BitTorrent: Advantages and Disadvantage

BitTorrent is a Peer-to-Peer(P2P) file sharing protocol. Some Advantages and Disadvantages are listed below. Please comment based on your experience with BitTorrent.

Advantages of BitTorrent:

• Highly Efficient
• Makes sharing easier
• Prevents tampered or broken files from being shared
• Ability to download and upload large files in a shorter amount of time
• Free uploading and downloading

Disadvantages of BitTorrent:

• If the seeder leaves the swarm too early, no one is able to use the file
• Seeder can only seed one or two files at a time
• The computer's performance drops drastically while using the program
• Old or unpopular files are hard to find
• Torrent files are too flaky due to excessive popularity