TheBlackMan Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 What are their pros and cons? I use WinRAR, but I like that TUGZip supports 7z. I'm trying to figure out if I should switch or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siginet Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 I think winrar supports 7zip.At least mine does. What version are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel_98a Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 i actually have both installed, i find it easier to create sfx archives using winrar, but tugzip has a lot more features which is nice, i actually switched to it about 4 months ago from another all in one program, tugzip is way better........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackMan Posted May 24, 2005 Author Share Posted May 24, 2005 I believe it's WinRAR 3.00. I installed TUGZip alongside WinRAR. Does TUGZip have any icons it associates with 7z filenames or zips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckit Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 WinRAR supports extracting 7-Zip archives not creating them. Having said that I prefer to use WinRAR as I feel RAR is better and has history behind it like ZIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel_98a Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 yeah, go into the options on tugzip and u can choose which to association w/ tugzip.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 i use multiple compression tools at the same time and for different extensions including 7zip and winrar.i have to say that i preffer winrar over the rest for the amount of possibilities/customization it offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azagahl Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Just use TUGZip. 7zip and IZarc are also great programs.WinRar is nagware. 7z format is also more compressed than rar.Why would you want to use nagware to produce bloated files?ZipGenius is also bloatware, don't use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 WinRAR supports extracting 7-Zip archives not creating them. Having said that I prefer to use WinRAR as I feel RAR is better and has history behind it like ZIP.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>7-Zip compresses better than RAR when set to compress in Ultra Mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiMoNsAyS Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 7-Zip compresses better than RAR when set to compress in Ultra Mode.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>7zip is slooooower extracting/compressing than winrar. rar ratio/speed quality is the best.i say this b/c i'm writting a review of the latest beta of winrar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_song Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I want WinRAR better than TUGzip, though i like TUGzip more.TUGzip don't use SFX model “Self-extracting archive for software installation” ,and have some problem extracting RAR multiple compression. So, i use WinRAR and TUGzip, WinRAR for RAR format, TUGzip for ZIP,7Z and other format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[deXter] Posted May 26, 2005 Share Posted May 26, 2005 Here are the best programs:For good compression and fast speed: WinRAR (currently v3.50)For excellent compression and avg speed: 7-ZipFor best compression and very slow speed: UHA / WinUHA (use PPM compression)Btw, no other compressor does 7z as best as 7-zip itself. I've tried PowerArchiver and others, but they seemed to be using older 7z routines. The new 7-zip better compresses to 7z archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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