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Small enough to run off a USB key, but powerful enough to download any torrent in a jiffy (if it's got enough seeders), uTorrent 2.0 is easy on the eyes and smart on your network. The memory footprint for uTorrent is very small, and system resources are barely touched. While you're torrenting, you shouldn't be surprised to find that other programs that use your Internet connection slow down, but the latest version of uTorrent has an answer to that. Called uTorrent Protocol, or uTP, it's a built-in throttling that detects network congestion and slows down the torrent until the traffic jam has dissipated.
Version 2.0 includes a transfer cap, so that users who have had limits imposed by their ISPs can keep track and automatically kill torrenting when that limit is reached. Skins have also been introduced, but there's no skins option in Preferences: instead, you must go to the uTorrent site and download and install them yourself. That's unnecessarily irritating.
The most difficult aspect of using a torrent client is still finding the torrents, but included are both a torrent search bar and a handy RSS feed download function. Subscribe to select feeds, and uTorrent automatically downloads files as they publish. Adding, starting, pausing, and listing torrents takes merely a click each. A speed guide helps you test your ports and adjust system settings for optimal performance, although watch out for the opt-out Ask.com toolbar when you install. Combined with Local Peer Discovery and DHT Network options, and Teredo and Ipv6 support, uTorrent should be the torrent program of choice for novices, intermediate, and advanced users.
uTorrent 2.0 looks to the future:Publisher's Description
From BitTorrent:
uTorrent is an efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. 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.
What's new in this version: Version 3.3 has added the dual list view and the "getting started" tab and fixed bug where noticeably speeds up the rendering of magnet links.
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"Scumware Alert!"
Version: uTorrent 3.3
Pros
uTorrest was the best torrent program for years and years.
Cons
The installer offers you several freeware installs. That'd be no big deal, just you just uncheck the boxes, right? But Conduit toolbar -- a fairly nasty piece of crapware -- will install with uTorrent and you won't be given a chance to opt out. Conduit will hijack all browsers simultaneously. Problem has been ongoing and unresolved for two or three years now. After researching the problem, apparently bittorrent/uTorrent have a contract with Conduit and are making a lot of money from them. So don't expect this problem to change anytime soon. And the most recent uTorrent seems to get a bit lost looking for peers and handling magnets.
Summary
uTorrent was great and it can be great again. Just need to clean up the mess.
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"DOG POO ADVERTS!!"
Version: uTorrent 3.3
Pros
WHY DO I NEED TO BUY DOG BUCKETS WHILE DOWNLOADING A MOVIE I LIKE?
Cons
JESUS CHRIST!!
Summary
Utorrent history is gone!! Now they are filled with nonsense adverts and broken seeders!! Guys, all switch to Tixati please!!
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"This product simply is not good anymore."
Version: uTorrent 3.3
Pros
It functionally downloads torrents.
Cons
It's riddled with ads. It doesn't automatically initiate downloads anymore. Magnet downloads have stopped working. After manually initiating a download, it usually takes several minutes to ramp up to speed, on a ported fiber connection.
Summary
uTorrent has been on a slow, steady decline ever since BitTorrent bought them out. Well, they've reached a point now where the product isn't worth downloading anymore. Tixati or BitLord are both better applications, but have worse interfaces. Please don't support this product anymore. Get something worth your time.
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"Loyal but disappointed..."
Version: uTorrent 3.3
Pros
Based on overall performance, I really couldn't find any stand-out improvements.
Cons
As stated by "robonik_b" this version is a step back for the program. I would agree and stick with an earlier version. I found the 3.2 beta version works great in comparison.
Summary
I'm still sticking with this program but prefer not waiting weeks for files, so choosing an earlier version might be a good idea. I feel the new updates were an honest effort at improving minor things, but the larger things took a toll as a result. (i.e. performance)
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"Switching to Tixati because of ads in uTorrent"
Version: uTorrent 3.3
Pros
I've been using uTorrent for several years. It worked very well for a long time.
Cons
Some time back it started losing my active torrents when closed and reopened. Now that uTorrent has ads I have just switched to Tixati after seeing it recommended at Gizmo (techsupportalert).
Summary
Tixati seems at least as good as uTorrent ever was, and Tixati has no ads.
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"Interesting. UTorrent says there are no updates."
Version: uTorrent 3.3
Pros
Usually an improvement
Cons
Not interested in adding ads or add-ons. Fail
Summary
Interesting. UTorrent site advised (6 Feb) that there were no new versions when I clicked 'check for updates' - and I am running v3.2.3. Apparently the UTorrent site doesn't know it has been updated!
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"I can no longer change file information."
Version: uTorrent 3.3
Pros
One con has erased any pros this version may have. See below:
Cons
When I try to change file info like Album, Artist, Title, I no longer
have permissions to modify. This means files will not show properly in my audio player (Sansa Clip+). This really sucks. All other podcasts that I download directly from websites I can still modify.Summary
They've managed to take away functionality in this version. Stay away. Keep the old one.
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"Used to be good"
Version: uTorrent 3.3
Pros
Small footprint although it used to be MUCH SMALLER (Called Micro-torrent)
Cons
As others have stated it tries to add junk on your computer.
Added advertising now too
Not micro anymoreSummary
They sold out to corporate America
users saw it coming when the company was sold
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