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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: March 17, 2006
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- CNET editors' rating: 4.0 stars
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Average user rating:
3.5 stars
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Speedy and reliable, Star Downloader Free has all the essentials for a download app: scheduling, browser integration, sorting by extension, and the ability to resume interrupted downloads. The interface is attractive and very easy to use. To begin downloading, you merely click a link in your browser. The program supports Internet Explorer and Firefox natively. If you use another browser, you can copy a link to the Clipboard or drag it onto a tiny basket window. There are some problems, though. Star Downloader Free can't find mirror sites, like the pay version can, nor can it trigger system actions (shutdown, for instance) after a download finishes. It has trouble processing certain URLs, especially those with special characters. On installation, the program prompts you to set up an Internet Explorer toolbar for blocking pop-ups and searching the Web. But while this isn't the slickest or most full-featured download manager out there, it's hard to beat for the price, and we think it will satisfy most users.Publisher's description
(From Star Downloader ):Star Downloader is a download manager that accelerates your downloads by splitting the files into several parts and downloading them simultaneously. Download speeds are increased further by choosing the fastest mirror sites. Version 1.45 has Firefox 1.5 support and Internet Explorer Toolbar for fast searching.
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- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 154 votes
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Version: Star Downloader Free 1.45
Pros: looks good on screen
Cons: does not integrate at all for some reason; I had to download Enterra for a speedy downloader which works a lot better
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Version: Star Downloader Free 1.45
"Works well and is simple to use"
Pros: Really fast download
Cons: Some downloads cannot be broken up and downloads only happened at normal speeds
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Star Downloader Free 1.45
Pros: The downloading speed is pretty fast though.
Cons: NA
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Star Downloader Free 1.45
"Good, but not always loads faster"
Pros: Splits files into segments, allowing them to download simultaneously, which does save time. It's great if you've only come online to download one file.
Cons: If you have a slow internet connection, then it's definately worth a go. But if you're on an already fast connection, then you won't notice the difference much. It's still worth a try though.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Star Downloader Free 1.45
Pros: I works good alot of the time. Its easy to use. The interface is nice also.
Cons: To many file not found errors, and when i uninstall it those same downloads work just with windows download. I can't download one thing from cnet with star downloader.
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