7-zip for Netbooks
It's easy for Windows and netbooks users to forget that WinZip isn't the only file-compression utility in the world. Like its better-known competitors, the free 7-Zip unpacks a host of archive formats, including ZIP, TAR, GZ, and its own 7z format. Unlike WinZip, though, it can create TAR and GZ archives, which are commonly used on Unix and Linux systems.
The program's ability to shrink files was stunning. 7z archives were up to 40 percent smaller then their ZIP equivalents. This saves disk space on your Netbook hard drive while giving you the best compression level.
Features
- High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
- Supported formats:
o Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR
o Unpacking only: ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, UDF, WIM, XAR and Z.
- For ZIP and GZIP formats, 7-Zip provides a compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than the ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
- Strong AES-256 encryption in 7z and ZIP formats
- Self-extracting capability for 7z format
- Integration with Windows Shell
- Powerful File Manager
- Powerful command line version
- Plugin for FAR Manager
- Localizations for 74 languages
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Requirements:
- Intel Pentium 233 Mhz (or equivalent processor, such as AMD) or better
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
- Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
- 64 MB of RAM
