BitTorrent Clients Reviewed

prostoalex writes "PC Magazine is running a review of several popular BitTorrent clients. They review uTorrent, an app that 'packs an outstanding array of features in 107KB, and doesn't even create a folder in your Program Files' and give it 4.5 stars. BitTorrent Client from BitTorrent.com, 'whose clean interface has three basic elements: a large progress bar for each torrent you're working on, a slider that controls your maximum upload rate, and a link to the BitTorrent Search engine', gets 4 stars. BitPump 'features an attractive interface that sacrifices a detailed feature set for BitTorrent tweakers in favor of simplicity and ease of use' and gets 4 stars. Finally, Azureus, 'a favorite with advanced users, who enjoy its plug-in system and huge range of tweakable settings', gets 4.5 stars. An interview with Bram Cohen from BitTorrent is available as well."

Congrats!

[egg troll]

This is great. I've been looking for the best app to steal music, movies and software with! Thank you, PC Magazine!

bah

[EngMedic]

screen + btdownloadcurses.py is all i need. Fie on your graphical programs. Fie, i say.

Re:Completely Offtopic

[way2trivial]

yes, in about 50 milliseconds...

no sir, didn't like it, not one bit.

Re:The author is a noob.

[inotocracy]

Interesting, didn't notice that part. Perhaps someone should Email him and let him know hes a twit...

Re:Speaking of Azureus..

[jZnat]

I hear that this [sf.net] is a good place to check as well as here [sf.net].

Re:bah

[EngMedic]

I really didn't mean for that to get moderated funny. I actually *do* use screen and a python script to get my bittorrent on.

Re:The author is a noob.

[DNS-and-BIND]

Hey - good enough to write for the New York Times, I think. Why such criticism over tiny errors? It's fake but true.

Interesting link

[KwKSilver]

Looks like the number of Windows clients is vastly greater than the others. Guess that means that most "pirates" are Windows-users.

Hey RIAA, MPAA, there's a simple solution to your "piracy" problem: Have your pet Congress-creatures outlaw Windows!

Re:The point?

[FLEB]

Does FF give you a hug and a kiss when you get back from work? No.

So STFU and write an extension.

Re:More errors

[FidelCatsro]

"Seriously, how did this guy ever get a job writing tech columns."
Dvorak did and he speaks just as much crap