I have a Windows VPS / RDP from Shubshank. Forget about RapidLeech ... there is simply no comparison. If you have Windows RPD, you never want to go back to Rapidleech.
A comparison:
1) Speed
RL - Fastest Download is 10Mbs (under the best conditions and for RS only).
RD - Shubshank's RD has a 1Gbs port. When using a Windows Download Manager you can get speeds of upto 70Mbs (for one file). It's possible to download 10 concurrent files and get close to 100Mbs combined.
Typical speeds are: RS - 20-40Mbs, Hotfile - 3 - 30Mbs, Storage.to - 8Mbs. Direct Downloads from eg Realitykings are a solid 20-30Mbs.
2) Easy of use
RL - It will take a while to get accustomed to RL. And we all know, a plugin that worked yesterday. might fail today. Prpgress bars disappear at random times. RAR/uNRAR might work or not. Some providers don't even allow RAR/UNRAR.
RL is a great improvement compared to manual download and upload, but it's far from perfect.
RD - A Windows RDP looks exactly what you're used to at home. No learning curve. Open a browser (I recommend Internmet Explorer), click on link(s), add it to Internet Download Manager and off you go with blazing speeds! Upload through the same program you use at home be it either CuteFTP or FileZilla. Nothing to learn new from the moment you're
logged in. Want to use Rapidshare Upload Manager (RUM). No problem! Install it and off you go! It's like having another computer.
These are not all advantages of Windows RDP compared to Rapidleech but these are the major ones.
Some screenshots:
Rapidshare Single File
Rapidshare Multiple Files
Single File Storage.to
Direct Download Single File
Will add hotfile later.