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iStat menus 1.0 released
Last month, the iSlayer crew allowed us to review a beta copy and post a screenshot gallery of iStat menus, their new full-blown app that brings system statistic and resource tracking to the menubar. Known widely for their iStat line of high-quality Dashboard widgets, iStat menus ushers in a new era of customizability and - as I discovered in my review of the beta - noticeably better performance and less resource requirements (hey, it's only fair to test how many resources are used by tools designed to track resources and system statistics). Unfortunately at the time, iStat menus was in a private beta, which meant our dear readers weren't able to get their hands on their own copy.
Until now - iSlayer today has announced the availability of iStat menus 1.0. As far as I can tell, not much has changed from the beta I saw in May, but that simply means that an awesome, streamlined app for monitoring your system stats in the menubar has only gotten better since then. Amazingly, iStat menus is still provided as freeware (no, seriously: I would try to get the iSlayer crew committed if I knew where they lived) with the rest of their vast collection of widgets and apps, so grab a copy and start keeping an eye on your system from the comforts of Mac OS X's menubar.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jps said 2:59PM on 6-21-2007
Can someone who is familiar with both apps outline the benefits of this app over menumeters?
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Ondra Soukup said 2:01PM on 6-21-2007
Is there a reason to switch this for my Menu Meters ?
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sergio.delagarza said 2:18PM on 6-21-2007
Ondra: Only eyecandy
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Matt said 2:20PM on 6-21-2007
i'll stick with menumeter - it supports more network devices...
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Matt said 2:27PM on 6-21-2007
Thanks david for the hint - but this is not a new era, a tool like this exists since jaguar - menumeter.
check it out: http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/index.html
Actually i would say iStat menu is some kind of rip-off...
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kanny said 2:46PM on 6-21-2007
Menu meters + Temp Monitor + iClock gives much better options than this one.
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his noodly appendage said 2:50PM on 6-21-2007
iStat does appear to run a lot faster than MenuMeters, which I have used for years and loved. The drop down menus open a lot faster, and they do look a lot nicer. Looks like I'll give iStat a whirl for a while
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jps said 3:03PM on 6-21-2007
Oooook ignore my comment. That's what happens when you submit a comment but forget to check your email until an hour later.
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Brett said 3:14PM on 6-21-2007
I am with the others on menumeters. istat brings temperature, but other than that, I think the menumeters iCandy is a little sweeter. And if I wanted the content from the drop-downs, I can always go to my istat dashboard widget...
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spil said 3:29PM on 6-21-2007
I have tried a widget that was supposed to show the procesors temperature, and it didn't work. It was on my G4 Mac Mini. Does any one know why it wouldn't work or if this program will work?
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OCM said 6:21PM on 6-21-2007
"Is there a reason to switch this for my Menu Meters ?"
iStat menus has more features like temperature & fan monitoring, world clock etc. Most people seem to think it looks better then menu meters aswell from reading the comments on digg and other sites.
kanny,
Depends if you want to pay for a clock. iClock appears to be $20 Vs the iStat menus clock which is free.
spil,
Not all macs have readable temp sensors
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john russell said 8:43PM on 6-21-2007
I love that the individual sections can be dragged from place to place, but my question is why can't Adium, Monocle, and Quicksilver do the same? Are their developers just lazy? Or is there something I'm missing?
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cdiggy said 1:01AM on 6-22-2007
iStat Menus is sweeet! I've been anticipatin' this app for a while now. Bu-bye rusty ol' menu meters :)
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kanny said 2:29AM on 6-22-2007
OCM, i have been using iClock for now 363 days, ofcourse i didn't pay anything as i can't, but still the app works with most of the features. However, i have put the fan of istat menu, but it shows always 0rpm even when temp goes past 60 C.
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artifex said 3:22AM on 6-22-2007
spil: you don't have a processor temperature sensor on a G4 Mac Mini, do you? Mine doesn't have one, afaik.
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