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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: June 01, 2009
- Total Downloads: 5,277,576
- Downloads last week: 41,178
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 695 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 06, 2008
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.
Even though uTorrent is now owned by BitTorrent, there haven't been many noticeable drawbacks, if any. Some tried-and-true BitTorrent options are available to uTorrent users, such as Local Peer Discovery and DHT Network. The latest version also includes Teredo and Ipv6 support, and patches a critical security error that has been discovered in all pre-1.8 builds, making this one of the secure torrent clients around. Throw in all the other features, and that should make it the torrent program of choice for novices, intermediate, and advanced users.
Publisher's description
From BitTorrent :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.
Version 1.8.3 build 15571 has fixed regression in 15562 that caused frequent crashes.
Note: Some anti-virus software may trigger a false positive trojan alert on this program.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.8.3 build 15571 has fixed regression in 15562 that caused frequent crashes.
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User reviews of uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15571
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 695 votes
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Version: uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15571
Pros: Simple, small, light, not a resource hog, and free of malwares.
Cons: No cons I find to this date.
Summary: Perfect if you like small size and ease of operation.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15571
Pros: I like this product, very esy, very fash
Cons: I like this product, very esy, very fash
Summary: I like this product, very esy, very fash
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Version: uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15571
"the best torrent software ever"
Pros: the best torrent software ever
Cons: not enough features
Summary: the best torrent software ever
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15571
Pros: it's uTorrent
Cons: this is a beta release and not a final version...so it could be very buggy
Summary: Though it is uTorrent it is a beta and betas are notoriously buggy.
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