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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 9.00.8359 |
| GUI:   Features: Ease of use: Value: |  | | If there were options for adding very valuable toolbars that I use (Yahoo, Google) this would be the ONLY browser I use. SInce they've taken a development approach that doesn't allow independanly created "Plug Ins" or, make it difficult to do so, it will remain a fring browser. |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 9.00.8303 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | It's a BETA version with still lots of things that need fixing up ! Do not install over your current Opera !
Last official version is 8.5 ! |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 9.00.8246 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | I think I will avoid this build.
It says it has issues with flash.
Im happy with build 8238... |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 9.00.8219 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | After using IE for 6 years...and trying out different front ends...and giving FireFox a try, I think that Opera is the best browser on Earth. I really do.
This is coming from an IE guy who has been ripping all those FireFox diehards who say the FF is the best thing since sliced bread.
Everything about this browser makes it the best. It gives you an awesome look and feel, one that somewhat mimics Internet Explorer but not exactly, whlie giving you a lot of the features IE has, IE doesn't have, and ones you would find in FireFox.
These features include:
-tabbed browsing
-show links in page
-ad removal (this is new in version 9.0 Technical Preview 2)
-ability to block certain things from showing in pages (java, flash, images, etc.)
-complete toolbar customization
-RSS
-customizable search bar
-page zooming
The interface is better than IE and better than FireFox. it feels a lot like AOL Explorer, if you use that browser. It is really pleasing to the eye.
The toolbars are highly customizable. MUCH MUCH more customizable than IE, and a lot more customizable than FireFox. I think it is on par with the customization you would come to expect in all those IE front ends like Green Browser or Maxthon or Avant.
The options are a lot like IE and FF, but Opera, as an added bonus, gives advanced users a more advanced customization window, like FireFox gives you, if you type in "opera:config" in the address bar (minus the quotes).
Overall, Opera handles most of the web standards much better than FireFox and IE. Acid2 for one.
Obviously, like FireFox, Opera doesn't have support for ActiveX. In some respects its a good thing, in others its bad.
I think the best part of it all, is that there is a whole forum set up at the Opera homepage designed to discuss Opera, problems with opera, Opera wishes and all that business. IE doesn't have one of those, and nor does FireFox...or at least its not clear to me that it does, unless you want to consider the sourceforge project page forum as their "forum"...I hate the sourceforge forums...they are so hard to navigate.
They have forums designed for Opera Windows, Opera Mac, Opera Linux and Opera Mobile...different issues for each, thus different forums for each.
I really like how they take supporting of their pages very seriously. If you visit a webpage and it renders improperly, either you can report it on the forums, OR you can click the HELP menu in the program and click "Report a site problem". A window will pop up appended with the link, at which point you can describe the problem you see and send back the problems to the server for analysis.
Just recently, the Opera team has started a blog (one of the millions of blogs available at Opera's homepage) where you can find a weekly release of Opera 9.0 builds.
IE of course doesn't do this...FireFox does this, though...through CVS or something.
What is nice about the weekly builds is that they come as installers as opposed to something where you have to manually copy files and settings over each build.
In terms of speed, Opera smokes FireFox and IE. It opens faster, it opens pages faster, and it renders pages faster. This is not JUST personal opinion. There have been a lot of published reports/tests which show this as well...even the old Opera 6 and 7 versions are faster than recent IE and FireFox builds.
The only negative with Opera is that with all the speed you enjoy comes a lot of memory hogging. I notice sometmes when I have a lot of tabs open, Opera will be using 100MB of physical RAM and 100MB of virtual RAM. I dont think its a memory leak as much as it is Opera storing information in the memory to make the program run a lot faster than its counterparts IE or FireFox.
Interestingly, whether Opera is using 40MB total physical and virtual, 80MB, 100MB or 200MB, it still runs and opens at the same speeds...indicating that the RAM usage doesn't hurt the browser performance.
So basically, its an awesome browser, which comes with everything you want in a browser and everything you expect in a browser. It does all this while being the fastest browser on earth, in a very pretty interface, and with a development team which is HIGHLY accessible on its forums, and which releases a new build every week.
I dont know what more you could ask for.
In short, the only real negatives about this program are:
1) a high memory usage
2) like FireFox, no support for ActiveX
3) the ad removal, like FireFox ad block, has nothing on programs like AdMuncher
4) like FireFox, since the web was built for IE, you will find some pages here and there which don't render 100% properly (maybe 80-90% properly or something). I find that for most sites that dont render properly, they render 99% properly and its that one little graphic somewhere that is places on screen somewhere it was not designed to be placed.
I switched from IE to Opera full-time 3 weeks ago and havent regreted it since.
Of course, though, I still require the services of IE since website through my college force me to use IE.
So I suggest you all give Opera at least a try! |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 9 Technology Preview 2 (9.00.8212) |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | | now that it has bittorent client again, add searchengine wizard, widget applications support, lockable tabs and opera:config it's one of the two best browsers on earth and the only one packing so much in so little space |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 8.51.7712 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | Very fast, bends to my will in every way possible, toolbars, adding custom search engines to the search bar.Saving my personal info and so on.
Only thing annoying is the history layout, I prefer IE's history layout, and using the third party Search.INI editor, eventhough it works fine, just seems like it should've been built in as well.
Look Maa No extensions! ;-) |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 8.51.7712 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | Been using Opera for a long time now and I'm still as happy with it as ever. Especially once it became free and they removed the banners.
I used Firefox for a while and it's a really good browser also, but once you get hooked on Opera, there's no going back.
They also have an ingenious email client integrated in the browser, which is something quite different from the average email software, but can be quite convenient once you get used to it. |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 9.0 Build 8031 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | | I've tried almost everything of the non IE based borwsers and Opera just rules the pack.Simple,fast,free,a must have for the serious web surfer |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 9.0 Build 8031 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | The last 9 version is not so good... Perhaps because is just a beta...
But the officially 8.50 it's one of the best... |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 8.50 build 7700 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | | Overall I think its excellent. Even though I'm a proud Firefox user. It just lacks some extension capabilities FF has. But ists great, and now its even free :) |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 8.50 build 7700 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | As of today, Opera 8.5 is also free of charge.
No registration required. No ad banners displayed either. |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 8.50 build 7700 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | | And you forgot about " It has a price" ...in these days when most browsers are FREE. |
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| Opera for Windows (Non-Java) 8.02 Build:7668 |
| | GUI: Features: Ease of use: Value: | | In the past, i used to use IE.
But when i knew Opera, i am bored with IE.
IE is the bad browser ever i know.
IE is very slow.
But if you use Opera, it's the fastest browser on the world.
It loads page fastly, download and upload fastly.
And if you're using dial- up connection, Opera will useful for you because it enhace ( increase up ) your PC's speed.
You will be not bored with your browser.
Opera - easy to use, install easily.
You can change skins for Opera ( many skins )
Opera has voice.
Friendly interface.
This is Opera 8
Opera 8' s command is easiler to use than Opera 7.
It has phising killer.
And many utilities.
Download right now.
I am Opera's fan. |
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