Scan & Fix 50 registry issues FREECNET Editors' note: You will be taken to a third-party site to complete your download. Using P2P and file-sharing software to distribute copyrighted material without authorization is illegal in the United States and many other countries. CBS Interactive does not encourage or condone the illegal duplication or distribution of copyrighted content.
CNET Editors' review
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 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.
More Products to Consider
-
Download and convert videos from video streaming sites. -
Download YouTube videos and convert to multiple formats. -
Increase your connection speed and recover broken downloads. -
Convert over 20M YouTube to MP3 music clips and ringtones. -
Download and convert videos, including YouTube to MP3, M4A, FLV... -
Download free videos from YouTube, Google, Yahoo, Facebook. -
Convert multiple Youtube videos to various formats. -
Download YouTube videos and accelerate downloads. -
Download and convert any YouTube video into your favorite forma... -
Manage your file downloads on your Windows PC. -
Download and manage torrent files.Visit Site Or, Learn More About uTorrentThis download is served from an external site
closeLEGAL NOTICE: This link will take you to a third-party website. Downloading copyrighted materials without authorization or providing others with copyrighted materials for them to download without authorization may put you at risk for legal action under copyright law in the United States and other countries. CNET discourages the use of software for any unlawful purpose
Sponsored Products
-
Extract music from YouTube movies as MP3 files. -
Download video and music from YouTube. -
Download videos from YouTube and increase download speeds by up... -
Download social music or video for your Windows PC. -
Download YouTube videos and convert them into various formats. -
Accelerate your downloads to the fastest possible speed. -
Detect and quickly remove malicious threats to your computer. -
Search your hard disk and Registry for threats to your security... -
Search the Internet for torrent files, and download and upload ...Visit Site Or, Learn More About BitTorrentThis download is served from an external site
closeLEGAL NOTICE: This link will take you to a third-party website. Downloading copyrighted materials without authorization or providing others with copyrighted materials for them to download without authorization may put you at risk for legal action under copyright law in the United States and other countries. CNET discourages the use of software for any unlawful purpose
Sponsored Products
-
Protect your privacy online while surfing. -
Copy files between a local and a remote PC using an SFTP and SC... -
Copy files between a local and a remote PC using an SFTP and SC... -
Transfer your files at turbo speed between your computer and an...
-
All versions:
4.1 starsout of 1,121 votes
-
Current version:
3.1 starsout of 14 votes
-
My rating:
Write review
-
"Pleasantly wonderful."
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
It certainly works like a charm with the torrents.
Cons
So far, it's the inability to exclude free downloads like the ubiquitous toolbar or underwater sunshine.
-
"Good program. Simple and fast"
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
Fast end simple
Cons
Why they insist change my default search engine?
-
"Simple and effective"
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
Simple to set up
Works well
Plenty of options to help with bandwidth managementCons
None found yet
Summary
A small footprint package that works well.
-
"Lightweight but powerful"
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
Light on system resources and simple to use. Gets the job done.
Cons
Not the cleanest of interfaces.
Summary
Definitely the best lightweight torrent application out there at the moment.
-
"brilliant super fast"
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
its super quick
Cons
i haven't found any
-
"Network Nightmare"
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
Great for downloading almost anything you'd care to, client small and simple
Cons
For anyone on a network of any sort this software is a total nightmare - generally if you're NOT the user of the software. It makes gaming a complete nightmare - with ping ratings and jitter going through the roof
Summary
Great at doing what it says - but it's what it doesn't say that concerns me. On a network this thing makes life a misery for everyone else - and it's often not the case that you can just boot the torrent user off the network. This problem has been going on several years - and utorrent don't seem to be able to/want to address the issue. You won't see much about it in their promos - I just wish I could prosecute them for the misery they've caused me let alone anyone else (try a search on the subject -there basically isn't an answer short of shooting the torrent user)
-
"Used to be way easier."
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
Hardly, I think it's a scam when you buy it. Once you buy it they probably won't give it to you.
Cons
Hate it. I HATE IT. ARGHH. These days people take people's jobs into craziness!
Summary
Right now. These updates are annoying. Extensions, Toolbars, Homepage. NEARLY EVERYTHING IS WORSER NOW!
I remember uTorrent used to have a diffrent logo. The old logo was way better then then the new one. You guys should keep the old version which is more better then this crappy updates -
"deceptive adware"
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
does its job very quickly.... BUT
Cons
installs toolbars and other unwanted staff even you opt out
Summary
deceptive adware. who likes to be fooled ?
DON`T EVEN TRY TO INSTALL THIS. -
"Adware Adware Adware Adware"
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
The program is still simple enough
Cons
Adware Adware Adware. What alse to say?
It hard to noticed the adware install noticed and even that I didn't mark the search engine option it still changed my search engine.
It also hide from the add/remove option and I had to google it for uninstalling!
ADWARE!Summary
Find your self another program
-
"Good program but their support on "forums" suck"
Version: uTorrent 3.1.3
Pros
Its a good program. I may change back to Azerus Vuze due to the forum support tho. Utorrent has a bad admin mod named DreadWingKnight.
Cons
DreadWingKnight admin moderator. He banned me for suggesting 3 items in the "Feature suggestions" which is kinda what its there for. He said I should know protocols prior to suggesting things which is kinda dumb. Some of the things I suggested, are already on Azerus Vuze. He banned me prior to me explaining that. He has probably also intercepted the 3 emails I sent in to complain about him as he is an admin and utorrent has probably not set up any controls to protect against that. How can you let someone take a complaint about themselves? If this guy is the "front man" for utorrent, I see them losing more and more people just from word of mouth alone. I only changed from vuze to utorrent as a suggestion from a friend.
When you upload or are fully seeding a torrent, it will not show you the other actual seeders only who is connected (due to queing and possibly stopping the torrent they may not be actually uploading). Vuze shows this.Summary
I would normally recommend this program, but I dare you to go to the utorrent forum and deal with DreadWingknight and see how he will close a topic after he replies rather than debate or answer follow up questions as he is not explanitory on his answers. His lack of knowledge of other products and lack of tact and ability to hide his own bad acts on the site will infuriate you as utorrent will probably never see this information. Good luck. As long as you dont need to go to the forum, and are not aware of what other programs can do and this one cant, you should be ok.
Add Your Review
Submit your reply
E-mail this review
Report offensive content
Previous Versions:
