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- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: June 25, 2009
- Total Downloads: 5,786,452
- Downloads last week: 49,489
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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 15728 release has fixed memory leaks in main window, protocol associations, settings dialog, general tab.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.8.3 build 15728 release has fixed memory leaks in main window, protocol associations, settings dialog, general tab.
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User reviews of uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15728
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 695 votes
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Version: uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15728
Pros: I knew nothing about torrent downloading, but with this software, I was able to immediately download large things from torrent sites in no time!
Cons: Don't know of any
Summary: Very light nimble application. Does what it says.
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Version: uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15728
"very light on computer resources"
Pros: it did not eat up any memory since the gadget kept me showing how much resources are being used
Cons: nothing at all
Summary: just the tiny software doing a ultra heavy job.
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Version: uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15728
Pros: It takes up such little space and belive me im a freak to keep my laptop with alot of hdd space and i love the feature where you can pause it then connect to another network then keep going its really cool
Cons: on older computers it crashes and i gotta reboot but on my laptop hasnt crashed yet
Summary: HIGHLY RECOMENDED!!!
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Version: uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15728
"is the best torrent client around"
Pros: fast and small and free
Cons: sometimes crashes windows, I think when my XXAMP apache server is operating
Summary: It's the best there is, that's it!
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: uTorrent 1.8.3 build 15728
Pros: Low on resources and memory. Works flawlessly and shows useful statistics, like a graph of availability of the parts of a file (darker for parts that are more widely available). Just what I need.
Cons: It seems to assume that Windows Firewall is on, even if it's off (I have a third-party firewall). Sometimes it gives irrelevant warnings about Windows Firewall.
Summary: This must be one of the best BitTorrent clients; the lightness and speed are great.
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