What is the best downloading app., Newzbin or Grabit?

im using newzbin pro now at the beginning of my 2nd 10day trial (jus so happen i had to reformay my PC this weekend) ... it says if i dont buy a key then i will be bombarded w/nags and my downloads will pause?

i hear things about Grabit ... is this Grabit thing free and if so is a better then Newzbin?

thanks for any insight ...

I prefer altbinz over any other program.

grabit is free

I like Alt.Binz.... Grabit uses much more resources.

Ditto. Alt.binz is much more comfortable to use and since I've come to use that application I don't have any completion problems anymore, unlike GrabIt which sometimes fucked up.

newsleecher ;)

newsbin pro is far better than grabit

Newsleecher

so far looks like alt.binz is the prefered ... im gonna run newzbin until the 9th day because im getting used to it ... so if any1 still has anymore input please add ... i want to use the best, simplest and free-est program on the scene ...

thanks again for helpin me out ya'll ...

If you are just downloading via NZB's, Newsbin Pro is the best imo for low resources and ease of use. If you want the option of viewing threaders and downloading via nzb, go for Newsleecher! (Just recommendations on my part).

SABnzbd..newzbin.. the best in my opinion..easy to use..

I prefer altbinz..lowest resources and nice configs..

Newsleecher :D

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Newsleecher :D

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coming from the man thats supplyin me w/all my 360 backups (thanks again) ...

i might have to go w/newsleecher :D

Well, I said the same! :)

^^^ Yes sir ... this comin from another supplier so it MUST BE a good program :D

Hi guys , I am using alt.binz and I like it a lot, but I use it using the nzb .

What client I should use , if I would like to search manually through the newsgroups ??
Will I find older stuff in comparison with nzb ??
Is it more difficault to use headers search and what are if there are , advantages ??
thank u

I've been using Newsleecher for quite a while but I guess I'll give alt.binz a go since quite a few people here recommend it. I've tried Grabit but I didn't like it at all.

I like newzbin myself. I have been using it for years.

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I like newzbin myself. I have been using it for years.

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+1

Newsleecher FTW. The interface is superior to the other programs IMO.

I have always used NewzBin Pro for my favourite groups, download the headers on a regular basis and then browse the groups to see what is in there, not everything is reported.

I use Newsleecher & supersearch for searching for anything I am looking for and places like torrentleech gives me the filename I can use if it is a specific release I am aiming at and with a 200 day retention to search these days, most things are found with ease.

i think NewzBin is the best for download, its search capability is probably not the best, but decent.

Fact is if you can get nzb files elsewhere so don't need its search function at all.

Grabit Ftw

I don't think anything can really touch SABnzbd..

Newsleecher. Tried all the known or less known clients and it uses the least resources, is the easiest to control and, well, looks good :-D
Getting about 6.5 Megabytes per second with 20 connections on a X2 3800+ and only Newsleecher is able to handle that without sending my whole system to hell.

i use newsrover and it works fine for me

Thanks to Whickwire and RacquetHD, I may have to start using newsleecher instead of GrabIt :)

Grabit - No SSL feature
Alt.Binz - SSL feature is available but cannot download headers only. Most useful with NZB only

sabnzbd easily. who downloads headers anymore? yuck.

newsleecher is an absolute god send for me

easy to configure, it can repair and extract the supersearch is second to none

brilliant app

I would like something that have search function for free. I tried Alt.binz, but didnt really like the search system..

What's wrong with alt.binz' internal search system? It does provide you with several news indexing sites and lets you search on your newsserver directly too (which admittedly takes some time).

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lets you search on your newsserver directly too (which admittedly takes some time).

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Is that Xpat search?

Yes. First you mark the group and then you can start the search. It's a good idea to start with filenames or parts of it and it shows you before your download if parts are missing on your server.

I hardly ever use that feature though because I haven't had problems with my downloads in forever and there's always the auto-par feature of alt.binz. Setup correctly, .par2 files are paused when an nzb is added (external or internal) and only downloaded if the additional parts are needed.

Newsbin Pro is the best application for usenet by far. Newsleecher is a very close second. I say that due to the licensing issue with Newsleecher. I want to pay a one time fee for an application. Supersearch is the only thing Newsleecher has over Newsbin, and I would use nzb search engines or indexing sites anyway.

Alt.Binz search system is adequate for my purposes. I am looking for something that is as user friendly as possible without me having to go to a dozen nzb search sites.

I usually use binsearch or NZBindex (within Alt.Binz) and type away the keywords like : lord rings. I customized it to reflect 250 results per page and 99 days (my ISP gives about 100+ days of binary retention).

I'v just purchased Newsleecher for 3$. Their SuperSearch Service is what i was looking for really

newsleecher all day long!!

SABnzbd on my 3,5TB fedora sever does it for me. I love the web based interface. I can start downloads from work etc.