eMClient
eMClient.
Since I've been using eMClient in a production environment for some time now, here are a few things I've noticed—both positive and negative.
Probably the most important point:
eM Client runs consistently stable and very fast. Emails are displayed almost instantly, and the search function is top-notch. I haven't experienced a single instance of lag or crashes (even with the beta version of Version 9).
In terms of memory usage, the program is on par with Outlook for my email database—the differences are in the single-digit megabyte range. Sometimes Outlook uses a little more memory, and sometimes eM Client does.
In terms of CPU usage, eM Client is significantly lower than Outlook on my PC. Here, the program uses a maximum of 2%—Outlook often goes over 10%.
To be honest, though, you’ll hardly notice these differences during normal use.
My favorite feature is, without a doubt, the global inbox, where emails from all set-up accounts are consolidated. This eliminates the need to switch between the inboxes of individual accounts.
Another feature worth noting is the display of all emails from a specific address in the right-hand sidebar. What I’d have to do via a search in Outlook is already available here out of the box.
eM Client therefore definitely has the potential to replace Outlook on my computer.
Not so good
However, I don’t want to gloss over one negative point here:
eM Client takes significantly longer to start up than Outlook. That said, this subjectively slow startup only occurs the first time you open the program. If you close the email client and restart the program, it launches in a flash.
For me, running a database check more or less fixed the “problem”—eM Client now starts up much faster.
Under normal circumstances, this check is always performed whenever the program detects errors or problems in the database structure.
However, this check can also be triggered manually by entering the following command in the command line:
“C:\Program Files (x86)\eM Client\MailClient.exe” /dbrepair
BTW: If the database folder is located on an SSD, the program will start even faster.
You can find details about eMClient on the program's homepage.
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