admittedly, aqualime is slower than limewire.
But it is evel slower still with java 1.4.0
You would notice a nice speed boost if you used java 1.3.1 with aqualime instead.
(This is due to skinLF not yet being optimized for java 1.4.0. That should happen relatively soon) That still may not make it fast enough for you though, in which case, I sympathize
****EDIT**** That thing about 2.4.0 using more RAM was due to a mistake on my part. Having fixed that, I can't think of a reason not to use 2.4.0 compared to 2.3.?