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CNET Editors' review
Taking a slightly different approach to solving the multimedia lover's dilemma of how best to download torrents is BitComet, which uses an interface heavily cribbed from Windows Explorer--with a dose or two from the basic BitTorrent template--to create something instantly recognizable to the user.
There's a familiar tree of features on the left, including links to torrent-aggregating Web sites and several promotional offers. The top of the app has big buttons with familiar icons, the center window shows the files being downloaded, and the bottom pane has tracker and peer info. The pane on the right rounds out the layout, with a torrent search feature and advertising. Among the usual features, BitComet offers chat capabilities, the ability to bookmark your favorite sites, a toolbar for Internet Explorer 7, and a context menu for Firefox 2.
While the app held its own against better-known competitors in terms of speed and handling multiple torrents, we found the ubiquitous advertisements to be annoying compared to the competition's ad-free environs. Overall, we think BitComet is worth trying and could become a major torrent app in the future.
Publisher's Description
From BitComet:
BitComet is a fast and easy-to-use BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP download client. It is P2P file-sharing freeware and one of the most popular P2P protocols designed for high-speed distribution. BitComet supports simultaneous downloads, DHT networks (trackerless), a download queue, selected downloads in the Torrent package, fast-resume, disk caching, speed limits, auto port mapping, proxies, and IP filtering.
What's new in this version: Version 1.31 improved GUI where save the heights of task list pane and Torrent History pane separately, keep the tasks which occur downloading error together when sort task list by state, and Auto-Shutdown at specified time does not work.
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4.5 starsout of 2 votes
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"It does very well for what I need it for."
Version: BitComet 1.31
Pros
Downloads anything to my pc
Cons
It has to go through that process first before I can unzip it.
Summary
It does ok for what I need it for.
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"Don't update!"
Version: BitComet 1.31
Pros
Easy to use, unless you update. It then will loads of adverts and other annoying stuff.
Cons
Setting up the listen port is annoying, and the server is down often.
Summary
Good unless you update. I'm happy with version 1.28.
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