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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Opera 5 - Quirky, Fast, & Finally Free, But At A Cost

by awoolcott Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 200, Dec 18 '00
Pros: Fast page rendering, easy on resources, innovative built-in features,auto-refresh to maintain connection, stable
Cons: Terrible cookie management, not so great cache management, zero plug-in support, ad banner for free version
To most Internet users, there are only two web browsers that are in the mainstream - Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator/Communicator. But for a while now there has been a third browser that has broken past the "Alternative"...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera Web Browser--Try It to Speed Things Up

by GlendaG Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, May 10 '01
Pros: Speedy--especially speeds up a dial-up service
Cons: Still has a few quirks
At first I used Opera only to speed up things up when surfing was especially slow.

Why didn't I use it all the time? Because of those all too frequent occasions when it made me want to throw my mouse through my monitor.

Why am I...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera 7 - give it a week and you'll never go back

by search66 Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Feb 03 '03
Pros: fast. customize. not IE.
Cons: Quirky email. Not compliant with some sites.
The Internet has truly become a large part of everyone’s life the last few years. I remember way back in the early 90’s that “surfing” the world wide web was actually limited to under 100 web pages. And “browsing” was limited to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Opera--A Browser with Class

by happy2000usa Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, May 11 '04
Pros: Extremely well designed, minimum resource use. FAST!
Cons: Not compatible with some web pages, MS Java Scripts, and custom toolbars
I've Been Singing For Years I used to be a Netscape user. Netscape peaked, in my mind, at version 4.7. The newer versions were more advertiser friendly than good to users. This forced a switch back to my dreaded nemesis, Internet Explorer. That ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera: The Little Browser With The Big Punch!

by rpllingrock Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Apr 27 '01
Pros: Quick, Free, and Small.
Cons: Cookie handling sometimes erratic along with page reloads
Although I don’t feel that Opera will ever replace Internet Explorer or Netscape (maybe), it does have some features not available (yet) in other browsers.



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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

My browser since version 5.0

by shrodi , Jun 10 '02
Pros: Light & swift. The zooming tool is fantastic.
Cons: Can present layout problems with some Web pages.
I saw that the more recent reviews of Opera were dating back to the version 5, so I thought I could give some new insights about it.

I have exactly 10 browsers/versions installed on my home computer (Netscape 1.1, 3.01, 4.7, 6.2 and 7PR1; MSIE...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Opera 5: The best browser I've used!

by Slusy Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Dec 07 '00
Pros: Small, fast, lots of options, FREE!
Cons: minor bugs, ad banner in free version
I used to be a rabid proponent of Netscape. It used to be the best thing since sliced bread, as far as I was concerned. Lately, however, there have been security holes, it's really, really slow and bloated, and it crashes more often than Wile E. Coyote...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Opera 5: Cannot sing but can surf

by ozgamer , Jan 03 '01
Pros: Smaller download and install than other browsers; fast web browsing; easy to use
Cons: Must pay to register ad-free version
Your internet connection depends on many factors but I've never really thought about how much the browser contributes to the speed at which a web page loads up. At least not until recently. The speed of your browser can make a huge difference to the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Savior of the "Forsaken"?

by Guildencrantz Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Oct 26 '00
Pros: We have JavaScript support now, which makes Opera a nearly a complete web browser (all it needs is Java)
Cons: We need Java support (but, that's coming)
There are quite a quite a few members of the BeOS (Be Operating System by Be, Inc.) community who feel they have been forsaken be Be. Why? Because Be has decided to focus on another product, BeIA, and in doing so has halted production on Net+, the BeOS...
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That "Other" Browser

by p2tpeoples , Sep 19 '02
Pros: Works on almost any operating system, nice interface, skinable, compatible
Cons: Costs $30 for the ad-free version, not 100% compatible
I was introduced to Opera by a friend and intrigued by its compatibility. It works with almost every operating system out there, is small, and is easy to use. I use it on Windows, the registered version and love it. I like the window-in-window mode, I...
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Fast and simple

by herrcool , Mar 29 '01
Pros: Fast, now free (with banner ads)
Cons: Poor plugin and java support, some pages render badly, no longer fits on a floppy.
I have been using Opera in its various versions over the last few years off and on and have been impressed. Its fast page rendering is very good.

You may have noticed I said 'off and on'. That is because I use Opera for a time, but I always go...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Not just another browser.

by beerbrain , Oct 27 '01
Pros: Small yet functional beyond imagination.
Cons: Unconventional interface, unreliable download manager.
If you are tired of the usual bloated browsers that take forever to load & take even longer than that to display a single web page then it's about time you consider shifting to Opera.

How big is Opera?
The whole of Opera without...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

The speed of the narrow approach.

by the.knight , Nov 27 '99
Pros: It opens the half a page it can understand very very fast
Cons: Poorly supported script methods, no Java support included, and you have to pay for this one!
Opera is a browser that is indeed fast. Faster than MS IE 5. If you want to browse text quickly then this is the program for you. If you want to properly experience the World Wide Web however you are in for some disappointment.

Opera gets...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

My Night at the Opera--More Like a Dress Rehearsal

by lap0530 Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Apr 07 '00
Pros: Opera's Newest Version Has an Excellent Feature Set
Cons: Still in Beta, Some Problems
Opera--An Alternative Web Browser

This is a review of Opera's 32-bit version 4.0 Beta 2 for Win 98/2000/NT. I had tried previously and dismissed the earlier versions of Opera primarily because of the very strange rendering of web pages....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera Sings Different Tune

by themr2man , May 19 '01
Pros: FREE, small file size, functional, plenty of options
Cons: Email difficult to integrate
Opera is an alternative browser to using internet explorer or netscape. For those of you who want a great browser (one of which I'm writing this opinion while using) take a look at Opera. This browser offers many choices and is smaller than most...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

LOOK OUT IE5 AND NETSCAPE, HERE COMES OPERA

by timewalker , May 24 '01
Pros: Fast, leaves other browsers in the dust, small, few crashes.
Cons: Limited plug-in support, can't upload pics to the web.
Zip Along Faster
When you are forced to use a dial-up modem, then Internet speed is really all that matters. Through put, bandwidth and ping are all dandy things to know, but what good does it do you if your browser crawls? The AOL version...
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good only for webmasters - or to play a trick on them

by ptiemann Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 50, Oct 29 '99
Pros: small, lean
Cons: missing functionalities, incompatible, not free
Opera is a small web browser - the Win 95/98/NT version with 1.3 MB maybe the smallest browser available for these OS platforms.
Fits easily on a floppy, takes less memory because it utilizes the old MDI concept. If you open 3 urls, you have only...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

If you haven't yet tried it, the time has come!

by ganga , Sep 16 '00
Pros: Very fast browser, with lots of features.
Cons: None found
I first found out about Opera back in 1997, and since then I have followed its development, downloading and using all the different versions that have been released by Opera Software.

At first I was absolutely amazed by the speed that this...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

A good alternative

by hamellontrial , Nov 25 '01
Pros: Speed, shortcuts, built-in messengers, standards-compliant...
Cons: Ads
Opera is my browser of choice, and had to earn that spot. As a web developer for the last 4 years, I spend a lot of time working on web sites and with a browser. IE was much better than Netscape to work with when 4.0 and then 5.0 came out. It used style...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Powered By The Hatred Towards Microsoft

by Adm.Horror , Oct 06 '00
Pros: little smaller, little faster
Cons: little dumber, not free
I can understand a Netscape user who runs it on Linux. I can even somewhat understand a Netscape user who runs it on Windows, since while IE is clearly better at least both browsers are comparable and free. But while nobody in the sane mind attempts to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Sacrificing for speed

by Guildencrantz Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Jan 03 '00
Pros: Fastest browser
Cons: Not as compatible as others
For those of us who are lagged by the internet browser more than the internet connection Opera comes off as a very nice browser. Delivering abundant speed it does have its detractions.

I hate getting into the detractions first, but I'm going...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Continues to fall behind as it improves...

by dopple , Mar 05 '01
Pros: Compact size; speedy; customizable; free version available; standards compliant.
Cons: Laughable price tag (or obtrusive ad banner); Many pages won't load correctly.
The people at Opera software are finally beginning to smarten up and now offer a free version of their handy little browser. The free version provides just about all the functionality of the still costly registered one, but boasts a pretty large ad...
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Singing Opera's Praises - But wishing for more

by amykhar Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Jan 29 '00
Pros: Hotlist, speed, efficiency
Cons: Quirks, can't receive email
Note: This opinion was written after using version 3.62. I am currently trying version 4.0, and plan a rewrite after more experimentation. However, I have found a few changes already, and have edited some points to include those changes.
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Release from the pains of Microsoft...

by parish3 , Jan 21 '02
Pros: Fast and efficient, full of features.
Cons: Doesn't support some types and is a bit erratic at times, has ads.
I recently downloaded Opera after it was recommended to me by someone I know. Microsoft's widely used Internet Explorer had been acting ill-fated for me in recent days. Most pop-ups would cause invalid page faults, an error prevented me from using...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Singing louder than ever

by krial , Dec 30 '00
Pros: Fast, stable, free
Cons: Advertising banner
Opera has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Opera is faster than either AOL/Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, and is smaller than either of them too. Opera supports most internet standards including HTML, XML, Cascading Style...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

An alternative to the usual!

by macenthe , Jul 11 '00
Pros: Good Page Rendering, Very Fast, Features that Internet Explorer and Netscape
Cons: Need to pay for it, lacks certain features that might be annoying.
Opera:
noun
1) a musical form where a play is put to music and dialogue is sung instead of spoken.

2) a web browser that has the potential of giving real competition to Netscape and Internet Explorer.

It...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

I voted with my wallet

by fordg , Aug 08 '00
Pros: Small footprint, Stable, Easy on system resources
Cons: Plugin availability, Some Java operation questions
In a world of free browsers, I spent the money to become a registered user of Opera. I first tested the software at version 3.6, paid for registration at 3.62, and am now running the latest release, 4.01.

Why would I recommend trying this...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Great for impatient me

by Kennzoe , Sep 10 '00
Pros: Easy to use, VERY fast
Cons: doesn't always refresh properly, unable to log in to some pages
Of the 4 browsers I have installed on my computer, Opera version 4.02 is the one I use the most. It's much faster at finding the webpages than IE, Netscape, or Neoplanet, and while a little different in the page setup, is not difficult when you get used...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera, is that the fat lady singing for Netscape and IE I wish!

by jckatz Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Jan 03 '01
Pros: Fast, Small now FREE
Cons: Ad ware, a very small con for me not others
In 1994 two guys working for Norway’s telecom company decided to build a better browser. Unlike Netscape and Microsoft they did not use Mosaic but started from scratch, when there were done they had themselves a web browser that fit on a floppy disks....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

I simply love Opera browser

by blasterpc , Dec 16 '02
Pros: Read the review
Cons: Read the review
I simply love Opera browser. It is compact, fast, responsive, and customizable and many more which I will describe in this review.

“Internet Explorer is the Internet!” I have heard a lot of people mindlessly or mindfully said this...
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Drum Roll, Please: Opera 6.0 Sings

by prairiewriter , Feb 03 '02
Pros: Fast, efficient, fun, many preferences, great resource tools, skinnable
Cons: Banner ads on free version, will take time to learn all your options
When I was a content editor, I most often used Netscape. I also checked my work in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer because it utilized different codes. Competition between browser companies has been fierce for years. It was enough to make the most seasoned...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Opera 5 is here - it's free and worse than expected.

by NetDanzr Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Dec 11 '00
Pros: Fast, small installation file, good search options.
Cons: Bad layout, no toolbar customization, problems with displaying Web pages.
Recently, Opera 5 has been released, and it is finally free. Well, sort of... It’s a banner-sponsored product, and you’d still have to pay around $40 to get rid of that banner. So many friends have recommended this browser that I decided to give it a...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

opera - excellent alternative

by avneesh , Dec 21 '00
Pros: small d/l, fast and lean, multi-tab function
Cons: a few quirks, but nothing major
I originally was interested in using a browser that would run a microsecond faster on my rather passe pentium 266 with a cable modem. I felt that IE5 took just a tad too long to load up even with a blank page. then i checked out alternative browsers. I...
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Care to try it?

by inerte , Jul 20 '01
Pros: Customise it, integrates email/news, small, fast, low-resources consumer.
Cons: Website owners code poorly documents and it looks ugly on Opera
Opera, one of the smallest browsers available with only 2 megas of file size (fits in two diskettes), is a quick and worth download for every Internet user. Either a newbie or a power-user, you will find everything the other two major players promises...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Interesting product, but sadly, it shouldn't be your only browser

by stevelarrison Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Oct 02 '99
Pros: Fast, efficient, easy to use
Cons: Not free, no Active X support
Opera is a truely unique browser, and Operasoftware is a unique company. If you look at the major players, both Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer are both based on the original Mosaic browser. Opera is the only browser that is not based on...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

The best for high speed web viewing

by heatherweller , Feb 27 '00
Pros: Small, quick quick quick, customizable, great handling of whether to load or not load images
Cons: Won't handle the big "whistles and bells" of some websites, isn't free (I found the price reasonable, but some people are put off having to pay at all)
I'm one of those people who looks for content, not flashy design, when visiting websites, and Opera is definitely the browser to handle my needs. It's small, it's fast, it allows a lot of great customization by the user, and - the big selling point for...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

WWW on a 386!

by bigsteve , Jan 14 '00
Pros: Very small and fast
Cons: Still very new, and not supported by NetZero
Let's take a look at a third option, shall we? America always prides itself on the two-party system, and a third-party candidate is usually pushed off as a joke. But if Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer are the Democrats and the...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

The Joy of Six

by davidjwest , Jan 26 '02
Pros: Very compact yet reature rich browser which speeds up surfing experience.
Cons: Not widely used so some sites behave strangely.
Opera 6 is here, time to replace the old faithful Internet Explorer!

This browser is a must for all serious surfers and Eminions it will speed up that all important habit which you must of formed now you are reading my rant. I accept that...
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Frustrated Web users should visit the Opera..

by amolg7ul , Feb 10 '01
Pros: Speed,Size,Security,Standards Compliant,State-of-the-Art.
Cons: Ad-Banners..
If you are longing for a faster, more efficient and simply better Internet experience, without having to pay, Opera 5+ is the answer through the new ad-sponsored version. Sail across the web with this super-speedy, flexible, and efficient...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera 6 Problems Solved

by lhdal , Mar 05 '02
Pros: fast, easy, window modes, customizable
Cons: some Javascript errors, ad banner
Opera seems to be the third browser in the market. This review is about Opera 6 with Java.

It is absolutely faster than Internet Explorer and Netscape. For this review I will be comparing it with IE 6 and Netscape 4.77. The program with Java...
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Super fast browser!

by gorufu , Jan 22 '00
Pros: Fast, Small, Impressive Features
Cons: Unable to display some client-side scripts, Difficulty in Installing Plug-in.
First time i experienced Opera, I think it was very great. At that time I's using a 486 machine and IE was too slow. The Opera is very small (approximately 1.3 Mb). and use less amount of memory while its performance are able to compete with the major...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

It's small, it's FAST, but it's still learning

by magika , Feb 26 '00
Pros: Fast, lots of features, really fast, customizable, blinding speed
Cons: Little or no advanced html support
When you download Opera, the first thing you notice is that it's FAST. That might have something to do with the fact that it's small, takes up less RAM, uses less processing power, or might just be some good code optimization by their programmers. But...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Opera 6.0 - new, improved, but still short

by dopple , Dec 27 '01
Pros: Small, speedy, customizable, mail/news/IM functionality, cross-platform
Cons: Crashes regularly, can't view many pages correctly, & quite quirky. Costly/features Ad-bar.
It is frustrating that I can't use Opera as a primary browser - I don't care for Internet Explorer, and Netscape is not very reliable, but both those monolith browsers are unfortunately superior. Opera is always *on the verge* of becoming the perfect...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

A small, fast, stable browser for Linux!

by dbirchall , Jun 02 '01
Pros: Small, fast, standards-compliant, fairly stable, cross-platform.
Cons: Doesn't get along with some sites!
Years ago, I was heavily involved with the GEOS operating system. Another user - in South Africa, I think - tired of trying to evangelize for GEOS, and got involved with a project I'd never heard of, called Opera.

A few years later, I'd...
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Doing what a browser should do.

by gwalkr , Jan 30 '01
Pros: Fast, efficient, allows for greater user control.
Cons: Not widely recognized or supported, ad-supported (unless you pay for it).
I begin with an admission: I've been using Internet Explorer for nearly 5 years. After all, it's free, comes with my computer, and is the most widely supported browser around. But after years of putting up with seemingly random crashes (despite several...
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Blazzin Speed Browser

by danlynn , Jan 21 '00
Pros: Great speed, small program
Cons: Lacks in features
For all of you poor 486 owners, you have found out that all of the new IE5 and Netscapes dont run very well on your computers. You have different routes to go here. You can download a later version and hope that it works, but many later versions still...
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Opera, the best?

by polestar , Dec 31 '00
Pros: Small, very fast and very stable
Cons: Small advertisement, Java problems
Opera 5.01 is the latest and undoubtably the best Opera web browser ever made. In my opinion it is better then both Netscape and Internet Explorer, you will see why soon. I had previously tried Opera, around version 3, and even though it was incredibly...
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A Browser for Power Users

by meercatt , Mar 08 '01
Pros: Lightweight, non-intrusive to your system, fast, standards-compliant
Cons: Many complain about the missing cup-holders from IE
Like many Opera users, I found this browser in the search for an alternative to the Heavyweight Champ (IE) and its First Contender (Netscape). IE was insecure (I could be 'hacked' by adolescents with less computing knowledge than myself) and arrogant...
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Speedy browsing, here I come

by gjc12 , Sep 17 '99
Pros: small program, speedy, multiple window handling
Cons: plugins, no auto-URL completion
If you're tired of Netscape taking 5 minutes to load, and you're sick of Internet Explorer trying to take over your computer, I'd highly recommend you try out the Opera web browser. Many people haven't heard of it, but I really think it's an excellent...
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It's only for really slow, old computers

by shivohum , Sep 28 '99
Pros: Small, Very low system requirements
Cons: Buggy, Isn't the standard, Low on features, Multi-tasks badly
Opera is a product that is small (only 1.29 MB for the Windows 95/98/NT English version) and works on slow computers (386 SX w/6 MB of RAM and above). Those are its good points.

Its bad points are many. Chiefly, Opera cannot and will not ever...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Opera: Less is more

by bron47 , Sep 05 '00
Pros: Small , fast, fun browser, excellent usability features.
Cons: Some sites are NS/IE bigots and block Opera use.
I have used the Opera browser off and on for several years. The recent release of version 4 finally won me over and Opera is now my preferred browser. Why? Because I simply find the design and interface superior to either Netscape (my second favorite)...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera

by ralphphillips , Mar 27 '01
Pros: Light and fast, multiple window panes, right-click validation, css support.
Cons: unstable, i get a couple freezes a week with windows win95 and win98.
I started using Opera as a secondary browser a couple of years ago. It is a smaller program than MS IE or Netscape, and loads/runs fast, even on older computers. Opera also has good support of cascading style sheets--a design tool for web pages.
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

It's Small... It's Quick.. It Sings...

by brettfla , Jan 26 '00
Pros: Small, Fast
Cons: HTML-compatiblilty
When I stumbled across this browser, it was a very good day. (more or less ;>) If you want a small and speedy way of going around on the net, then Opera is for you! I did a few quick tests, and Opera beat the pants off of IE 4 for bringing up pages......
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Opera - Smaller IS Better!

by hnlute , Dec 31 '99
Pros: small, fast, multiple open urls, image scalability
Cons: lack of add-ins
Opera became my web browser after I tired of the disk hogging, slow and clumsy antics of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator. Being compact (1.6 MB), it was fast (assembly and machine language only need apply!) and remains so in it's...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

User interface perspective: why Opera is the best

by matsmith , Jan 02 '01
Pros: Very good user interface model; informative and controllable software; an easy software migration for IE users
Cons: Slightly buggy, annoying help interface, ad sponsored
These are my extensive thoughts on Opera 5.00 for Windows 98/2000/NT. This is the latest version of Opera (although a bug fix release has very recently come out) at the time of writing.


Preamble

Many reviews I...
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Opera 5 will make you sing! (update)

by mrgreen , Apr 22 '01
Pros: Fast, reliable, many well integrated functions
Cons: Sometimes Java doesn't work very well, plug-in support not well integrated
Having used Opera for about six months already, I am well acquainted with all its features and pitfalls, and I can only say that Opera has made the internet a much better experience in many ways.

Opera has been dubbed "The Third Browser" by...
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Fast - Very Fast

by mhudack , May 26 '00
Pros: Speedy, well-written, slim, great display
Cons: price
It's been a long time since anyone has had to actually pay for a Web browser. We're used to them being bundled with our new computers, for being available for download for free. Opera challenges this assumption - the assumption that Web browsers are...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

why use anything else? It is THAT good!

by breakdown , Jun 30 '02
Pros: ease of use, price($0.00), productivity
Cons: some bugs
When it comes to web browsers, nothing can even come close to the wonder that is Opera. What sets this free browser apart from all others is the fact that rather than getting in your way with interfaces and pop up adds, Opera instead CLEARS the way for...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

#1 since day 1 no-one else can match it

by graey , May 15 '00
Pros: small, no clutter, fast
Cons: not freeware
Opera, to me, is like a gem laying amid a pile of refuse. While IE fills up phantom directory after phantom directory with multiple copies of the same stupid cookies, it glares at any other program(s) you dare to run and does its very best to spill some...
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If you want speed, Opera is the browser for you

by lpret , Feb 09 '01
Pros: Brilliantly fast, perfect for multitasking, and the wonderful hotlist
Cons: Not as robust as other browsers, the stupid advert bar
I am a student and thus I am constantly doing desperate research for hours at a time. As a student here is what I need a browser to do:
* Be stable
* Be fast
* Be simple
* Be useful

All these things are what Opera is....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 1.0
 

Didn't Like It

by franknarf , Dec 20 '00
Pros: Runs fast.
Cons: Lacks Java and JavaScript
If speed is everything to you, then you might like Opera. But if you are primarily interested in speed you might try using Internet Explorer with the images switched off. If you are interested in enjoying web pages, seeing them as they were meant to be...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Amazingly great browser

by magicbrowser , Jan 29 '03
Pros: Amazingly Fast, More Features, Cool Extras
Cons: Some Incompatibility, Cost
Opera is the best browser ever. Period. I am discussing Opera 7 Final version which was just released on 1/28/03

Extra Features:
Opera has a ton of extra features. One feature that I find kind of useful is the fast forward feature. It...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Smallest browser on earth!

by arky , Jan 18 '00
Pros: Very small and efficient
Cons: May not have all the extras of the big browsers, but that's not always a con :)
Opera may not have every little feature that Netscape or Internet Explorer have, but it's a wonderful browser! It has all the truly necessary features and a lot of extras. It does web browsing, email and news. But the best part of all is it's only...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

A good software

by mimi39 , Apr 30 '02
Pros: it's a free software
Cons: no one
A free software better than internet explorer and nescape!

The downloading of this navigator is simple taking into account the
weight file on installation(2.3 Mo). Opera is proof of the same modesty
in its material requirements,...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera Resonates Well

by chucky , Nov 19 '99
Pros: Nothing to lose with trial for 30 days
Cons: Costs $30, not recommended for cutting web tech
Are you tired of how slow Netscape browser loads up? Do you access the web mainly for retrieving e-mail and surfing non-intensive graphical animations? "Opera" is a viable alternative solution for quick and reliable usage. You have nothing to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera, a better browser.

by ninjacat , Dec 08 '00
Pros: Very small compaired to others, multiple webpages at once
Cons: slightly difficult to figure out if you don't read the directions, cost
The newest Opera internet browser (4.02 at time of write) is a vast improvement over the earlier versions, and that's saying a lot because those were good too. To start off on a good foot, the browsers install program is only slightly over 1 megabyte...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

potential IE killer

by no_kidding , May 18 '01
Pros: Only 2 MB download, fast, easy to manage several open windows
Cons: a banner to keep it free
The Opera 5.x web browser is a serious alternative to the big 2.

These are some of its advantages:

Only 2 Mb download compared to some 25 Mb of the big 2.
It is modest in its need of system resources....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Why I love Opera

by daugava , Mar 13 '00
Pros: small, fast, customizable
Cons: can't handle some sites
OPERA is my favorite web browser, as of March 2000. Why ? Here's few reasons:

* Fast. The programs loads fast, responds immediately and loads pages quickly.

* Keyboard shortcuts make navigation more effortless - for example...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Opera EPOC

by beterweter , Aug 20 '00
Pros: Fast, stable, fairly cheap
Cons: None
I use a Psion 5 MX with a 56k travel modem to be able to browse the internet at any place I want. Until know this was quite frustrating using the Web browser which is provided by Psion itself: it was slow, the web pages were hard to read and the program...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera Browser, getting better all the time.

by bricks , Apr 02 '00
Pros: speed, ease of use
Cons: lacks java support, compatibility problems
Opera is currently my favorite browser. It's loading time beats all other competitors. However this program is not very popular so it is not compatible with a lot of addition software/plugins that Netscape and IE are. It may not have the java...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

A day at the Opera

by twaller98 , Jan 22 '01
Pros: Quick, Small download
Cons: Not my first choice
Why I gave Opera a shot
Not being able to get to Microsoft today, and the fact that the Internet Explorer 4.0 browser that came on the OS on this machine would not let me check my work or web-based email, I decided to try Opera again....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera Kicking the Big Boys

by gjax , Sep 30 '99
Pros: Efficient Interface, small size
Cons: lack of standards, not completely stable
Hey now this is an impressive little program. I worked with Opera for quite a while and I was impressed. The interface is simple and no nonsense. It was designed for the efficient user. It kept my computer running smoothly and took far less resources...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Opera is my favorite browser

by e3mr , Mar 16 '02
Pros: Fast, easy to use, pop up killer, download manager, starts were you left off
Cons: does not work with all sites
I have been using this browser for a long time now and I love it and I only use IE (Internet Explorer)for sites that do not work with Opera like pcpitstop.com’s tests. I have tried other browsers like Netscape but Netscape messed my computer up.
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

The "Slo-Mo" Report - Love It!

by evelyn , Dec 13 '99
Pros: Speed!
Cons: $29.00 for a browser
Some people want their MTV - I want my Opera! I have been running Opera for over a year now and it totally changed my surfing experience. Previous to Opera, I ran Netscape or Microsoft IE and literally crawled along, even reading mail was a hideously...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Opera is not international/global product

by jinno , Mar 23 '00
Pros: Fast, small
Cons: Not Fast Enough, Not a Global Product
Internet means Global.
Global means that you can communicate with other countries
in native form.
With Internet Explorer, with optional foreign language fonts installed,
one can go from New York to Paris, to Vietnam to Hong Kong...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

The Other One...

by sunsrin , Oct 01 '00
Pros: Fast, Plenty of Useful Links, Print Preview Mode
Cons: Not a Pretty Browser?
Opera was losing out !
When it seemed that Opera was being replaced by browser add-ons like Neoplanet and NetCaptor, Opera Software comes out with Opera version 4.x that has the features like the tabbed windows that NetCaptor became popular for....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Opera In Its Place

by jantin , Dec 26 '99
Pros: Blazing speed, ease of use, small download
Cons: No java or scripting support
Opera is fast. That's not to be debated. Compared to the industry leading MS Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator/Communicator, it's a tiny download. The interface is simple. These are the advantages of Opera.

If you accept Opera for what...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Opera is decent but nothing to sing about

by compewterknut , Oct 22 '00
Pros: Easy to Use
Cons: Not that fast and Not that cheap
For a long time I have used Netscape Navigator as my browser of choice and have had absolutely no problems whatsoever with it, but in my quest for something a little different, after checking out all the available browsers on the market, I decided to...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Found a browser that fits!

by jtjackson , May 04 '00
Pros: Small, Lots of Features
Cons: Beta software. Other browsers are free
Anybody who has read my review of Netscape 6 Preview Release 1 may already have some idea why I went looking for Opera. I have an ancient laptop PC with no disk space, no speed, no memory, and a crummy LCD screen. Internet Explorer doesn't come...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

The new best choice

by MattTC , Sep 24 '99
Pros: Stability, Ease of Use
Cons: Not as fast as Internet Explorer
You are unable or unwilling to run Internet Explorer 4 or 5. You have been stuck using Netscape Communicator. it crashes. it crashes again. it takes ages to load and then crashes again. You are thinking about going to Silicon Valley with a gun.

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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

A very good browser that doesn't crash

by obsidian , Feb 14 '00
Pros: small download , doesn't hog resources and good bookmark system.
Cons: manual addon install (they may not work correctly) not a free program.
This is a very good browser that hardly ever crashes at all. It crashes when you visit xoom sites and some other sites but this is due to those sites and Opera is currently attempting to find this problem and fix it. But otherwise a very very good...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
 

Standard OPERAting Proceedure...

by pilferer , Nov 10 '00
Pros: Small disk space required, loads pages quickly, less security risk
Cons: minimal email client, trouble with dhtml and scripting
First of all, let me point out something vital to Operas' main purpose for existence; Opera was created as an alternative to Netscape and IE. It was made for users who have limited disk space, or running legacy systems.

The whole concept of...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

You have to pay for THIS?!

by evansec , Apr 20 '00
Pros: It's different-looking.
Cons: Slow, downloads don't work, not worth your money.
Last summer I was frantically looking for the perfect web browser to suit my needs. I was sick of all the useless junk that came with Netscape and IE; stuff like e-mail programs, news readers, and other accessories I prefer to use independent...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Subjective views

by ttsui01 , Sep 26 '99
Pros: Small, fast.
Cons: The rest
Opera, like Linux attracts the popular "underdog mentality" crowd. Take a look at magazines, newsgroups and chat rooms and you'll find all sorts of people praising it, but few criticizing it. To me, Opera had better come up with plenty of...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Ode Ala Opera 5

by madrigalblue , Jul 15 '01
Pros: Fast, easy to combine e-mail and web surfing.
Cons: No ActiveX support; flash difficulties.
Opera is the best web browser I have used so far. I have had no crashes or program conflicts, as I have had with both Netscape and MSIE. The interface is very easy and simplistic; you can use web-based email within the interface, and to make it easier,...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

The Chosen One

by Russhoolio , Dec 23 '99
Pros: fast, doesn't EVER crash
Cons: Toolbar is too wide.
If you are, as I am sick of Netscape crashing, and IE being slow and unwieldy then you are in for a treat with Opera. It loads sites quickly and it never crashed on me. And believe me I tried to make it crash. The interface takes a little getting used ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Can't sing Opera's praises enough!

by Jellyn , Dec 02 '99
Pros: Small, fast, versatile!
Cons: Our monopoly-run world is ruining Opera's chances.
I've been using Opera for a couple of years now. It's a /great/ web browser. It far outshines any other browser, including Lynx. It's small, it's fast, and it's so very easy to use with just keyboard commands. Since I /hate/ the mouse, I love Opera.
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

My #1 Browser (Updated to version 4.x)

by kurt_h Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Oct 21 '99
Pros: Fast browser, easy to use
Cons: Costs money, not all plug-ins work
Opera has earned a spot on my one touch start-up list. Although I have the latest versions of Netscape and MSIE, it is Opera that I use for the majority of my web surfing. It does not support Java natively, but the Sun plug-in does do a good job of...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Big browser in a small package...

by ender43 , Apr 25 '00
Pros: Fast, trim, great for multi-tasking
Cons: Back button is weird, plugins aren't as smooth
I am currently using IE 4.72, Netscape Communicator 4.7, and Opera 3.60. I hate IE, but some of my work's internal apps only run on IE, so I am forced to use it sometimes. Netscape is good (my favorite is Navigator Gold 3.04, but its get a bit old),...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Welcome to the world of Opera.

by megahexe , Sep 01 '99
Pros: Very small and very quick.
Cons: Oddly configured and behind the curve of the top two browsers.
Yeah, that's right, Opera. Although, this web browser has had little publicity in the US, it's apparently all the rage in Europe (thanks Marcus). The team who developed this browser hail from the icy colds of Norway. I'm not going to make any jokes...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Everyperson's browser

by dalesky Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, Jun 29 '01
Pros: Sleek and resource light.
Cons: none noted, at least none worth harping about.
Got Linux, any Windows version, BEOS, a MAC, etc? Opera is for virtually every OS out there.

I teach technical PC courses, including Inter/Intranet usage. I have been using the Internet since the WWW began, and have tried most of the browsers...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Strict Adherence to HTML - Not Always a Winner

by DanielT , Apr 19 '00
Pros: Customizable down to every option you can imagine, strict adherence to HTML standards
Cons: Most web pages are not designed by standards, so many sites will look awkward.
In today's industry, with all the competition, it is nice to see a product that is designed from the ground up to be purely adherent to the standards.
Opera has impressed me very much because of its strict adherence to the HTML standards that have...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

The little one that could

by ivychamp99 , Apr 29 '01
Pros: Small and Fast. Easily configured.
Cons: Not many once you get to know the program
I was blown away by Opera a few years ago. I was just entering college and did not have the money to buy a new computer. I was using Windows 3.11 on a 486 with 4 megs of ram. Opera basically saved me. It didn't bog down my computer and it was easy to...
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beats the other two

by bessemerboy , Jun 25 '01
Pros: very fast, lots of options and extras - impressive!
Cons: not free, but cheap.
Sorely disappointed by Netscape 6 and definitely not a fan of Internet Explorer, I just began using Opera 5 and am highly impressed. The browser is incredibly fast, bloat-free, and hasn't crashed on me yet. I am overwhelmed by the many options and...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Nothing to Sing About

by to1oy , Nov 22 '00
Pros: It was free
Cons: Slow
I have tried to use the Opera browser. I did not see anything that I feel is as good as Netscape. I Just really was not impresses with any thing about this browser. I feel that is is just a generic browser that wants to be in the mainstream. However, I...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Website services supporting Opera browser

by nell555 , Nov 10 '99
Pros: lots of them
Cons: bookmark management
I have not found that very many sites I like work well with Opera. There is one bookmark management site however, that supports Opera. The site allows you to store, organize, and share bookmarks as well as search public bookmarks on topics of interest....
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Definately Worth the Download...

by Jinizinus , Jan 28 '02
Pros: Ultimate customization, Quick, free
Cons: A bit of trouble with some scripts such as those written specifically for Internet explorer
So it all started when my room mate and I were searching for a new browser because iexplore just wasn't doing the trick, and he comes across this little freeware program called opera. So we install it and are blown away by how fast the connection goes...
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Good for low end systems.

by akm007 , Oct 21 '01
Pros: Its a good, fast and easily usable browser.
Cons: Freeware version shows adds.
Minimum configuration:
- 386 PC with 6 MB of RAM and 4 MB of free disk space
(Please note that the version of Opera 5.0 that includes Java
requires at least a Pentium 166MHz processor, 32 MB of RAM and 65 MB
free hard...
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Too bad it's not universally accepted...
by psychocats ,Oct 05 '03
Pros: Navigation.
Cons: Universality.
I love Opera. It's easy-to-use and extremely customizable. For example, instead of clicking merely on "source," you have the option to view "frame source" as well. You can open new pages in new pages or background pages and not just in new windows--I find this feature wonderful when I'm navigating through many, many pages (especially some that are slow-loading). The big drawback of Opera--it's not universally accepted. Some sites are not optimized for Opera--others merely won't accept it; they'll tell you to use either IE or Netscape. So, I use Opera for most of my navigation, but I keep IE handy, just in case I need it.


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The best gets even better.
by movie12345 ,May 24 '04
Pros: tabbed browsing (MDI), mouse gestures, speed
Cons: Not 100% compatible (webpages designed for internet explorer)
I recently upgraded to opera 7.5 from 7. This version is even better. It adds IRC chat and is more stable than the previous version. It keeps my favorite features as they were. Like mouse gestures, tabbed browsing (MDI). Of course, using this browser has its drawbacks. A few websites are not compatible with it, and there is a banner ad if you do not register. However, I plan to register this new version. I have used both windows and linux versions. Consistent interface across the environments.
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