This marks the third time I've tried to review this ROM, but we've had plenty of inclement weather lately. Please forgive the lateness.
Initial Setup:
Booted up very quick, only took about a minute. Stock boot animation, but that can be changed (more on that later). Market synced up faster with this ROM than most of the others I've flashed, taking about 15 mins and installing the majority of them.
Appearance:
You're not going to go round here, folks. With so many options to choose from, you're bound to find something that suits you. I chose the Golden Elegance theme because of how different it is, and I'm very glad I did. After finding a wallpaper and Weather Widget skin that blended well, I have perhaps the most visually appealing theme I've had on my Droid yet. All apps and widgets appear to have themed correctly.
Performance:
Another winner here, very fluid ROM. Stock kernel seemed capable of much of what you could ask it for, but of course, you'll want to flash whatever your trusty kernel is. I tested Jake's 1GHz and jdlfg's 1.2GHz, and they both performed pretty well. Jake's constantly gives me the lowest short benchmarks, getting as low as 159ms. Long was 550. jdlfg's did get close at 167, but gave me a 440 long bench. I was able to get a 1539 Quadrant on Jake's, but again could not get a bench at 1.2GHz with jdlfg's. Scaling down to 1.1GHz did give me a 1551, though.
App and System Function:
Most everything was in order, GPS and WiFi work fine, Market had no issues, etc. The only app issue I've found was Twitter, which wouldn't install either from the Market or from TiBu. I did find the battery life to be sub-par in comparison to some of the more trusted ROMs I've come to use, but it wasn't the worst I've played with, either. Also, it did run a lil hot, but only when pushing it.
One key feature to point out is the Absolute System app, which gives you the options to manage files, live wallpapers, fonts, boot animations, apps, backup and restores, and apps2sd. It's a very hand app to have around, but it could be even better if you could apply scripts from there as well (like with Bugless Beast). That is by no means a knock on the ROM, as it offers more goodies than most other options.
Overview:
Another quality ROM option that a lot of people are going to enjoy. There's a healthy balance of speed and goodies that I believe most of us are looking for. Battery life isn't terrible, but could be improved in future builds. I highly recommend trying it out on your own Droid.
Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
