Comments on: Quick Take: Firefox 3 vs Opera 9.5

By: arash

arash — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:43:19 +0000

Yes my friend, I agree with you, I used Opera for 5 years (think since V7) my browser rate is
1.Opera
2.FF
3.IE
1.Opera: Opera has perfect future (build-in mail client,perfect download manager,low memory usage && etc…)
2.FF: FireFox3 not bad, maybe better than opera but we have some problem here, I download FF2 portable for my usb, and want change it && add opera futures, O no now my FF2 is very heavy for loading, memory uasage(very bad), speed(damn it) &&…, IF FF has opera futures as build-in(no add-ones) maybe was better
3.IE: at the first IE7 has runtime crash, this browser has many crash in loading 2.try && test save as page as (complete page MHT) you see in many time IE7 hang on
3. dosent have any download manager 4.Security problem IE sometimes can not load apage because page has Script, && IE see this script like a hack??!!(so loose) OK, thats my rate, GOOD luck my friends

By: phil

phil — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:14:26 +0000

I’m actually reading these type of articles because I am being forced to move from opera to firefox today due to incompatibility with some key drupal modules that I’m using to build my site.

So as from today my website will not support Opera and I will no longer use Opera for web development, which is very, very sad considering I’ve been a user for seven years and feel that it is the best browser by far. But as stated in this article, people writing web applications generally do not care enough to ensure compatiblity with Opera and its quirks.

Also, apart from its rigidity in standards compliance, I think Opera just simply cannot keep up with cutting edge web technology.

By: alphanumeric

alphanumeric — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:40:53 +0000

I personally love the integrated RSS/Email and the IRC client. I use IRC a lot. I still use firefox’s chatzilla as Opera’s IRC does not support direct connect or the downloading of binary content.

I love clicking on a MAILTO: link, and it brings up my GMail instead of opening microsoft outlook.

It pops up notifications as soon as I receive an email, facebook wall post, or myspace comment (there are myspace comment RSS feeds out there, google it).

It is hands down the best browser ever.

By: a

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:51:24 +0000

i have never actually tried opera and i just got to know it from 1 of my friends. i use firefox 3 and its just great (although the awesomebar is not good. im going to try opera now but ive heard its bad with gmail and i use that so i guess i will never fully become a opera user

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:47:44 +0000

Nice review of the two browsers. I, too, have been an Opera fan for 7 years or so and it just keeps getting better and better.

One other feature that has been with Opera since at least Version 5 — mouse gestures. Speeds up browsing a whole lot.

My only complaint about Opera is that because it’s less known, it doesn’t get support the way Firefox, IE, and Safari do. So yes, there are some pages that just don’t render right. But more importantly, Gmail doesn’t play well with Opera. It kinda works, and it seems to be getting a little better, but Google Docs, Calendar, and Chat have all caused me problems in Opera.

By: Stevie D

Stevie D — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:55:32 +0000

I’ve been an Opera devotee for about 6-7 years, and while I’ve always got a current version of Firefox on my computer – for checking my sites, and for looking at the occasional site that won’t work on Opera (although there are nowhere near as many of these now as there used to be) – I’ve never seen a reason to switch to Fx as my main browser.

Yes, the add-ons and extensions are a good idea … but isn’t it better to have all that functionality built in at the start? No need to hunt around looking for extensions that might not even exist, or missing out on something because you didn’t know it was available.

The sessions (and restore), the recycle bin, the custom searches, the great flexibility with tabs – as far as I’m concerned, it’s just so much better than anything else available for day-to-day browsing.

By: Five Firefox Extensions That Should Be Built-In : PseudoSavant

Five Firefox Extensions That Should Be Built-In : PseudoSavant — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:39:34 +0000

[...] my review of the latest versions of Opera and Firefox I noted that I really appreciated not having to “roll my own browser” from scratch with Opera. [...]

By: MAHMOOD

MAHMOOD — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:29:26 +0000

thank’s for your opinion

i used bothe but now i use opera

acuthaly opera batter than firfox

thanks…

By: Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:34:55 +0000

It has a built-in torrent engine too? Wow, I didn’t notice that. I’ll have to check it out.

By: avinash misra

avinash misra — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:40:29 +0000

And yes the search on all content (not just past links) is very handy too in Opera. The built in torrent engine is another plus.

By: avinash misra

avinash misra — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:47:58 +0000

@PSavant great summary. I agree Opera is the most feature packed browser around, No question. I would like to emphasize what to me is the most important aspect of Opera. The sync between the mini and the desktop operas and portability in general. I use a pretty low end Nokia 2865 and its very very useful to me to drag a page to the speed dial and then continue the session from the mobile. Infact, I came to opera desktop after I used Opera Mini for a month. And this btw, is also worth noting, Mobiles driving our preferences in other areas.(has anyone written on this?).

It would be very useful to have the notes sync to devices / or atleast made available on Mini. I don’t see any technical problems in building in that feature.

I recommend Opera highly. You will not be disappointed.

By: iheni :: making the web worldwide » Blog Archive » Learning web standards just got easier

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:15:52 +0000

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By: Quick Take: Firefox 3 vs Opera 9.5 | TechConsumer

Quick Take: Firefox 3 vs Opera 9.5 | TechConsumer — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:27:39 +0000

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By: worldhate

worldhate — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:48:08 +0000

Finally. Someone who actually looked into the topic before posting. Good.

By: Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:58:33 +0000

Glad you enjoyed my take on this. I’m guessing you are an Opera fan?