Peer 2 Peer (P2P) programs are used by millions of people each day to swap files, download torrents and upload data to the masses. While many P2P programs have received a black eye in the past for many of their illegal activities, there are plenty of legal uses for these programs.
There are dozens of P2P programs available, however the majority use only a small fraction of these, with the top two P2P programs gaining the lion’s share. If you are thinking about switching over to a new P2P program or are new to P2P, here are, in my opinion, the two best P2P programs available today.
uTorrent
uTorrent is hands down the most popular P2P program being used today and most will agree it is the best. The reason is simply that uTorrent offers all the features that a user could want, but with little of the system resources and memory usage others require.
When P2P programs first came out, they were memory hogs and used tons of system resources. In fact, on some computers, you couldn’t multi-task or listen to a CD while these programs operated in the background. With uTorrent, you can relax and go about your business as your computer downloads or uploads files. uTorrent uses about 1 MB of memory and very little CPU usage, making it extremely efficient.
Some of the features that uTorrent offers includes:
- Multiple simultaneous downloads
- Configurable bandwidth scheduler
- Global and per-torrent speed limiting
- Quick-resumes interrupted transfers
- RSS Downloader
- Trackerless support (Mainline DHT)
You can find more information at uTorrent’s main site at the following link: http://www.utorrent.com
BitComet
BitComet is another popular P2P program. However, it looks as if its heyday is over. Over the last couple of years, uTorrent stole most of its users due to the heavy memory and CPU usage this program requires. Nevertheless, BitComet is feature-rich and does provide a great user experience. If you need a second P2P program or have a fast, high- performance computer, then BitComet is a great choice. You can find more information regarding BitComet at the following link: http://www.bitcomet.com
