I think both versions are stable enough if you install them properly.
DXP is more suitable for the operating system of WindowsXP with a higher hardware
comupter. 99SE is
used by more user and it will be easier to find technical support.
>On 05:03 PM 3/09/2003, Hamid A. Wasti said:
>>I am current using 99SE and have been sitting on the DXP "upgrade" for a
>>few months. Being a Protel user for almost 10 years, I know better than
>>to use any Protel product right after its release. But being 1 year and 2
>>service packs into it, is DXP mostly stable and at least marginally
>>useable now, or is further delay advised? Seeing a large number of people
>>on this forum still using 99SE is not encouraging.
>>
>>A few specific questions:
>>
>>0) Is DXP stable now or are crashes hourly occurrences like with most of
>>Protel's initial releases?
>>
>>1) For schematic entry, are there any new features that make the move
>>worthwhile?
>>
>>2) For manual routing, are they any new features that make the move
>>worthwhile?
>>
>>3) How bad is the learning curve?
>>
>>Thanks for your time and input.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Hamid Wasti
>
>
>Hamid,
>
>There is a degree of self selection going on here. The PEDA group is not
>the dominant DXP forum. PEDA is mainly a P99SE forum, not by design but in
>practice. Altium run a DXP forum that has a large membership, mostly of
>people that use DXP. (http://forums.altium.com)
>
>You could ask in both places and then compare the results. My personal
>preference is to use DXP, I know at least one other long term P99SE user
>that has said the same. Stability for me is OK, but P99SE is more stable
>still (though my current P99SE installation is broken).
>
>There are a number of productivity features in both Sch and PCB. Global
>editing is the biggest learning curve - the method used in P99SE is pretty
>much gone, but in its place is a different system. More powerful. Some
>like it others don't. I happen to like the new system better than the
>P99SE method. This area (and the related rules) is probably the biggest
>learning curve. The query system.
>
>The rules system in DXP is more powerful. Also the Sch ERC system is much
>better in DXP.
>
>I have previously posted a summary of the pros and cons - search the
>archives - though this could be out of date now. I won't repeat it here,
>if you have trouble maybe I could dig it up. Maybe it should be on a www
>site somewhere. There are lots of things both big and small that are
>different. Whether they make you more productive would depend on the way
>you work.
>
>The Situs autorouter needs lots of work, it currently does not perform well
>for me, though others are getting variable results. I gather this is an
>area being heavily worked on.
>
>Ian
>
>
>
>.
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