![]() The appearance of a Star 129 might come across kitschy if the diamond is not large enough to support all that brilliance. And when light hits on hundreds of this small surface, it can create a very messy ( though bright) appearance. Here’s a blown up view to let you see the finer details of the Star 129.īecause of the small surface area of each facet, the diamond takes on an extremely splintery appearance and that can be a problem when buying small carat size diamonds. Well… it will result in 129 super small surfaces. If you try to divide all that up within the surface area of a small stone, what do you think you would end up with? If you think about it logically, a cutter needs to place 129 surfaces onto the diamond during the polishing process. That’s almost twice as many facets and it is also dubbed as “absolutely the most spectacular diamond on the planet”. However, I do want to mention some notable ones like the Eighternity and Star 129.Īs the name suggests, Star 129 diamonds have 129 facets instead of the “standard” 57 facets that the standard round has. What About Star 129 And Other Modified Cuts?īesides the Solasfera, there is plenty of other modified round cut diamonds in the market but the truth is, most of them are mediocrely cut and sold under the guise of fancy sounding brand names. In terms of craftsmanship, the Light Masters Corporation has set really high standards and quality control into the Solasfera’s cut. The Solasfera really features vivid brilliance and scintillation that makes it well worthy of its name. The company claims that its creation is the “most brilliant” round cut diamond on Earth.Īnd if you had been following my blog long enough, I usually toss such claims out the windows until I see visual proof for myself. Technically speaking, a Solasfera diamond has 91 facets or 92 facets when a culet is present at its tip. Interestingly, the name Solasfera is rather eloquent as “Sol” is Latin for “sun” and it literally means having the brilliance of the sun. On that note, even the internal facet structure of the stone is reminiscent of perfectly distributed sunbeams. When it comes to modified round brilliant diamond designs, one of my personal picks is the Solasfera because of its light performance. Whiteflash and Brian Gavin are vendors that specialize in high performance diamonds that have better sparkle than modified round cuts. If you are looking for a super ideal cut diamond with the best light performance, stick with the standard round cut diamond. The problem I have with many of these branded diamonds is that they are often falsely marketed to have “better sparkle” and aren’t worth the insane price premiums. Now, there are plenty of round modified diamonds in the marketplace and you may have heard of branded diamonds like the Leo Diamond, Zale’s Celebration, Gassan 121 Wylde Flower Diamond and 221 facets Brilliant Lady.īasically, these diamonds are created by making modifications to the facet structure of traditional round brilliant cuts. Most of the time, this is due to the addition of facets into the design or even something as simple as a reorientation of facets. Grading labs like GIA and AGS would use the technical term “Round modified brilliant” cut to describe such stones in their certificates. ![]() When the term “Modified” is used to describe a cutting style, it simply means that the diamond doesn’t possess a standard facet arrangement. Because of the sparkle the brilliant cut creates, it is the most prevalent cutting style found in modern polished diamonds.Ī round modified brilliant cut diamond facet arrangement. The standard round brilliant cut diamond has 57 facets which behave like tiny mirrors to refract light into a spectrum of colors and return light to the viewer’s eye. One distinct feature of brilliant cut diamonds is that their individual facets take on a triangular or kite shape and have a radiating layout. ![]() The standard 57 facets round brilliant cut facet arrangement.Ī brilliant cutting style simply refers to a facet design where the pavilion facets converge to meet at a single point of the diamond (culet). What is a Brilliant Cut And What is a Modified Brilliant Cut? In this article, you will find out what they are and get an overview of most popular modified round brilliant cut diamonds in the market the Solasfera and Star 129. So, what do these terms mean and how do they affect the visual appearance of the diamond? ![]() If you had been shopping around for a diamond engagement ring, you might have come across the terms “Round Brilliant” and “Modified Round Brilliant” in a GIA grading report. Round brilliant vs round modified brilliant – GIA grading report.
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Though it's not known if Kobo will eventually close this hole or not. It should be noted that users have been able to add some level of Dropbox support with only a modification of the koboreader config file. If you *require* one of them then your decision is basically made for you. I'm not going to talk about device specific features the Sage has that the Libra 2 lacks. In cases the two actually have a very similar physical footprint, maybe a slim fingers width taller and wider on the part of the Sage.Īnother tie here I'm afraid, unless you go minimalist with your bags trying to cut down the size as much as possible either device will travel comfortably with you. However I can't imagine most bags being too small for the Sage but fitting the Libra 2 perfectly. I'll note it's a pocket that lines the inside of the body of the jacket. Portability: This is one you'd expect the Libra 2 to sweep, however I've not had an issue putting the Sage even in a case in a jacket pocket, it's snug but it fits. I'm calling this a tie, and really which you prefer is going to come down to you. I wish I could take the Libra 2 style button, being a big more raised, and put them in the Sage which has longer buttons and slightly more spread out. I also am a fan of the flat screen rather than the recessed screen, but this is personal preference.īuttons: This is tricky, both have good elements and bad. I'm giving this one to the Sage, refreshes are going to be something that you'll deal with more often and the darkness of the blacks isn't so drastic that it makes up for the faster refresh. The Sage however refreshes the screen faster than the Libra 2. My Libra 2 has darker blacks than the Sage, though this is only noticeable holding the two devices side by side. Screen: I'm gong to talk about the screen in general since really the only tech spec difference is the size, both are 1200 carta eink. However it should be noted, both are comfortable to hold in general, the weight is distributed nicely overall. I do have to give this one to the Libra 2, in or out of the case it's always comfortable to hold in any position. This isn't a huge issue since the official cover for the Sage is magnetic, taking it out and putting it in is very easy. It generally got to the point where I'd just take the Sage out of the case if i was going to be laying down to read. The Sage does become a bit awkward to hold while laying down. Obviously the Sage is heavier, but i had zero issues holding it in any position I was reading in. Weight: Out of their cases, the two are virtually interchangeable for me. Bluetooth® wireless headphones or speaker required.Ok so this gets asked frequently enough, and the answers were always pretty much down to whichever device the person replying had that I decided to get a Libra 2 in addition to my Sage.Īll of the same patches were applied, I used an official Kobo case for each device to avoid build quality issues between different manufacturers and to try and keep it as equal as possible.Īll reading settings were made to be as close as possible. TypeGenius: 13 different fonts and over 50 font stylesĢ15g Actual size and weight may vary by configuration and manufacturing process.ġ5 file formats supported natively (EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR) Kobo Audiobooks** **Audiobooks available only in select countries. IPX8 - up to 60 mins in 2 metres of waterĬomfortLight PRO – Adjustable brightness and colour temperature Weeks of battery life* *dependent on individual usage. ![]() ![]() WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth® wireless technology, and USB-C ![]() 7” HD E Ink Carta 1200 touchscreen 300 PPI, 1264 x 1680 resolution with Dark Mode NG+2 for characters between level 80-98 (enemies and loot will be scaled up to level 81-99).NG+ for characters up to level 79 (enemies and loot will be scaled up to level 51-80).There are multiple NG+ tiers and you will be placed into the tier that most closely matches your level: To begin the next playthrough, talk to Felicia (an NPC in Minehead). New game plus (NG+) can only be started after killing the Netherlord. Other useful tomes include Concentration (+mana regen), Blocking (+% block chance) and Adventuring (+% XP/fame gain, +% potion effectiveness). The Treasure Hunter tome also increases your gold and magic find stats when taught to the pet, although it doesn’t show up on your Arcane Statistics panel. Expertise tomes only reduce the stat requirements on items, NOT the level requirements. Despite its description, Barter does NOT reduce the price for enchanting items. Reduced town travel time applies in both cases.Īlthough the Barter tome has no effect when taught to the pet, the discount also applies when you send the pet back to town to sell items. ![]() When taught to the pet, Animal Handling makes its minions stronger, but doesn’t affect the stats of your minions (or the pet itself). ![]() The only really worthwhile use of spell slots are the tomes a.k.a passives.Īnimal Handling makes your pet and minions stronger, but doesn’t affect the pet’s summoned minions. ![]() The damaging spells are laughably weak, while the summoned minions draw virtually no attention from enemies, making them useless as meatshields. The bonuses from buffs are just not that great and often only last for 20 seconds or less. I’m going to be blunt here: nearly all active spells are worthless. ![]() I also have a 1TB portable SSD connected to my Mac mini that I use for my photo library. ![]() I have a built-in 1TB SSD in my Mac mini as well as a 4TB portable HDD that’s partitioned with 3TB allocated to Time Machine and 1TB assigned to Project Files. The storage section reports the capacity and amount of space used for your Mac’s internal and external drives. It’s a handy list to have when you’re consulting support documentation or comparing your machine’s specs to another Mac. At the top is the basic information about your Mac, including its official name, model number, the version of macOS it’s running, serial number, CPU, graphics, memory, storage, and other details. DashboardĪs you’d expect, the Dashboard section of Sensei provides an overview of your system with details about the type of Mac you’re using as well as its storage, RAM, CPU, and graphics. There’s also a Settings option at the bottom of the lefthand pane that controls light and dark mode and toggling automatic updates on or off. Clicking on a section displays information about it in the pane on the right. The panel has three sections: the Dashboard, Utilities, and Hardware. ![]() Sensei is a single-window app that’s divided into a navigation panel on the left and pane on the right. However, what sets Sensei apart, and what has quickly won me over, is its ability to translate the data it collects and implement its utilities in a beautifully-designed, standalone app. The app is certainly not the first to offer these features – there are tools built into macOS and third-party apps that can accomplish many of the same functions, and in some cases more. Sensei is a brand new Mac app that monitors the status of various components of your Mac’s hardware and provides a set of utilities to optimize its performance. |
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