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StarOffice 5.2

by Sun Microsystems
Platform:     Windows 2000 / NT / 98 / Me / / 95, Linux, Unix
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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System Requirements

  • Platform:     Windows 2000 / NT / 98 / Me / / 95, Linux, Unix
  • Media: CD-ROM
  • Item Quantity: 1
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Product Features

  • Word Processing
  • Spreadsheets
  • Presentations
  • Drawing and Graphics
  • E-mail, Web Publishing and more

Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 7.6 x 20.3 cm ; 1.4 Kg
  • Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
  • ASIN: B00004U9LR
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,009 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

Let's see--a full-featured, interoperable, multiplatform office suite that's light on your hard drive and drastically cheaper than the competition. Could it be true? Check out Sun StarOffice 5.2 Deluxe and find a sleek alternative to Microsoft Office that's compatible with that suite's files, incorporates nearly all of the same tools and features and runs on a breathtaking range of operating systems.

It might take a little noodling for Windows users to get the hang of the interface, as it essentially takes over the desktop and changes a few things around; after the learning period, though, you won't want to go back. Instead of opening a new program for each type of file (text document, spreadsheet, database, image, appointment, Web page, etc.), simply tell StarOffice what you want and each file opens in its own window, speeding up access considerably. Embedding OLE-style is easy, and most of the look and feel will be comfortable for Office users. Currently there is not much third-party support, and help functions are ever present but inconsistent, so it is important to consider the costs carefully before installing.

StarOffice is perfect for those switching to Linux or multiple operating systems, or any new user who needs an inexpensive office suite with plenty of options. Current users of Microsoft Office might be better off sticking with Uncle Bill--between learning new commands and the marginal differences between the two, you might think inertia's not so bad after all. The programs included will definitely surpass your expectations if you consider price alone: the presentation and drawing programs are simple and wonderful, the basic office features of document and personal information management are intuitive, and the e-mail, news, and Web browsing are snappy. Integrated as they are with the word processor, spreadsheet and database functions, they all come together to form a powerful and inexpensive challenge to Microsoft Office. --Rob Lightner

    Pros:
  • Inexpensive
  • Interoperable with Microsoft Office
  • Multiplatform--runs on Windows, Linux, OS/2, and more

    Cons:

  • Little third-party support
  • Underdocumented


Manufacturer's Description

The robust, full-featured StarOffice applications are integrated to work together seamlessly and powerfully, so you can be productive right away. And, if you are used to working with other office suites, you will find switching to StarOffice easy.

With StarOffice 5.2 you do all your work from one easy-to-use desktop. Everything you need to create elegant word processor documents, sophisticated drawings, professional presentations, spreadsheets, e-mail, HTML documents and more.

StarOffice 5.2 lets you open, work with and save Microsoft Office files quickly and easily. Furthermore, it is the only office suite that runs on Windows, Solaris and LINUX, so sharing files with associates is simple.

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Customer Reviews

6 Reviews
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4 star:
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3 star:
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2 star:
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1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent suite, 9 April 2002
By A Customer
Star office contains all of the components of an excellent office suite. The combination inculdes products for, example, a proper database that is vastly more expensive in competitor products. I have also found the Starwriter wordprocessor extremely powerful.

The boxed version contains a comprehensive manual and the CD include a large array of sample and tutorial files, and software for both windows and Linux. The built in application help is also very comprehensive.

This is a good product, that can perform many tasks well. The only negative comment I can make is that the sheer number of options that you have displayed when creating documents can be a bit overwhelming compared to other products, although this can make things easier when you are accustomed to it.

Lastly some other reviews mention poor performance. The way this product has been designed to run on multiple operating systems is to use Java. The java engine will not perform well on machines will less than 128Mb of memory, unless you are running Linux of course.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Slow but cheap and reliable., 13 Jul 2001
By A Customer
This is is the most comprehensive linux-friendly non-beta office suite I've come across; but it's far from perfect. As you'd expect everything's very stable. However, while on a PII 128mb RAM box things were just about ok, on an 64mb Celeron 500 laptop starting the Star Office environment and then a particular application felt like rebooting the computer. I found Star Word particularly slow and the Help options limited and, well, basically unhelpful. A real shame, but for intuitiveness and interactive Help in particular it doesn't hold a candle to MS Word 97 or even WordPerfect 8. Other parts are much better; the spreadsheet stuff seemed to do everything you'd expect, and the powerpoint stuff seemed well thought out. If you want everything in one suite and have plenty of RAM this is worth a go although you might need to invest in a good guidebook to make up for poor online documentation. Personally I'm relying on WordPerfect and keeping an eye on the very promising looking KOffice.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Let's here it for the add-ons, 24 May 2002
By A Customer
Wordprocessor is sound and does not try to outsmart the user like MS Word. It also recovers old and corrupt Word files, something MS has never managed.
Spreadsheet is competent in the same vein.
The add-ons that make it work for me. The Draw and Paint packages are capable without being too complex. They won't cause professional graphics pros to hang up Corel or Photodraw. But for quick editing, the ability to save them in almost any format and edit them again, it is excellent, especially compared to the sorry excuse that is within Word.
Am I the only person in the world that likes the desktop? MS missed a trick with that one. The ability to access anything on the drive, or network, instantly is a godsend when trying to edit and splice eight peoples work together.
Sadly as a web-editor it is a dead loss.
It is slow to load. But when loaded, everything works reasonably (on a 233 with 64MB RAM) and why would you close it again?
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Trying to be too much
Building everything into one application was a dreadful idea. It takes AGES to load. It has a web browser, e-mail client and graphics editors, but they are hopeless compared to... Read more
Published on 20 Jul 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars StarOffice is not 100% good!
It is the best office package available for linux. But it is not perfect. You can not configure it as you want to do. The compatibillity is not really good. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Star review
As I expected and more, the complete office suite.

Star office takes all trophies from the cabinet. Incredible word processor with many options to use and explore. Read more

Published on 24 Dec 2000 by jazzhats@uklinux.net, Sam Kirk

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