FDM or Orbit??? · DIGIT-ARC

Hi,
I have Windows XP SP3 installed. I'm confused whether to use Free Download Manager or Orbit as the primary download manager. Please suggest your views...

orbit is much better than FDM due to feature like Grab etc however i would suggest use to use Download Accelerator Plus as it really accelerate the speed use the free version no need to use the paid version. DAP free version is a lot better than orbit or FDM :-D

I use Flashgot and it sucks

simply try all 3: FDM, Orbit & DAP. for me DAP works best. able to accelerate downloads by 35-40% when downloading from the download sites like Softpedia, majorgeeks, etc.

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orbit

Depend's on your usage. If you download more web 2.0 stuff like videos etc. Get orbit. Otherwise i find fdm better

+1 for FDM

+1 for FDM. great free tool.

Yup. I'd prefer Orbit just because of it's Grab. Plus its got a limiter integrated!!!

D

Orbit is the best..

I prefer GetRight.
"Link Grabbing" isn't good though.

IDM is the best.

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FDM is best. I have been using it for years and really its a great one!!

FDM is the best free download manager - I've used it for 2 years ( still my elder bro using this ) and after that I've switched to the best download manager on earth - ( No prize for guessing it though ! ) - it's IDM !

Still I'm using IDM version 5.18 ( released on oct 2009 ) and it suits my all needs perfectly.

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Well it depends on what you want to download and features you wish in a Download Manager. For me FDM works best, using it for almost 3 years. It has never let me down. In the beginning I tried almost all the download manager. The most funny was Direct Download plus which sometimes shows me speed of 1MB/s which my connection could never reach. LOL

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topgear said:
FDM is the best free download manager - I've used it for 2 years ( still my elder bro using this ) and after that I've switched to the best download manager on earth - ( No prize for guessing it though ! ) - it's IDM !

Still I'm using IDM version 5.18 ( released on oct 2009 ) and it suits my all needs perfectly.

does FDM or IDM have features like Orbit's getit or grabpro, grab++ to download videos from sites like Youtube & Vimeo?

Idm does but it's not free

himadri_sm said:
does FDM or IDM have features like Orbit's getit or grabpro, grab++ to download videos from sites like Youtube & Vimeo?

everyone has different needs - for me FDM was best and now IDM took the place ;-)

BTW, here's the features list of FDM :
*www.freedownloadmanager.org/features.htm

Here's feature list of IDM ( it has everything I need )
*www.internetdownloadmanager.com/features.html

i prefer DAP. the interface of DAP is simple (google chrome extension doesn't work :sad:

) & IDM (trial) was found to be slower. however all my friends use IDM & happy with it.

@nisargshah95: like ur siggy.... :))

I use IDA & has been using it since 2005

for me its Firefox 4 + flashgot + IDA

others are also good such as IDM & FDM

IDA is paid app & not free.instead use DAP

I use KGet.

and DownThemAll! is good enough for me in Firefox.

Sam.Shab said:
i prefer DAP. the interface of DAP is simple

DAP???

I used DAP in 7-8 years ago when I had dial-up. It had advertisements on top and it sucked. It always appeared like malware to me.

FDM hands down.

ico said:
I used DAP in 7-8 years ago when I had dial-up.

Me too on MTNL Dial-up.But found IDA better than DAP. :mrgreen:

IDM hai khaas.
Baaki sab bakwaas. :mrgreen:

Seriously, use IDM.

Shareware - IDM (ze best)

Freeware - FDM, Jdownloader

IDM or FDM

himadri_sm said:
does FDM or IDM have features like Orbit's getit or grabpro, grab++ to download videos from sites like Youtube & Vimeo?

Yeah! Grab is really great!!!
+1 for Orbit

KaranTh85 said:
@nisargshah95: like ur siggy....

Thanks man!!

u've got the copyright

nisargshah95 said:
Yeah! Grab is really great!!!
+1 for Orbit

IDM has a Grabber too. And it works brilliant. :mrgreen:

ico said:
I use KGet.

kget? i guess its a linux based downloader.

ico said:
DAP???

I used DAP in 7-8 years ago when I had dial-up. It had advertisements on top and it sucked. It always appeared like malware to me.

yes. its more of an ad banner then a download manager but it offers me far better d/w speed compared to IDM or FDM. i have no idea why is it so.

it gives better speed coz it uses more than 1 connection.
The latest free version uses 5 connection

Although, ad's are very distracting

paid version has no ads but free version is enough

^^ what connection are you talking about?

& theres no way to block ads. maybe a portable Adblock from Chrome.

I got no idea what tech they use. They claim they use multi connections.

I think it works like Opera Mini. File comes through their server compressed, their server uses multiple 'connection'

Also if we cancel download some incomplete .dap file remains which I think indicates Opera Mini tech.

IDM is better than everything else.it has all the features a download manager should have like grabbing,downloading videos from youtube........

but in dap to download videos from sites like youtube you should have that task bar like thing in you browser where you get the download button,which is very annoying :-(

^ Not necessary to have Taskbar. Atleast I dont have have it.

Just open DAP, click 'Add download' then just copy paste YouTube video link.

sukesh1090 said:
IDM is better than everything else.it has all the features a download manager should have like grabbing,downloading videos from youtube........

IDM if nothing else needs a new UI.

sukesh1090 said:
but in dap to download videos from sites like youtube you should have that task bar like thing in you browser where you get the download button,which is very annoying

thetechfreak said:
^ Not necessary to have Taskbar. Atleast I dont have have it.

Just open DAP, click 'Add download' then just copy paste YouTube video link.

better use save2pc. i have 0 installed toolbar in my PC. also with Chrome, toolbars can't be used. isn't?

Yeah, Chrome does'nt support it. I use Chrome 10.
Kinda good Chrome doesnt support it.

in that way idm is better because in firefox and opera 11,when you click to play the video an option pops out asking to download that video.isn't it better than copying the link and pasting it in download manager?and one thing is that it is not free.if it is about free versions then dap is awesome in that category.

thetechfreak said:
Yeah, Chrome does'nt support it. I use Chrome 10.
Kinda good Chrome doesnt support it.

I have the latest updated version of chrome...Its says 9.0....And i guess its beta as usual.....where did u get chrome 10 from.

Peace~~~!

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Simply saying....Orbit id freeware.....Orbit is lite...Orbit has grab so any video sharing site out there is a piece of cake....Orbit is fast and did i say...It is lite as hell....I like using lite softwares and I am very peculiar about startup times and speed of the computer(Left my fav Mozilla 3.6...what a slow bummer)....I hope you will like it too.

Peace~~~!

Anyone use GetGo downloader or IDA? Both are free , and have good features, getgo even captures video like idm, i used them, really good, try it...

thetechfreak said:
Yeah, Chrome does'nt support it. I use Chrome 10.
Kinda good Chrome doesnt support it.

now in the process of shifting to 11.

Goten said:
I have the latest updated version of chrome...Its says 9.0....And i guess its beta as usual.....where did u get chrome 10 from.

Peace~~~!

here

guys i have small question which may not suit this thread's topic.why firefox opens very late in windows? (but still use firefox because of its awesome clarity and add on)

^ Its got different engine than say Chrome,Safari.

Firefox started this add on frenzy and is still leader in that category.

If speed is what you are looking for, download Google Chrome.

@Goten

Chrome 11 beta is out. I just downloaded it. 24 MB

is chrome is faster than firefox?i used both of them but i didn't find any difference in their speed.
guys i tried install chrome 11 but it is not getting installed.my cursor shows waiting symbol for some seconds and then goes off.

Chrome installs silently. Check 'process' tab in Task manager.

Wait for 5 minutes for Chrome to install

Firefox 4 beta 10 is a little faster but differences are negligible.

after installation complete, a Chrome icon is automatically placed in desktop. if no icon , means chrome failed to install.

It would be nice if Chrome had installation wizard like Firefox

thank you guys i installed it.actually i already had chrome 9 and when i installed chrome 11,it was updating 9 to 11 which i didn't noticed.

sukesh1090 said:
in that way idm is better because in firefox and opera 11,when you click to play the video an option pops out asking to download that video.isn't it better than copying the link and pasting it in download manager?and one thing is that it is not free.if it is about free versions then dap is awesome in that category.

same an be done with IDm+IE8 combo - yeah - I've integrated IDM only with IE8 and I use IE8+IDM to download videos from you tube like sites.

sukesh1090 said:
thank you guys i installed it.actually i already had chrome 9 and when i installed chrome 11,it was updating 9 to 11 which i didn't noticed.

Good job! Now you have a huge speed upgrade.

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get DAP for download speed up!

sukesh1090 said:
is chrome is faster than firefox?i used both of them but i didn't find any difference in their speed.

well, these speed differences are vastly overhyped by the companies. Can you really differentiate between 5ms and 30ms. You can't.

Firefox 4 Beta 11 is great.

I have an old laptop.....The very first chrome startup takes about 3-4 seconds.....Mozilla 3.6 takes about 11-12 seconds......Mozilla 4 Beta 11 takes about 6-7 secs.

Peace~~~!

may be the start up time increases as the no of add ons installed increases.
btw guys i am using firefox 4 beta11

Goten said:
I have an old laptop.....The very first chrome startup takes about 3-4 seconds.....Mozilla 3.6 takes about 11-12 seconds......Mozilla 4 Beta 11 takes about 6-7 secs.

Peace~~~!

Try defragmenting. Clearing Temp files.

^^ won't help. new PC or laptop will open any of the above mentioned browser instantly. but with a old & slow processor, the opening process may take a few seconds. defrag won't help.

thetechfreak said:
Try defragmenting. Clearing Temp files.

I have an old pc....And how much time u spend enjoying watching movie on pc..I spend to make it fast....Lawl....So its the fastest my computer can do.

Thinking about making a thread about boot up times of our computers.

Peace~~~!

Goten said:
I have an old pc....And how much time u spend enjoying watching movie on pc..I spend to make it fast....Lawl....So its the fastest my computer can do.

Thinking about making a thread about boot up times of our computers.

Peace~~~!

Same here mate. I have disabled everything except drivers. I have seen a few PC's where 20 icons launch at startup. Everything from Open office to Winamp agent(absolutely useless)

btw do you use Anti virus?

videos from youtube can downloaded from firefox addons....
the Download Manager must be fast.

FF has several addons to download vids ? Which one you use ?

Personally I've found download managers have better speed than FF addons but your choice and experience may vary.

D

I found download helper very useful...you can just copy the links with it & then use a regular download manager to download your video....its also good for images & other stuff but it does fail sometimes..

thetechfreak said:
Same here mate. I have disabled everything except drivers. I have seen a few PC's where 20 icons launch at startup. Everything from Open office to Winamp agent(absolutely useless)

btw do you use Anti virus?

Yes i do...Avast 6 free with panda autorun disabler...This combo only has protected me for a whole year...Then it mysteriously crashes a few days back when my friends got drunk and surf inappropriate prono on my sweet baby.

Peace~~~!

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I just wanted to share my titbit of fast and lite download managing for everything.

Browser i use - Chrome & Firefox

Chrome is only used for surfing, watching youtube content etc etc.

Downloading is fairly done by a combition of firefox with its addon flashgot which gives me options before downloading as what to do if its a normal download file using orbit or a file from server like rapidshare which can only be download in firefox.....Also it catches up flash content wich can be downloaded using again lite download manager orbit. Also grab can be used to download and flash content or songs. So thats lite and simple for me.

P.S - Chrome has no addon except its Skin and Homepage tabs in front.
Firefox has only two addons - Flashgot and Adblockplus.

Peace~~~!

FDM sucks, I scheduled some downloads to start when there was no other active download. Later, I decided to change/cancel the schedule, there was no way to cancel it so I changed it to some other condition. It didn't help a bit, no matter how many times I tried, all those downloads would start at the same time, I got fed up and uninstalled it.

Well I use FDM and I think its best. All the features and the best part is that all the features works flawlessly. At least for me eh.
For youtube videos I use Opera and install its extension and download them without any hassles. A link just come by share named download and there you go. I don't use firefox because I am kind of used to opera's speed dial and can't work without it otherwise firefox is also damn good.

isnt there any way to disable ads in DAP?
Except ads I feel its good. Only because 1 reason- Download accelaration.

^^ Buy it - though if you are going to pay IDM is far more better than any DM on earth ! ;-)

20 dollar is a lot to pay for download manager.

I tried searching for *ahem* version but couldnt find any.

Is there no registry hack? Ad-blocker?

^^ I don't think so.

thetechfreak said:
20 dollar is a lot to pay for download manager.

I tried searching for *ahem* version but couldnt find any.

Is there no registry hack? Ad-blocker?

Try out FDM its free and has all the features and more. You might like it and about DAP I don't like it because of goddamn ads and its resource hungry. I love FDM does my job perfectly.

^ ok will download soon and give you feedback.
Exams are coming near and near so will take time