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Softworld editor's review - 2011-06-22

Fast and efficient BitTorrent client

At this moment uTorrent is the most popular BitTorrent client in the world. This program is extremely useful when you do not want to wait for hours to download on your computer a large file. This application is very efficient, easy to use and extremely fast. It looks and feels just like the official BitTorrent client and this is because the BitTorrent company owns uTorrent. They acquired the client back in 2006.

uTorrent includes features such as bandwidth prioritization, RSS auto-downloading and scheduling. This are very useful in increasing the download speed and managing all of your downloads. There are plenty BitTorrent clients out there but uTorrent is definitely the best to use. The small size of the installer guarantees a fast installation. It has less than 220 KB and despite its size the program has everything a reliable torrent downloader needs: a clean and simple interface, information about the downloads that are in progress, etc.

At this moment most of the Bittorrent clients take lots of PC resources. However this is not the case with uTorrent. You will be able to run simultaneously 10 downloads and your computer will respond without any lag. The only things that this great application does not have are its own search engine and built-in player.

If you are looking for a efficient and very fast BitTorrent client then you definitely should consider Utorrent.

Good:

- easy to use
- clean and intuitive interface
- comes with an Apps Studio
- useful connection test

Bad:

- lacks remote management
- there is not a built-in player available

Version 2.2.1 reviewed on: 22 Jun 2011

Publisher's description

Speedy, efficient, and free. µTorrent is the world's most popular BitTorrent client for a reason.

µTorrent is the world's most popular BitTorrent client. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange. µTorrent was written with efficiency in mind. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources - typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren't there at all. Additionally, the program itself is contained within a single executable less than 220 KB in size.

µTorrent 3.0 is a natural evolution of the classic “tiny-but-mighty” vision. While the interface has been polished and the overall size remains smaller than your average Facebook pic, µTorrent is now packed with some insanely powerful new features.


NEW Features

Streaming: Watch videos within seconds with progressive downloads – no need to wait. Especially great for previewing a file before committing to the full download.

Remote Access: Start, stop, and monitor torrent downloads on the go. Access your client from any Web browser, or download our Android app (link to Android App).

Ratings and Comments: Leverages the collective wisdom of the community to ensure the quality and security of downloaded torrents.

Drag-and-Drop Sending: Easily send massive personal files – e.g. home movies, cell phone videos and hi-res photos. Select a file on your computer, drag it into the µTorrent “Drop files to send” box and a Web link is yours to share.

Feature Hiding: Minimizing parts of the µT interface with a click.

Portable Mode: Run your µTorrent client directly from a USB key and take it with you anywhere.

Stability etc.: µTorrent 3.0 also offers under-the-hood improvements including a focus on stability as well as improved Web seeding to add speed and reliability to the process of finding the original source of a single-source file.

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