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Torrent client for Mac?

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LC.
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So I just got my first Mac today and I need a good Torrent client. I've always used uTorrent but that's PC only. I tried Azureus once but it ran really slowly (that was a very old PC). Any recommendations?
Oct 21 2008 12:35PM
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mmmmm...Pie
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http://www.transmissionbt.com/index.php
Oct 21 2008 12:37PM
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theAbusementPark
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Yeah transmission is great really small compact program, does only what you need it to do. get it!
Oct 21 2008 1:33PM
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Scott~
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vuze~
Oct 21 2008 1:51PM
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Kornn101
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fo realz. i get like 700kb/sec download with the working NAT test, check it
Oct 21 2008 1:59PM
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scratchproteen
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i use transmission
Oct 21 2008 2:14PM
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lushlaxstr
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transmission
Oct 21 2008 2:17PM
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MFinSLC
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i use Azureus, its always been good for me
Oct 21 2008 2:21PM
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connoroh
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i'm assuming you already have limewire, so just use that.

drag the torrent into limewire.
Oct 21 2008 2:57PM
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LC.
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Ehhh, silly question maybe: Limewire is a Torrent client now? As well as being the horrible program it used to be, or instead of?
Oct 21 2008 3:02PM
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A_Davis
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I use vuze on my mac works great.
Oct 21 2008 3:15PM
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connoroh
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Its a torrent client aswell. you just drag it into limewire, and it works.
Oct 21 2008 4:41PM
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fragglemuffin
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i use azeureus/vuze and with a torrent with a good seed/leach ratio i usually get around 300kb/s and thats with a bad NAT/firewall, so IMO its pretty good
Oct 21 2008 5:29PM
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LC.
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Ok, so I got Transmission and it's working well. Nice and simple.
Oct 21 2008 6:09PM
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Ben.
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Transmission is super legit. Acquisition (sorta like limewire) does torrents too.
Oct 21 2008 8:20PM
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clive_bixby
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i used acquisition to download first last night
Oct 21 2008 8:27PM
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