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BitTorrent clients
« on: 2006 November 08, 17:50:09 »
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Before I choose a BitTorrent client, I wondered if any of you could recommend something that's relatively easy or intuitive to use for beginners?

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« Reply #1 on: 2006 November 08, 18:01:54 »
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Azureus is a popular one that has a good FAQ and wiki associated with it.
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« Reply #2 on: 2006 November 08, 18:08:13 »
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µTorrent is light and robust.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/uTorrent
http://www.utorrent.com/
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« Reply #3 on: 2006 November 08, 18:13:06 »
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Hubby uses Azureus too.
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« Reply #4 on: 2006 November 08, 18:25:16 »
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I did have this in mind as it's so compact.

Azureus seems to be very popular, but I just wondered how easy it is to use for a noob like me?
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« Reply #5 on: 2006 November 08, 18:29:15 »
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Azureus is kind of a memory hog though, but it's pretty easy to use and has lots of features. For my older, crappier machine I use BitTornado.
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« Reply #6 on: 2006 November 08, 18:34:00 »
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I learned how to use Azureus by stumbling with it, so you shouldn't need instructions or anything.
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« Reply #7 on: 2006 November 08, 18:38:16 »
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I use winmx, cos its VERY intuitive, which I need.
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« Reply #8 on: 2006 November 08, 18:38:54 »
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I learned how to use Azureus by stumbling with it, so you shouldn't need instructions or anything.

Yeah, I know most things are fairly intuitive, it's just a bit daunting at first.  I'm a worry wort at the best of times, I usually end up thinking "what was I so worried for" but that's just me, over cautious I guess!
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« Reply #9 on: 2006 November 08, 18:40:52 »
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I use winmx, cos its VERY intuitive, which I need.

I've not come accross that client yet, I'll "goggle" it and see what I can find out about it.
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« Reply #10 on: 2006 November 08, 18:44:13 »
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It's built in to my web browser, so I mostly just use Opera. Occasionally Azureus.
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« Reply #11 on: 2006 November 08, 18:52:09 »
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I use winmx, cos its VERY intuitive, which I need.
I've not come accross that client yet, I'll "goggle" it and see what I can find out about it.

If you do wish to give it a go, don't be mislead by the sites, either charging, or asking for signup.  free download and support site.
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« Reply #12 on: 2006 November 08, 18:53:56 »
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Thanks for the heads-up and links, really kind of you.
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« Reply #13 on: 2006 November 08, 19:40:15 »
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For the bit torrent protocol, I recommend Azureus or uTorrent.
Here is an article from Wired News reviewing the best stand-alone clients.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71979-0.html

There is a slight attack at Azureus for the Java requirement leading to the heavy resource usage.
Although it is worth mentioning that most modern peak systems are quite capable of managing this.
Overall, it's a sacrifice for cross-platform support and extensive support features.

I would test a few of the clients and go with what works best for you.
Complimentary Wiki Comparison Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BitTorrent_software
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« Reply #14 on: 2006 November 08, 20:27:49 »
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Personally I stick with BitTornado. No fancy platforms or jumping through hoops.

I tried Azureus (along with one or two others) and although I like the way you can pick to download one file out of a batch torrent, I wouldn't use it otherwise. I have it installed on my laptop for that use.
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« Reply #15 on: 2006 November 09, 00:55:52 »
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Azureus is good.  I use BitComet but it's probably not the best choice for beginners.
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« Reply #16 on: 2006 November 09, 01:15:19 »
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My hubby is using utorrent, since he doesn't like how Azureus is such a resource hog. He said it's easy to use, and he'd recommend it for a newbie. I think he's tried just about every client out there, and this is the one he's decided is the best for him.
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« Reply #17 on: 2006 November 09, 01:30:06 »
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I like µTorrent.  It's compact and easy to use.   Smiley  I've also tried Azureus and a couple other obscure ones.
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« Reply #18 on: 2006 November 09, 03:58:55 »
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I use µTorrent since it has a tiny memory footprint, fast startup, doesn't require an installer, and only takes up 250KB of space.  I've tried Azureus and BitComet and the past, Azureus wasn't terrible but it booted up slow, had a large memory footprint, and I couldn't find a way to have it boot up on startup.  BitComet seemed to be faster but it seemed to take a bigger memory footprint than Azureus and it doesn't seem to have a way to control piece priority like Azureus and µTorrent have.

It's too bad µTorrent is Windows only, but you can run it in Linux via Wine.
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« Reply #19 on: 2006 November 09, 05:34:26 »
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« Reply #20 on: 2006 November 09, 05:46:33 »
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http://www.tedmontgomery.com/tutorial/ALTchrc.html

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« Reply #21 on: 2006 November 09, 05:51:24 »
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OOOH! I, a librarian, should know this. I am ashamed. Thank you.

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« Reply #22 on: 2006 November 09, 09:04:02 »
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Thanks for all the advice and input, it's given me something to think about.

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« Reply #23 on: 2006 November 09, 21:06:07 »
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BitComet and a Firefox Torrent plugin to search for certain torrents.

Azureus crashed far too often on my machine.
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