Enough said! go Firefox...nice site Votes: -3

I my self use Firefox 3 but in all fairness I haven't tried Opera since Firefox was still in Beta. Might have to download and try Opera again... Votes: +3

I used Firefox for years but lately it has been posting an error message that saye it must close; and I lose my work. So I tried out Safari, Ace and Opera and I think Opera is the best and most reliable. Votes: +8

Opera for me it's a far better interface often have 30 plus tabs open & each tab has its own history. Love the speed dial easy to edit the speedial ini to get more than 9 tabs.
Saved sessions , notes ,opera mail ect..........
Even with all the extra features Opera has it's still faster less of a memory hog & safer than FF.
Press F11 & the page you are on fills the screen can FF3 do that
Opera has been leading the way for years.
Funny how the worst browser IE has the biggest user base & the best browser the smallest.

Votes: +5

Hey Stve:
I don't know about "better" interface. Firefox imho ate Opera there until Opera 9 (Opera 9.5 is so smooth!!)
Firefox can have a speed dial (with an extension: something that gives strong point to Opera AND Firefox if you think about it )
Saved Sessions? Yes, since Firefox 2 I think. Notes? Guess not. Probably an Extension. Mail? Don't think so, maybe an extension.

The important thing here isn't what Firefox or Opera has. Each of them has it all! What's important is what Virus Explorer DOESN'T have - everything you mentioned so far.

Opera faster? Yes, out of the box as it comes with pipelining turned on by default.
Opera less of a memory hog? Less than Firefox 2 for sure. Not sure about Firefox 3 but regardless it IS very quick and very efficient. Once again, things that Idiot Explorer doesn't have.
Safer than Firefox? Are you on something? Currently open security bugs in Secunia for Firefox 3? Zero. Opera? Zero. Internet Explorer? Over fifty. Regardless, nothing but Lynx is safer than Firefox with Noscript.

Press F11 & the page you are on fills the screen can FF3 do that

Actually... yes, it can. LOL, dude, even Internet Exploder can do that. That feature is what, ten years old? At the very least?

Opera has been leading the way for years.

.. Well... I tried Opera 5 or 6 or 7 way back and I hated it passionately (as an end user). Opera nine takes my breath away. So I don't know about the "for years" bit but they are definitely on top of their game right now. Opera is one of the best, if not the best, browsers out there.
It IS fast, it is very secure, it blocks spammy ads and things, and it's very stable. What more could you want? (Apart from extensions, but they can kinda create the opposite to the above effects in some cases)

Funny how the worst browser IE has the biggest user base & the best browser the smallest.

rAmen, man. You're so right. IE will fade into obscurity just like Netscape did .. There's no way a product so bad could last so long in the wild.

I'm a Firefox user myself, but I understand the importance of promoting Firefox, Opera, AND Safari. Frankly as a web designer, I don't CARE what browser people are using, as long as it's not Internerd Explorer. I want to be able to use things like fixed positioning and CSS3 selectors, or even CSS2, and these things simply don't work in Ancient browsers like Internet Explorer 6, 7 or Internet Explorer 8.
When you talk disrespectfully about Firefox, Safari or Opera, all you're doing is helping Idiot Explorer.
There are only two kinds of browsers out there: Internet Exploder, and Modern Browsers. Firefox and Opera are on the same team.
I agree though, it's odd that the world's best browser (Lynx) has the smallest market share. Lynx is the fastest and most secure browser around. It supports HTTP, HTML and XHTML (Internet Explorer doesn't) and is capable of full screen mode.

Down with Virus Explorer! Votes: +4

Opera appears to be the fastest browser for Windows
Votes: +2

i liek dis siet very much %) Votes: +0

Opear 9.X seems good and it runs under Windows NT Workstation (with the exception of Opera 9.5)

Opera 9.6 alphas are looking good! Votes: +1

Check out http://www.welloiledpc.com/browser.htm for a comprehensive review of 8 Browsers, including Google's Chrome!

The fact is, every Browser has something that makes it unique, good, useful, endearing, whatever. So which one is for you? Votes: +6

Great Blog i used to use opera but now find my self using firfox, firefox has way more addons and better compatibility and runs faster. if you in need of more traffic check out www.trafficburst.info Votes: -2

well i loved the 3 browser safari opera.firefox bt opera is better,well hpe these team will kip the good work going internet xplorer suckZzZ Votes: +1

I love Opera, and i will never change it...
Opera is the best choice!
Mozzila sucks don't use mozzila!!

So, have a nice day Votes: +1

Opera 9.6 is definetly the best! never crashes! love the speed dial and mouse gestures and the transfers/downloads. Espeacially the transfers Votes: +0

Currently use Firefox and Flock browser.
I think you should consider to put Flock 'the social web browser' in polling options Votes: +0

Chrome FTW! Votes: +0

OPERA is the best if you want SUPERIOR features and GREAT speed.
Firefox is the best if you want GREAT performance and GOOD speed.
Chrome is the best if you only care about SIMPLE+CRAZY SPEED.

I use Opera Votes: +0

Google's Chrome was released secretly - in hindsight, it looks like Google were afraid it would bomb. Well it HAS bombed, hasn't it!

On the other hand, yet another Mozilla-based Browser, CometBird, is doing surprisingly well! Although Chrome surprisingly starts up fastest, there are several reasons why you should keep off Chrome. CometBird is any day better, when you consider all factors.

Read our comparison of NINE Windows-based Browsers at;
http://www.welloiledpc.com/browser.htm - there are separate pages for each of the Browsers too, with the reviews being updated every time a new version is released! Votes: +4

-Opera is the best in terms of safety and web loading speed.
-Firfox is best at the dynamic features that is available to you. Those additional features can increase your downloading speed and safety. Votes: +1

i did try to use crome before.....but after using opera, i just cant get use to crome. The speed dial rocks...one click to any website to saved. Votes: +0

Hi folks! We'll never complete the discussion on which Browser is the best, for every one has his/ her checklist of 'Wanted' features! Which is why we at WellOiledPC have compared TEN Windows-based Browsers - check out at http://www.welloiledpc.com/browser.htm!

Generally, web developers and online marketing guys prefer Firefox since it has nifty add-ons for checking a website or page's popularity and ranking (like SEOQuest)

Internet Explorer comes with every PC - people who need to surf a lot would be quite happy with IE and may not want to even check out the competition.

Flock is for the Social networking animal - too many good built-in features and add-ons to ignore!!

Safari is for Mac aficionados using an IBM-compatible PC (they would of course put that as 'forced to use an IBM-compatible PC'!!)

And then, of course you have the others - Opera, Maxthon, SeaMonkey, Google Chrome and CometBird...

We have also analyzed each of these 10 Browsers in detail, on separate pages! Votes: +1

Opera's GUI doesn't seem to do it for me (although it's my second most used browser). I just find it ugly even with the different themes out there. The speed is what keeps me coming back to Opera. Lately, I've been finding myself using Chrome more and more, who knows, sad to say it may end up bumping off Opera - for me at least. Votes: +2