a newer version or if it will be rebuilt due to changed dependencies.
[N ] <App>-<NewVsn> % A new application [ U ] <App>-<Newvsn> [<OldVsn>] % Update to newer version [ R] <App>-<NewVsn> % Rebuild due to updated deps
Now we should be able to start using the esmb application:
# erl Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.4.6 [source] [hipe] Eshell V5.4.6 (abort with ^G) 1> m(esmb). Module esmb compiled: Date: July 16 2005, Time: 21.45 Compiler options: [{cwd,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/esmb-1.0/src"}, {outdir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/esmb-1.0/src/../ebin"}, warn_unused_vars] Object file: /usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/esmb-1.0/ebin/esmb.beam ......
To delete the esmb application we use the delete operation. In the example below, we also verify that it has been removed.
Important: If you have installed Erlang as root, you will need to run
the delete operation as root as well.
# erlmerge delete esmb Deleted application: esmb [tobbe@orre]~ > erl Erlang (BEAM) emulator version 5.4.6 [source] [hipe] Eshell V5.4.6 (abort with ^G) 1> m(esmb). ** exited: {undef,[{esmb,module_info,[]}, {c,m,1}, ......
If you want to remove the whole Erlmerge system, including all installed applications, you can use the suicide operation. This will cause the erlmerge_DB directory to be removed along with all applications installed by erlmerge. Finally, it will also remove the erlmerge script itself, restoring your Erlang installation to its original state.
# erlmerge suicide Removed: /usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/esmb-1.0 Removed: /usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/fd_server-2.3.0 Removed: /usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/../erlmerge_DB
Here follows all the possible arguments to the erlmerge command at the moment:
# erlmerge erlmerge <options> <applications> where <options>: -u : Update application(s) to latest version -p : Dry run only (pretend) -i,install : Install the following application(s) -d,delete : Delete the following application(s) -s,search : Search for application(s) suicide : Remove erlmerge and all non-original apps -y,sync : Update the application database (syncronize) -x,dump <app> : Dump info about application (debug) -w <Url> : Url pointing to an erlmerge sync-file