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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows 3.x, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: June 02, 2008
- Total Downloads: 2,767,453
- Downloads last week: 9,220
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1810 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
For a torrent-downloading app, Azureus is chock-a-block full of features that set it apart from the rest of the pack.
From XML torrent options to IP filters, firewall tests to UPnP plug-ins, Azureus leads the way in making the torrent experience as customizable as possible. When you install the program, it gives you three levels of option settings, for beginner, intermediate, and advanced controls. There's a configuration wizard, an easy-to-use torrent maker, and dozens of ways to set your statistics logs so you can track download speed and performance.
The layout could benefit from larger buttons. Nevertheless, it's uncluttered and the icons are straightforward--none of those unhelpful "sad face" icons to stop the torrent. In the past, the Java architecture has been a fatal flaw, with Azureus porking out and consuming resources as if they were pies in an eating contest. It's still a major processor drain, but the latest version isn't anywhere near as bad as earlier ones have been, and we recommend this app to advanced users.
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Publisher's description
From Vuze :Azureus is a easy-to-use Java BitTorrent client, with support for 27 languages. Azureus connects to the BitTorrent network. BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer protocol designed to transfer files. Users connect directly to send and receive portions of a file, while a central tracker coordinates the action of all peers and manages connections without knowledge of the contents of the files being distributed. With BitTorrent, users upload at the same time they download, so network bandwidth is managed as efficiently as possible. BitTorrent is designed to work better than other file-transfer protocols as the number of people interested in a certain file increases.
Version 3.0.5.2b may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Azureus 3.0.5.2b
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1810 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Azureus 3.0.5.2b
Pros: it will slow you internet speed. and takes forever to download anything.
Cons: don't use it.
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Version: Azureus 3.0.5.2b
Pros: There is nothing I like about it now.
Cons: Now that Vuze has taken over the program, it harbors more unwanted items than I want. The "new" look isn't for me, I liked the old look better and didn't really care for all the "content" that came with it. What a waste of a good program, I'm really sorry to see it go this way.
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Version: Azureus 3.0.5.2b
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Version: Azureus 3.0.5.2b
"I've seen it used 4 alot of music and movie programs on my friends computers"
Pros: it downloads fast and clear
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