Advice on Premium Suites...

I think you first have to consider if the number of skin types in a skin suite mean anything to you. For instance, the Carbonix skin pack incudes only windowblind skins and their corresponding wallpapers.

The other premium suites contain several differnet application skins. For instnace, Solara and Abracadbra have Winamp, rainlendar and sysmetrix skins, (though the abradabra sysmetrix skin is free for download). PixOS includes a trillian skin and sysmetrix skin. There's a free wmp skin for it as well.

Check out each premium suite to see what it has and doesn't have

If you disregard that and look at them soley on the basis of style, they are all cool.

Abracadabra is pretty high tech looking. PixOS is really sleek and clean. Solara is nice and funky with its blue and orange colors.

Carbonix has 5 skins ranging from the really sleek and professional (Apogee) to over the top Cardz. Cardzz is the only skin in the Carbonix suite that you probably wouldn't use on a regular basis. Its more a show and tell skin. The advantage of this suite is you get multiple WindowBlind skins.

That said, if I had to pick one and only one, it would be PixOS. I end up using that suite quite alot. But it's easy for me to say that since I bought all the above suites

The only thing I would use in the suite pack are the Icons, WB skin and wallpaper, I dont really use any other programs, so to me its a waste but I dont care, if I do buy a suite, I'll be buying it mainly for the WB Skin and Icons. Thats why I put the carbonix pack in the list. Thanks for your input Chris.

If I were to buy one that would be the one I would get. More bang for the buck.

Pix OS

But then again buy something from Wincustomize to help support them.

Technically I 'should' be saying Solara, but PixOS is just so bloody gorgeous.

Heavy Equipment....skins for everything...

dinksDX. *coff*

Who made that heavy equipment litestep theme again?

PixOS or Solara. I'd definately pick PixOS, though. But that's just me. Solara's colors are just so vibrant. But PixOS is still better.

If it is only for icons, WB and a wall I would buy the Orion iconsuite (as it has icons that nearly fit every skin) and use free skins for the rest. It is the best deal for this scenario IMHO.

Styl...the first was done by Deven Stevens [D'mer]....I did the second and third versions...

Ok, jafo, could you check out this thread of mine, as I don't want to hijack this thread... someone gave me already advice, just want to be sure

https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboard.asp?BID=WC&id=157352#157382

Not to be a total dork...but where can I purchase the premium suites???

You can click on the Store or go to Stardock.com.

cosmo-alpha, you can find the Carbonix Skin Pack at the WinCustomize store link, PixOS, Abracadabra, and other at Pixtudio link, and Solara at Skinplant link.

Hus, you should probably base your decision on which style/color scheme you like. Personally, I have to say PixOS is one of the most solid suites there is. You can't beat mormegil's icons.

I just subscribed to DeviantArt so I could get Mike's Atlantek WB skin. It is amazing.

I''d have to say if my choice were limited to just one, it would be PixOS also. But like Mike said, your preference for style and color and what you''d most likely get the most use out of should be the determining factor it seems to me.

Oh, I just thought I''d mention for purposes of getting enhanced user status here at WC people would have to get a suite sold by Stardock like Carbonix. The PixStudio suites are great, but do not change user status here at WC. Just thought I''d mention that, even if Hus isn''t thinking of purchasing for that reason, because I sometimes think some people seem confused between Stardock suites and Pixstudio suites, based on some comments I''ve seen before.




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Thanks MikeB314

So I finally broke down and bought PixOS. It was a very hard decision to make, all the premium stuff is just that, premium. MikeB was right, you can't beat Mormegil's icons.

/me feels special cuz he has a premium suite...nah nah nah nah nah!

Yeah those PixOS icons are my favorites. They go well with many other skins. and the cursorxp set is quite nice too. Don''t forget, Voodoo_Freak uploaded a whole bunch of nice walls to match PixOS: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?searchtext=pixos&sort=updatedate&order=Descending&library=8
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