On the whole, I like Xolox. It's easy enough to setup and use, it makes getting files easier by trying to download them from multiple sources, etc.

But I like to check out the quality of a file before I share it with others. There are lots of crappy audio and video files out there. I prefer to download to a "holding area" and share the file after I've checked it out. You can also accidentally download a partial file, and I hate to compound that error by sharing it with others. The current Xolox design tries to be kind and share everything I have and everything I download with everyone. That's a little too "helpful" for me.

I also don't like the fact that it throttles upload and download speeds to the same amount. My cable modem only handles about a 50K upload speed but can handle about 600K down. Xolos is limiting me to about 12K (don't know why).

If BearShare had the ability to download a file from multiple sources it would hands-down win out over Xolox for me. If Xolox would stop sharing my downloads and separate upload and download bandwidth limits, it'd be my preferred client.

"checking out the quality before sharing .."

*cough* freeloaders *cough*

you always can check it out after downloading. if it isn´t downloaded from you than, you can move it around on your harddisk.