Comments on: Download Opera – Free Web Browser

By: frankly

frankly — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:30:32 +0000

The same story continues,eventhis version also not compatible with many sites as mentioned in my earlier commentit is not compatible many Web sites. I am able to open all with Firefox,Chrome as well as Avant. Not able to open with the latest version also. What is the use, though it is fast.Switch to Avant finally.

By: wiggy

wiggy — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:16:13 +0000

I had been using opera for a long time,but it ate up all my memory after a long time using,so I changed my default browser to Avant which release memory much more clearly.

By: web agency napoli

web agency napoli — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:20:53 +0000

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By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:47:14 +0000

I am a Firefox evangelist. I find that it is plenty quick enough for me and I like the way it looks. But for me, the gigantic library of enhancement plug-ins is what swings it. I don’t thinK i could function without all of these little additions to my browser.

That said, if I only want to do some light browsing and don’t need all my tabs to open, I do just quickly boot up Chrome and use that.

By: Ishan

Ishan — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:06:38 +0000

@Rarst:

“How many of those test show difference that is noticeable for human perception”.

Interesting point. We have really reached a stage that it is difficult to perceive difference in human speed just by noticing them ourselves. What most of the browsers differ in is the browsing experience that they offer. Another big difference is which additional features that they offer.

Here is my take on the popular browsers of today:
1. IE 8: Pretty fast. Everything works on this. Most popularly used browser in corporate world. IE 9 preview shows it is going to become even faster.
2. Firefox: Pretty fast. A big plus is the tons of plugins available that take the functionality to next level.
3. Google Chrome: Pretty Fast. Amazing browsing experience for everyday needs. Some of the websites don’t work, but the browsing experience is amazing.

Opera also probably falls in same line as Chrome. But for me, Chrome rules :)

By: Rarst

Rarst — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:15:55 +0000

How many of those test show difference that is noticeable for human perception? :) There are also tests that show opposite results.

Tests can be made to show anything. What matters if one browser is noticeably slower than another or slow at all. And Opera 10.50 is wicked fast.

By: Ishan

Ishan — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:27:29 +0000

@Rarst: There are multiple test results available on the web that demonstrate Chrome is still a notch faster than Opera in most of the respects :)

By: Rarst

Rarst — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:24:30 +0000

I disagree that Opera can’t match Chrome in speed. Early 10.x version were indeed sluggish and had slightly outdated internals, but recent 10.50 is extremely fast.