Kazaa vs. Limewire vs. WinMx Options

[JlIaTMK]

Which do you think is better?

This is not a topic that is asking which you have, but a topic for people that have experienced all 3 of them and could possibly tell me which is the best for downloading things, which is fastest at downloading things, and which has the most files.

[william]

i've had kazaa lite and winmx. kazaa lite i loved until everyone stopped sharing... i can't get anything on it now. i stopped using winmx after a month because i just didn't like how it was setup, but i heard the same thing happened to it as kazaa lite (you can't find anything on it). right now i use bearshare lite, which i LOVE. it owns kazaa lite and winmx, and my friend who used to use limewire switched after trying it. i would suggest that.

[jordanriane]

I was able to find alot of things on kazaa lite, but I just didn't like that it would scrwe around with my computer (adware/spyware). I hated the skin winmx ran, and I just never liked it altogether. I could never find the songs I wanted.

For awhile I used soulseek (used to be on slsk.org, now it's some crazy russian one) and i found EVERYTHING on their. It seemed that every indie band was on there, etc. But then I had some many mp3's that whenever it would load the program, it would freeze.

Right now I use aresgalaxy and limewire. They're both pretty reliable. Whatever I can't find on one, I use the other.

- aresgalaxy.org

[JlIaTMK]

thanks guys

oh and in limewire, what do the speeds mean?

modem, cable etc.

i know what they are, i just dont know which download the fastest

[*tweeak*]

ive tried all 3, and personally i prefer limewire.

kazaa gave me viruses (although, admittedly, i havent tried kazaa lite yet), winmx is from hell and i cant find anything that i want, but i had good luck with limewire in the short amount of time i had it before my stepdad made me uninstall it

[X-Zeifer]

None of those i would choose Ares.

[MrElsewhere]

kazaa sucks.
winmx looks funky
and limewire froze up on me like 4353124 within a minute..

i think limewire is the best out of the three, with relatively good download speeds, and a wide range of music.

i think Ares, what i have now, is the best. =]

(btw..Modem = 56k = slowest, DSL = about 5-6 times faster?, Cable = a lot faster than DSL from what i hear, and T1 is probably the fastest, by far.)

[iheartsimba]

i use limewire

[uLoVeMikeRoch]

I think they all suck,
personally i use overnet/edonkey2000

[ryanoman]

I like Limewire the best out of all of those.

[BlueEyezBlind]

I use bearshare. I'm on dial up and everything goes pretty fast and there are always thousands of items for everything I've searched for.

[*tweeak*]

wooooooot my stepdad is letting me download something. so once and for all- limewire, ares, or bearshare?

[whomps]

I've only tried Kazaa and WinXM.. but if I had to choose out of those I would choose Kazaa, even though it sucks and most of the stuff you get on there is crap.

USE BITTORRENT.

[*tweeak*]

bittorrent confused the hell out of me

but i just got ares, and i like it so far =]

[shortee_]

I used all three..but i perfer Kazaa Lite +++, for asian music, and limewire for americain songs. so yah...

[sm0kinm0nky]

LIMEWIRE!!

[jordanriane]

thanks guys

oh and in limewire, what do the speeds mean?

modem, cable etc.

i know what they are, i just dont know which download the fastest

that means nothing for you.

it depends on what kind of internet connection you have.

if you have modem (dial up), no matter who you download from, it'll be slow.
if you have dsl, and you download from someone who has a modem, it's usually slow.;
if you have dsl and you download from someone with dsl/cable/TI it'll be fairly fast, depending on how many KB's you're uploading at the current moment.

[Pulchritude]

definetley lime wire cuz kazza songs sux there all scraty and wimpx i really didnt like but i choose Ares out of all cuz its faster for me..

[Haruka]

Of those, i like Limewire for music, but Emule is better for movies. Kazaa sucks... really really does.. i don't recommend it. If you have Kazaa, kill it and get Limewire at least =]

[crazyuproar]

i think limewire is the best - no adware and stuff like that compared to kazaa... but i havent tried emule yet

[angel-roh]

WinMX because it barely has no ads at all. Also it doesn't have adwares like kazaa. Kazaa EWWWW. gosh when i had kazaa... there were crazy ads and spywares and adwares...too much. ehhh and lots of viruses too.

[vanduhwheel]

I say, they all blow use morpheus you get alot of results with each search and downloading is fast.

[*tweeak*]

WinMX because it barely has no ads at all. Also it doesn't have adwares like kazaa. Kazaa EWWWW. gosh when i had kazaa... there were crazy ads and spywares and adwares...too much. ehhh and lots of viruses too.

winmx is terrible. no music selection at all, takes four years to download one song, songs with spontaneously not download dor no apparent reason, cant get anything but music...

[cocoalightning27]

Limewire is nice.....I use it for music

[*autumn.*]

i think limewire is the best - no adware and stuff like that compared to kazaa... but i havent tried emule yet

you're sure that limewire has no adware/spyware? my friend used it and said the program gave him a ton...

i've used limewire and kazaa lite, and i like kazaa better. but i haven't given limewire too much of a chance, yet.

[*stephinika*]

i've used all 3...i went from limewire to kazaa to winmx and now back to limewire...kazaa was okay until it went down and people don't use it so much anymore...winmx just sucked. limewire works pretty well for me.

[JC4P]

i use bearshare...

[whomps]

bittorrent confused the hell out of me

but i just got ares, and i like it so far =]

Yeah bittorent confused me at first, and it still sorta does. But I like it because.. uhh. There's a blue frog! Azureus! Bahaha! [/random]

[Im So Vain]

i think morpheus is the best for fast downloads, ive tried the others b4 but was not impressed.

[kokosofly]

I've had kazaa and limewire. I really like Limewire because they've had all the songs I've wanted so far, they download pretty quickly.. and with kazaa it slowed down my computer and was giving it viruses. limewire doesn't seem to cause any problems at all

[to-devastate]

Hm. I think Winmx is best out of all those because it doesn't take up much space and its satisfying. But it's ugly. ROFL. Kazaa and limewire definetly has a better look but with all those pop up ads, i don't think I can take that.
I currently use iMESH. which stinks right now because i cant download anything.. dont know why....

[jordanriane]

I also use mIRC, forgot to mention that.

[*tweeak*]

Hm. I think Winmx is best out of all those because it doesn't take up much space and its satisfying. But it's ugly. ROFL. Kazaa and limewire definetly has a better look but with all those pop up ads, i don't think I can take that.
I currently use iMESH. which stinks right now because i cant download anything.. dont know why....

who the hell cares if winmx is ugly? you cant find any good songs, most songs wont dowlaod, and it takes ridiculously long amounts of time for anything to download

[*videogamsta*]

i like limewire the best its perfect for me

[SuPerSoPow1025]

I use Limewire. I think its pretty good. I was amazed how much better it worked than kazaa. I think limewire is the way to go

[satisfied-tom]

they all suck. i use mIRC (i download at 300kb/s!).

[wayne]

limewire pwns all.

[Azn Kid from NY]

bearshare

[moon_child00]

Why isn't soulseek up there???
I choose soulseek! I've used winmx, they never have the music I want, and I just don't like limewire...

[VGyrl88]

out of those three..I use LIMEWIRE..I used to use kazaa but it takes up too much space and there's virus going around and all..

[sweetxsimplicity]

Limewire is really slow at downloading.
Kazaa has a lot of bugs and viruses.
I hear WinMx is pretty good, though I haven't tried it.

[*basick*]

the BX aka BOXDEN

[lemmonii]

kazaa really makes me mad.. just too much spyware and adaware. winmx is pretty good if you know what your doing, though i do agree the skin is not great. i get the feeling winmx has more people sharing which makes a broader selection but the search on it is not the best. i currently use limewire.. which is nice. downloading isn't too bad.. decent speeds (for dsl atleast), good search. what didn't like about was that it used java that gave it a wierd look. i used shareaza for awhile.. which i like the best but it's sorta hard to calibrate. now i can't download from it (i think it's b/c of my router.. but i'm not too sure). shareaza, if you figure it out, actually downloads from emule and edonkey.. plus they have bittorrent (but it sorta sucks w/ bittorrent). unlike winmx, however, shareaza didn't have that many users.. it might have changed though since the last time i used it, which was some while ago. if youre thinking about bittorent, i would suggest using exeme. i generally use bittorent for shows/movies/big files. imesh i didnt even try.. found adaware the second i finished installing it. i'm sure it isn't as bad as kazaa.. but if you're paranoid like me then stay away from imesh. i'm also trying out IRC but it costs money to run mIRC so i'm sorta hesitant about that. finally, morpheus is not as bad as kazaa but it was just sort of wierd. i think it gave me adaware but i can't be sure, it always lagged my computer and the downloads (from what i remember) were slow. but then again i havent used it a long time so it could have changed. i strongly suggest shareaza but if it doesnt work then limewire for sure. hope this helps. have a nice day and sorry for the long post.

[threepointone]

none. emule/edonkey/overnet. or bittorrent.

[CRAZEDindian40]

i think kazaa is better, ive used all three and kazaa has worked the best for me.

[Eryi]

LimeWire Rocks! Faster than Kazaa and Lite++. Its probably cause my parents actually PAY for it.

[mizzkim]

i like lime wire... its safe no adware/spyware crap, and has varieties of music but bear share good too

[moomoognu]

I don't bother with P2P. I use usenet.

[pandamonium]

limewire is the best. and i have heard that from tech tv "screensavers"

kazaa is full of adware and spyware but limewire blocks all of that for you. and you can find the songs really fast on limewire its probably the best but i cant say that since i havent tried winmx. but i use it and it works perfectly.

but seriousli kazaa.. do you really want your name out there. lol its like giving everyone your telephone number.

[Levy2k6]

i use Kazaa Lite and thats great... its the shiznit.. i never get problems with it.

[*tweeak*]

actually, limewire is better than ares. but i like the fact that you have playlists and can see when youre listening to on the bottom on ares, otherwise id switch

[racoons > you]

i like limewire...
but i havent in fact tried teh others. so i cant compare

[*mona lisa*]

i used to use kazaa lite k++ until it got shut down! it was awesome; i found everything! now i use ares and limewire. unfortunately, ares doesn't work for me anymore. =[ but limewire is great.

[xOx_aGnEs]

i used all of them... i like limewire best b/c its fastest and i find most of the songs im looking for on it

[satisfied-tom]

funny thing is that you can download limewire pro off of regular limewire.

[KELLYYY]

None of those i would choose Ares.

Same here. Ares can search faster.

[ANG33ZY]

none. well i used limewire for awhile and it was aight ..

[vpoint7]

P2P Software :
WinMX
Limewire
Ares
Bittorent
Shareaza
Morpheus
Kazaa
eDonkey
BearShare
iMesh
Grokster

Observation :
WinMX, Morpheus, Kazaa, iMesh, Grokster, eDonkey, BearShare
=> Slow in downloading, few searches, adware add in

Shareaza vs Bittorent
=> Shareaza faster in downloading but still take months for a bundle of movie (series), need more user to get 100+ kbps download speed, Bittorent less user friendly interface makes ppl bored easily & seems the download would take forever (psychologically). Shareaza is very good program for bundle download than Bittorent. Not suitable for one by one file download (better Ares/Limewire).

Ares vs Limewire
=>Similarities : User friendly, fast searches, fast downloading, variety of search result
=>Different :
Ares is much more easier for downloading because it use less memory but absorb almost >60% of your connection, the speed could be >700+ kbps speed ....
LimeWire less 100 kbps download speed, use larger memory than Ares causing slow start-up loading for old pcs yet it still give good download speed but not as fast as Ares ...
Ares Sites = http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
Limewire = http://www.limewire.com/

Conclusion :
Ares & Limewire promise a very competitive speed of download, limewire somehow lose in maximum speed but sometime Limewire gives better searching than Ares does. Ares seems fixed their 99% slow moment, this gives permanent user for Ares.

[magicfann]

limewire wins hands down

[ThunderEvermore]

I use torrents. uTorrent <3

[smoke]

None of the above. I use Shareaza.

[joiedevie]

i used to use winmx but then i could never find most of the songs i wanted. i tried kazaa for a bit and didn't like it at all. now i just use limewire. :)

[uLoVeMikeRoch]

Ok, as old this thread is, it doesn't matter what client you use. Especially all you bearshare/limewire users.

Limewire and bearshare connect to the Gnutella network, your gonna get the same results.

Kazaa- Fast Track
eDonkey/eMule - eDonkey 2000 network. Etc etc. Ranking in the number of users and files, eDonkey is first, followed by Fasttrack then Gnutella.

Unless you use Hashlinks and ED2K links for the ladder, you aren't going to get the fastest speeds in the world, unless for ED2K you connect to a server with the files you're looking for, and choose the top file that is shared the most.

This is where Bittoreent has its advantage, you can choose which ones you want, and there are tons of seeds and leechers for a particular item you are looking for, and they're mostly on sites which make it easier to choose. Personally I'd use either ED2K or BT, as I use those. Sadly, the offical ED2k client got shut down by the RIAA after a 30 million non suing agreement.

Lastly, ARES is great too. It connects to its own Ares network as of either last or the year before that. If you use Ares, don't look for anything besides Music. As Ares has tons and tons of Music, and it's great for that. But everything else they have, is either very limited ot crap.

[tokyo-rose]

I used to use Kazaa, but that was a few years ago. Now I have LimeWire.

[David1]

ares is the best

its smaller not really any advertisements

kazaa sucks its slow
and it slowed down my computer.
so i would go with none of those
just ares.

limewire takes up alot of space
its downloads are slow.

[smoke]

Does any other P2P connect to multiple networks like Shareaza? That's one feature I like. It connects to every network all other P2P connect to.

[magicfann]

kazaa sucks its slow
and it slowed down my computer.

its called spyware, be smart and get rid of it and keep kazaa (OH SNAP AM I SMART?)

limewire takes up alot of space
its downloads are slow.

your internet is bad, quit now


lol nt trying to pass judgement on p2p software when you know nothing about computers

[lumpy]

Honestly dude, limewire is full of virus junk, so just go with Frostwire

[smoke]

Yaeh. LimeWire is lame. I used to have it. It is bettet than KaZaA though I'll give it that.

[*a painefull euphoria*]

kazaa gave me viruses.

limewire is the best.hands down

[mylittleMiracle]

I dont know.But I still use limewire.

[Mr. Slowjamz]

i barely dont use any of them anymore ....i use MIRC and some College P2p programs too get Songs and other files sometimes some forum sites , reasons being is because the Federal Government & Major Record Companies go hand in hand to investigate ip addresses and whoever is illegaly downloading music through the use of open open p2p sharing programs . Unless you try to share music you would need another persons consent and the sole owner , so like Forums and MIRC are arlight . Torrents and Programs ....good luck if your internet speed wont slow down by half and you would get in trouble with your internet service provider morel ike being arrested , it seems like most Record Companies and Internet Companies share the same factions /

[kimmytree]

Limewire has worked the best for me so far.

Everytime I've tried using Kazaa, its killed my computer.

I'm more into using Bittorrents right now though. You can download entire cds at one time.