What do you prefer winRAR or WinZip. For compression ratio....???? :hail: :finger:

the new winzip 9 should give a better compression ratio !


http://www.warp2search.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2774

basically winRAR is better bit it always depend on the content ...

if you want something zipped down to the very max go for 7zip ... but the tool is ugly and its not compatible to other apps ...

for general use ... go for WinACE or WinRAR they both are pretty much the same and support nearly any format

since there is WinRAR and WinACE WinZip become forgotten since those 2 have much better compressionratio and give full Zip support ...
I personally prefer WinACE ... its more "clear" and more "beautiful" but if there wouldn't be any WinACE WinRAR would do the job the same way

I don't really like WinACE too much. On my computer if I open a zip archive from a website it sometimes opens it and then just leaves it for no reason. Grr.

i use winrar

Interesting comments but I will stay with winRAR I think it ROCKS

WinRAR by far

try using the latest 2.5.0.9 version its quite well know that WinACE had some trouble with registration ... even if you were registered (legally) user it unregistered you from time to time

since x.9 it just works flawlessly

Yeah! WinRAR rocks, so does winzip, but i like winrar better.

winrar all the way!

i say winrar as well

I use WinRAR for many years now..

it supports pretty much all the types and the compression ratio is pretty good...

I'm used to it and I won't change it easily

by the way

WinRAR 3.50 Beta is out !

I recently discovered http://www.tugzip.com/news.html

which is a very good program ...
supports nearly every format
including .bin and stuff
but most important it contains a WinRAR / winace like GUI with the support of 7Zip which is by far the best compression methode...

but most important ... ITS FREE !!

i´m going to test it :-)


edit:
WINRAR KICKED
thanx for the tip! :hail: