I know it's a weird program at first, but since most fan edits are not released as torrents, it really is the best way of getting them. You can set it and forget rather than babysitting the downloads. Before jDownloader, I'd be losing 7 or 8 hours of downloading time overnight, plus any time I just wasn't around the computer during the day. I even used to set the alarm on my watch so I could set up the next file to download without wasting any time. :p What might take half a day now used to take 2 or 3 days [or longer] sometimes!
Plus, we get massive speed from Megaupload, even as free users. I can get an entire DVD in a couple of hours or less.