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    FlashGet vs. Free Download Manager

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by inkyquills, Dec 30, 2005.

  1. inkyquills

    inkyquills Notebook Consultant

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    As far as using those two download managers for your computer, which would you guys recommend? Experiences with both?

    I use Firefox 1.5 as my browser with the FlashGot extension, if that matters.
     
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    alexjl Notebook Consultant

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    download accelerator was the best free one IMO before it went spyware crazy. I also tried fresh download which was good because it has no spyware. Yet it has half the features as download acclerator.

    I have heard of FlashGot before but have never used it. I guess Ill try it and report back.
     
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    vassil_98 Notebook Deity

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    To my mind, FlashGet is better but I can't stand the banner and the way it opens up windows whenever it feels like doing it.
    DAP - I didn't like this. I use MassDownloader right now and it's maybe a little bit faster than Flashget because it allows me setup the minimal size of each thread as well as the number of threads.
     
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    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    I don't know about FDM, but I've tried and compared between FlashGet & Internet Download Manager(IDM), and IDM leading the way overall.
     
    skywalker, Dec 30, 2005
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