I prefer GrabIt because it's free. (Given a choice and all things being
equal, I always use the free product.) I don't consider it a starting point
program only. I have used it for awhile now.
I think Newsleecher is a fine program. There area few things I don't like
about it, and that is why I don't use it. The author is greedy. He does complete new releases, rather than release updates to fix bugs. I also
don't like the invasive copy protection used "Armadillo"
Having said this, Newsleecher handles large bianary groups better than
all other news apps, hands down.
Peace bd 
