Xara X

There are many art packages out there along the same lines as Xara X - vector based and loads of useful tools. But what is it that makes Xara so special? First, is the size of it. It does come on 2 CD's but the fact of the matter is that it only takes up about 20Mb of disk space. Most modern applications would take 10 times that. So you must be thinking 'what's missing?' Also, it costs only $149 (approx £100) The answer is nothing. Xara X is a fully featured package that has been designed with speed in mind and as such, is faster than most equivalents. It doesn't have as many features as Corel Draw (in fact, the original Xara was ...  Read the complete review

Since the tender age of about 13, I've been designing websites pretty constantly, starting as so many people do, with hobby sites. Again, as many other amateur designers did at that time, I used software like paint and Corel Draw to do any graphics I needed, if I couldn't find ones that fit the bill on the net. It wasn't long before I was then introduced to Xara, a graphics program from Corel. Xara was a new experience for me - a simple, fast and complete graphics package. Even as a professional website and graphics designer over the last two years, it has been my software of choice. Compared to other popular packages, like Adobe's Photoshop and ...  Read the complete review

I love this program! In fact I love all Xara products. Xara X costs 1/3 of similar packages - Advantages: Easy to use, Very fast rendering, Price - Disadvantages: Some print output