which one is better rar or 7z?

[pi_1st]

i have used rar compression for ages but recently 7z compression is making up ground
i have personaly compared the two and i have to admit 7z wins most of the time for binaries data

but the rar have better manager like winrar that has lot of nice features and very user friendly compared to 7z manager that is very simplistic and stiff

what do you sbi-ers think?

[czullo]

i rather rar :)

[shoulder]

I also voted for RAR.

One of the main reason is that it's the current standard when it comes to downloads.

[Se7Ven]

i use rar and voted rar because i had problems with 7z

[pi_1st]

i forgot to vote
right now my personal archives are using 7z compression

[Snitlev]

I use only Rar this is the perfect program for all ;-)

[anon]

I prefer 7-Zip because of its high compression rate. Also, I'm fine with the default 7Z file manager.

@pi_1st: if you didn't like the 7ZFM there are other programs you can try (LINK).

[pi_1st]

@anon

thanks for the link, but after seeing the windows section i don't think i'm gonna add new application soon to my system. i believe the options just aren't good enough

[anon]

after seeing the windows section i don't think i'm gonna add new application soon to my system.

Sandboxie!

[zatoicchi]

i uses only rar.. it has served me well over the the years...RAR is the man..

[Pickle]

it changes what you look for, you look for high comparison rates, you look for nice archived icons, you have a open source code mind etc... anyway my votes goes to rar, because even i use 7zip i only benefit its unrar option :)

[parapow]

RAR is more popular, but 7z has better compression..

[Tekrader]

Hi,
I voted rar.

I use rar because I am more familiar with it. It is also possible to open partial archives. And rar is the scene standard.

Regards

[dmt]

i like rar i`ve used it over 5 years now . i also like ultra iso.

[Buffybot]

i always used rar , but 7z is not soo bad