I can do torrent checks with it, it has an interface I know (I used old utorrent and Abuze) and all the other things you would want in a torrent app is in there.
I use the linux version of utorrent, but I'll probably switch to transmission or something else at some point. Anything which has the 'force download' function so you can bypass the scheduler for specific torrents.
I use vuze ( windows & ubuntu), I find it works pretty well , it has a function for streaming media to other devices and a few other bells and whistles .