Now my main browser
Pros: After using Firefox 1 and 2, than mixing in some IE&7. I decided to try Opera, said it had nothing to offer an uninstalled it. A few weeks later at getting made at long page loads for IE7 and Firefox2 (with extensions installed to make pages load faster, ie fastfox) I wanted to try Opera again for speed and security. I have now officially wiped my PC clean of Firefox and IE7 is installed as a back-up. (I do keep a Firefox2 install file on my PC just in case).
I love the speed, not only page loads, but for the browser to load. It loads just as fast as IE7, within seconds of telling it to load, much better than the 10 seconds I wait for Firefox2, even with the Firefox Preloader. Page loads are faster than either IE7 or Firefox2.
Speed-dial is a great tool.
Page loading speeds are phenominal. Have only had a few sites that take a lil longer.
User created skins are growing in number, and make it look much more appealing.
I love the password wand and the widgets.
Many built in features require you to download extensions in firefox, increasing the load time for firefox, yet they dont increase opera load time.
Dosent tie up system resources
The most secure browser out there.
Cons: I wish over developers would start making stuff compatible, like McAfee Site-Advisor or Silverlight. I could care less about toolbars.
If a page is loading, which dosent take that long, but when it is loading, it covers the address bar with loading info, and sometimes wont let you type a different address in (like if i mistype an addresss and dont realize it until after I hit enter, and want to change it right away).
Open in new tab, takes you to the new tab. Maybe I dont like it cause IE7 and Ff2 didnt do that. You can open in new background tab that wont take you to the new tab though.
Posted: 25-Mar-2008 08:02:28 AM