Though it's been less than a day since i installed v17 on my note, i must say that this ROM has been the most COMPLETE among the roms i have installed.
Prior to installing v17, i was using CheckROM v3, which is very fast and very light compared to most ROMs. What nags me most is that, some of the stock functions present on the original ROM, is no longer functional (i.e. quick notes no longer work, and i've read that it has been solved so kudos), plus the somewhat weak signal i've been experiencing using WiFi.
I was waiting for v17 to be released, and installed it on first notice.
I did a complete wipe (factory reset, wipe cache, wipe davlik, and some more like wipe system, wipe data, wipe emmc, but not wipe sdcard (since all of my files and backups are present in my sdcard), ensuring that my note is as clean and clear as a blue sky. Mounted USB storage in CWM and connected the usb in my PC to transfer v17 in my sdcard. Unmounted the usb storage once the transfer was done and proceeded to install zip from sdcard.
Once the flashing was done, did an initial boot, and after the initial setup, rebooted it again (as was outlined in the 1st page).
And it was picture perfect. My note no longer feels sluggish to use. It is quite easy to notice the quick battery usage during the initial use, but i dismiss the notion since it's obvious that the battery WILL drain faster than usual since you'll be setting your note the way you want it to.
So far, there has been no fc's i've encountered, and all the features that the original note can do has worked without hiccups. Haven't tested paid apps in the market, but downloading apps works. The only problem, is that my locale is set in GB (great britain), but you can simply download an app in the market to change your locale (i'm from the Philippines), and problem is solved.
I am very much satisfied that there is very minimal battery consumption when the phone is in idle mode. After the initial charge, the note just barely consumes at most 2mA when left in idle mode. After 6 hours, only 2% was drained.
Other launchers are as smooth as butter. I've settled with ADWLauncherPro and emulated the desktop style from coldfustion's vids, with my own personal preferences to boot.
Initial experience shows that this ROM has met my expectations, and in some cases, exceeds them.
Great Work, and thank you to the developers of this rom. I think i will settle down on this, until i see the need to upgrade, most preferably to ICS.
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