Xara X vs. Illustrator

[inabottle]

Or you can get a secound hand PC, for cheap, doesnt take much to run XaraX smoothly, you dont need a super rig to run it. As many people here will tell you, so if you want, just invest a few bucks in a cheap PC from a yard sale or something!!

[sajjadkhalid]

Illustrator strengths
1-Text handling
2-Blending modes
3-Effects/filters
4-Brush
5-Pattern brush for borders and corners
6-Versatile 3d engine
7-Better Professional Printing options
8-Better PDF support and integration
9-Better PSD integration
10-Automation/Actions, Dynamic/data driven design model
11-Table/Graph tool with excel integration

Xara Strengths
1-Ease of use
2-Intuitive
3-Screen Rendering
4-Speed
5-Single tool for web, graphics and some bitmap editing
6-Basic Animation
7-Basic Presentation
8-Easy 3d
9-Basic CMYK support
10-Extensive clip art organised in a better way
11-PDF, PSD and Excel integration

[pauland]

sajjadkhalid, fair comparison to a question asked almost TEN YEARS AGO!

[gwpriester]

I was thinking the same thing, Paul. I guess what was appropriate 10 years ago is appropriate today.