I'm not defending Yazsoft's business practices but let's stick with the facts in regards to the function of the software. It's primarily a download accelerator. Unlike the built-in download functions of browsers like Safari and Firefox, it can attempt to use multiple connections for a single downloadable file. If you have the Internet bandwidth available to you, it will absolutely accelerate the download in most cases.
I've see 1GB files come down at the full 4MB/s (bytes, not bits) of my pipe. Without SD, that download would take 4-5 times as long (it attempts 5 connections per download by default).
If you download lots of little files or are still on a 56K modem, then it may be "useless". But clearly it has an all time "4 star" rating for a reason. And the 1.5 stars is has now is Macheist/MacUpdate users just pissed about their upgrade policy.
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I'm not defending Yazsoft's business practices but let's stick with the facts in regards to the function of the software. It's primarily a download accelerator. Unlike the built-in download functions of browsers like Safari and Firefox, it can attempt to use multiple connections for a single downloadable file. If you have the Internet bandwidth available to you, it will absolutely accelerate the download in most cases.I've see 1GB files come down at the full 4MB/s (bytes, not bits) of my pipe. Without SD, that download would take 4-5 times as long (it attempts 5 connections per download by default).
If you download lots of little files or are still on a 56K modem, then it may be "useless". But clearly it has an all time "4 star" rating for a reason. And the 1.5 stars is has now is Macheist/MacUpdate users just pissed about their upgrade policy.
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