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I have not used Amazon's client, typically, client downloads are used to give you a lot more control (pause, resume), and to do optimizations between the client

by prakash 19y ago

I have not used Amazon's client, typically, client downloads are used to give you a lot more control (pause, resume), and to do optimizations between the client (e.g. multiple http connections) and the server (this could be amazon S3 or a CDN).

TheTarquin 19y ago
It is a good client. My personal preference is for direct downloads, but if you pressed me on why, I would be unable to give a reason other than simple preference. I kind of like cutting out the middleware and not needing Yet Another App on my machine. Still, as clients go, Amazon's is excellent. As another poster pointed out, it is quite lightweight and unobtrusive.