FireFLY Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Which Desktop Dock you use in your PC? Before POLLING please read the expert revview summery below.EXPERT REVIEW SUMMERY:Test 1 – Application LauncherRocketDock: +4 pointsObjectDock: +4 pointsNexus: +4 pointsTest 2 – Taskbar ReplacementRocketDock: +1 points (5 total)ObjectDock: +3.5 points (7.5 total)Nexus: +5 points (9 total)Test 3 – PerformanceRocketDock: +3 points (8 total)ObjectDock: +5 points (12.5 total)Nexus: +2 points (11 total)Test 4 – Eye CandyRocketDock: +2 points (10 total)ObjectDock: +3 points (15.5 total)Nexus: +5 points (16 total)Bonus Test 1 – Special Modules and DockletsObjectDock: +2 bonus points (17.5 total)Nexus: +2 bonus points (18 total) Results!RocketDock: 10ObjectDock: 17.5Nexus: 18So... Which one do you use & WHY?Read Full Review Here:http://www.techairlines.com/2010/10/10/rocketdock-vs-objectdock-vs-nexus/Download Resource:ROCKETDOCK: http://www.rocketdock.com/OBJECTDOCK: http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/NEXUS: http://www.winstep.net/nexus.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Been using the Stardock ObjectDock Plus since a really long time and as expected, it's a quality offering from the Stardock stable. About a couple of weeks ago, just tried out the Winstep Nexus Ultimate and was quite taken aback to find that it blows the Stardock Object Plus apart. Noobs will hate the Winstep Nexus Ultimate for it's array of overwhelming features and advanced Users might hate it, too in case they possess a low-powered system. :P Me, I'm sold on the Winstep Nexus Ultimate - have not commented on the RocketDock (find it too tame for my taste.) Edit: This poll seems to aim at pitting three basic proponents - the Rocketdock, ObjectDock and the Nexus. I'd recommend (instead) the more superior flavors highlighted in red. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clusterphuck Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Yeah, I use Nexus myself and it's way better than RocketDock and ObjectDock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualbuffs Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 STARDOCK OBJECT DOCK IS THE BEST!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene88 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Which is the best that is almost the same with the Mac OS X? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanon Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 RocketDock - the simplest possible solution available. Good as gold. Fast, reliable, stable. Has a good add-on support.Nexus - Has the most features, most additional tweaks in the settings panels, and generally a wide array of functions. The most overwhelming piece of eye-candy out there.Stardock - right down in the middle. Not as complex as Nexus, not as streamline as RD. Can't comment much further, for me it was a memory gulper, and that's a big no-no.@eugene88: Essentially, they can all do the job pretty well. With proper icons, themes, panels, (and in the case of RD a few additions) you can get there easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene88 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Nexus Xtreme or just the dock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanon Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Both Stardock + and Nexus Xtreme have shelves next to the basic Dock function. Having said that, there are themes for all three that have been customised especially to look as much alike to the Mac version as possible. RD is more no-nonsense. You get one dock and that's it.Forgot to mention, you might consider Rainmeter for its breadth of themes and add-ons (I remember several Mac-like themes on websites such as deviantArt). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robo Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Stardock Object dock for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avmad Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I use Object dock but it crashes a lot on my W7 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borat Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I use Object dock but it crashes a lot on my W7 64 ..same here..using Nexus for a month now and no issues..and noticed faster startup and shutdown w/ Nexus compared to Objectdock.. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clusterphuck Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Yeah, Nexus is easily the best one of them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene88 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Any good Nexus skins ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 When using Stardock ObjectDock Plus my startup would take a long time for the friggin' dock to get loaded - now that I'm using Winstep Nexus Ultimate, no such issue has ever been observed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxingChaos Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I use Rocket, Nexus and fences :) The free versions though. Not bad at all for being free :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 No matter whichever of these 3 Docks one decides to like and use - I believe it's a 'must have' utility for Windows 8 Users. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paft Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Unless you have the old style taskbar like BoxingChaos's, why do you guys bother having a dock in Win 7/8 when the 'taskbar' is essentially one? EDIT: 13TH OCT - NEWER DESKOP: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Take a look at your ugly desktop and you'll find yourself answering yourself. :x :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paft Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Why is it ugly?Let's see yours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Let's see yours...LOL, this is threatening to balloon into a "you show me your polly and I'll show you mine - let's find out whose is bigger." It's reminiscent of the times when I was being ragged in school by my seniors and my pants were being pulled down for better part of the semester. :s Twas but just a matter of time as I grew in stature and before long it was me who was busy pulling down the trousers and laying bets on who would squirt cum the longest distance. :wub: Do let me know if you'd still wanna take a look - it's never failed to leave women weak and trembling at the knees. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paft Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Haha... No, just curiosity really. What don't you like about it? I'm not that sad enough to give a shit as to who has the better looking desktop. A pleasing desktop is clearly much like beauty, within the eye of the beholder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 You just earned yourself your first brownie point - welcome to the forums, have fun. :)Looking at your desktop, I'm sure it must look good (it was opinionated on my part to judge your Firefox which really has no part of it.) :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickmekeit Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 When using Stardock ObjectDock Plus my startup would take a long time for the friggin' dock to get loaded - now that I'm using Winstep Nexus Ultimate, no such issue has ever been observed. Same here. Huge load time. Tried RD a few back. Is OK. Nexus seems the way to go, damn. ( I like Stardock stuff, 1 of the few things I pay $$ for) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruba Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Although Nexus is on the right track, I still prefer Rocketdock for 4 very important reasons: 1) It's fast. 2) It's light. 3) It's free. 4) It has Stacks!!! When you use many programs like I do and have, for example, 15-20 different shortcuts for audio & video manipulation software, stacks is the way to go. Nexus' Sub-Docks "train" is not very efficient (not to mention that you need the paid version for activating sub-docks). And although Punk Labs team seem to have abandoned the Rocketdock project, it still works flawlesly on my Windows 7 x64 machine. There's not much more to ask... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paft Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 What about Launchy or similar alternatives? I used it for a little while on XP days..but I'm kinda lazy and prefer to click to open things instead of typing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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