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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: January 21, 2008
- Total Downloads: 4,149,740
- Downloads last week: 72,930
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 698 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Still not for the faint of heart, this torrent utility is one of the easiest to use. The uTorrent executable adds a directory and some option information to your PC, but it is still small enough to run off an old USB key.
The memory footprint for uTorrent is very small, and system resources are barely touched. Our testers found that IP phones were difficult to use with a torrent, but uTorrent's simple button interface makes it easy to pause downloading.
The most difficult aspect of using a torrent client is finding the torrents, but included are both a torrent search bar that links to MiniNova 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 or two each. A speed guide helps you test your ports and adjust system settings for optimal performance.
This is the first version since uTorrent was bought by BitTorrent, and there are some tried-and-true BitTorrent options available, such as Local Peer Discovery and DHT Network. uTorrent isn't overwhelmed with bells and whistles, but it includes enough features to make it the torrent program of choice for novices, intermediate, and advanced users.
Publisher's description
From uTorrent :uTorrent is a powerful and 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.
Contains full Vista support, Local Peer Discovery and various fixes and enhancements. Fix: rare crash bug with malformed UPnP response and downloads stalled in rare cases. Version 1.7.6 build 7859 is a big fixing release.
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User reviews of uTorrent 1.7.6 build 7859
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 698 votes
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Pros: An excellent small torrent downloader. Under a meg when on computer. Shows all the details you could want about the current download. Very recommended!
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Version: uTorrent 1.7.6 build 7859
"Outstanding tool for torrents!"
Pros: Easy to use, but supplies lots of details about your torrents. Small size is astonishing, given how well it works. Micro(bloat)soft could learn a thing or two from this software.
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Version: uTorrent 1.7.6 build 7859
Pros: Too many to name! But some include: scheduler, web interface, lots of detail about torrents, doesn't take up a lot of space or memory, suitable for advanced users as you can customise a lot of options, nice interface...
Cons: May be confusing for people new to torrenting.
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