I never did get on with torrents, ok I didn't try that hard, but I found the 'hit & miss' of finding the correct link a pain.
With newsgroups, however, using an usenet indexing service, like newzbin or merlin, I can find exactly what is available & queue the chosen file for download at the max speed my connection allows, with no need to risk sharing....
Each method of downloading has its advantages, & disadvantages, it is just a case of choosing which suits best
