Everything about it is efficient, from it's minimal use of system resources, to its carefully selected bundle of features. It doesn't cram every possible feature into a bloated package, rather it focusing on keeping things tight and quick.

uTorrent runs straight from the executable, rather than a setup, and manages to squeeze itself into a tiny 132KB file. From here, it snaps into action, with a layout resembling Azureus, without the horrifically long loading time. Tabs in the bottom window gives you access to file statistics, like how long each chunk of a file has to go before its downloaded. It also supports DHT, which lets you continue downloading if the tracking server drops out, or disappears entirely.

It also bundles in a speed scheduler, which lets you designate speeds depending on the time and day, and you can enable UPnP for Windows XP. Unfortunately, if you want to customise it further, you'll need to look to Azureus. Although Azureus is clearly an inspiration for uTorrent, the developers are committed keeping it plugin-free. This is certainly no bad thing, as its feature set is already more extensive than many clients out there.

It's undoubtedly a stellar package, and anyone looking to try out BitTorrent without taking the plunge into Azureus will find it fits the bill perfectly.