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55 out of 62 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Shareaza 2.4.0.0
"The BEST P2P Shareware Out There...Trust me..."
Pros: I was one of the original Napster users back in the day. I watched the demise of that centralized system. I then switched to Kazaa and noticed it began to get flooded with corrupt and blank files from corporations catching onto the success of the sharing system.
I used kazaalite and it was still pretty bogus. I switched to Ares and it was okay, but it had a load of spyware/adware and a few viruses here and there.
I then switched to Limewire and was amazed by the speed of the downloads. It returned excellent searches and found rare files I couldn't find elsewhere. But it says that it's spyware free...yet after I downloaded it...I had so many problems with my computer. It infected drivers, it screwed up my internet explorer and disabled cookies PERMANENTLY for IE...So I switched to Mozilla Firefox which is infinitely better than IE, so I guess something good came out of limewire.
I wiped out limewire off my system and switched to eDonkey2000. While it was pretty decent, it seemed to slow my PC down. So I switched to Gnutella...which had even more problems.
Talked to a friend REALLY big on computers and he told me of Shareaza. While it didn't have many recommendations online, I still trusted my friend and downloaded it.
I've been marveled by the success of the system. I can connect to multiple networks, download speeds are phenomenal, (I used to be really excited by the appearance of all the different filesharing systems.) So I changed around the skins and it looks brand new almost daily. The settings and user-interface are simplistic and the forums online are more than adequate for the system. I haven't downloaded a corrupted audio or visual file yet. It allows you to comment on corrupt files or files of poor quality, etc. It labels questionable sources and possibly corrupt files. There's a five star rating system that you can base your download decisions off of. The built-in media player is really good quality and reminds me of Kazaa's...without the problems. I can't recommend this program enough.
Cons: Scan your files before you open them.
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13 out of 14 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Shareaza 2.4.0.0
Pros: I download very fast, mutch more then edonkey. Does not contain any spyware! True!
No adware or any virus, 100% FREE!
Connects to different networks, Edonkey, G1 and G2.
Betten then kazaa edonkey emule or imesh.
Also easy to use, the icons are cute.
Cons: I just had some problem to connect to Gnutela1 network, but i think whit more time i will be conected
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13 out of 15 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Shareaza 2.4.0.0
"One of the best P2P programs around"
Pros: Shareaza is a comprehensive P2P file sharing program that incorporates a detailed search of the Gnutella2 host system. It features a simple file sharing interface with clear tabs at the top of the app. The search system is also comprehensive and easy to use, with multiple categories not found in other P2P programs (categories include searching by 'book' 'video' 'audio' etc.)
This version of Shareaza improves the screening procedure by adding a review viewer, where sharers can see if a file is a dud download (a major problem with P2P in my opinion). The new version also has a more comprehensive help file which would be useful to people new to P2P.
Superficially, Shareaza is easily customizable and skinnable with easy ways to set the max upload/download speed and how much priority to use on a download.
At just over three megabytes, Shareaza is a small freeware download and is definitely a worthwhile download. As the app functions of a wide range of OS (from Win 95 to XP), running it is also no problem for older PCs.
All in all, I would highly recommend Shareaza for any file sharer.
Cons: it would perhaps be better if Shareaza could connect to more than the Gnutella network.
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17 out of 28 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Shareaza 2.4.0.0
Pros: Nice, skinnable interface. Many users [Hey, what do you expect? It connects to three networks!], fast downloads, fast launching, no adware and/or spyware, and free! It ranks the same as LimeWire! Get it now!
Cons: Doesn't connect fast. It takes about 1 minute or more.
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15 out of 18 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Shareaza 2.4.0.0
Pros: I've stuck with this application the longest...
It's easy to use, has reliable search results, decent download speeds, and can double as a download manager! It's actually better than most download managers rofl...
Cons: After downloads might be hard to look for the files
Some connection problems with some networks
Not good at finding mirrors
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