Which of the two do you guys think has the best features, lowest cpu usage, and is the best overall?

DesktopX is a complete shell enhancement that runs on top of Windows? Explorer shell. It runs on widgets and objects to enhance the desktop environment with animated icons and a host of other options.

http://www.stardock.com/products/desktopx/

Samurize provides all the information you need about all your computers in one central location on your desktop. Skinnable and customizable, Samurize features a script and plugin system which allows you to add the information you want, when you want it.

http://www.samurize.com/modules/mydownloads/

l0g01k, Moving this to "Customizing Windows" where we discuss visual aspects of Windows.

i think they can not be compared because desktopx2 does many more things than samurize. thinking in features i will choose desktopx2, thinking on show system information i will choose samurize because it takes less resources.

I tried samurize for about 10 minutes and was so confused i uninstalled it. Desktopx2 i've never heard of so i'll go give that a shot later today.

I personally prefer CoolMon its not as fancy as samurize but sure is good with the CPU usage.

CoolMon Home

CoolMon ScreenShots

Samurize does take a while to get used to. I admit I was pretty confused for more than 10 minutes, but you should still give it a shot. As soon as I got the hang of it I couldn't live without it. I haven't used Desktop X before, and that's because it eventually costs money

I'm using Samurize and I like it a lot.

Desktop X does some pretty neat looking stuff, but I personally use samurize. I just converted my g/f from desktopx to samurize... it took her awhile to get used to but she likes it better now.