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4 stars
Version: Maxthon 1.5.9 build 80
"Good browser, but I don't use it that often anymore"
Pros: Tabbed browsing.
Pop-up blocker integrated.
Filters you can set up.
Cons: Sometimes crashes and some pages don't load as they should do.
I use Opera as a standard browser nowadays.
But I have Maxthon and Avant Browser installed as well.
And Internet Explorer 7 too.
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1 out of 5 people found this review helpful
2 stars
Version: Maxthon 1.5.9 build 80
"OK, but flawed and undistinguished"
Pros: Seems fairly stable. Reasonable but unremarkable range of features, most of which work as they are supposed to. Pleasant enough interface - lots of skins available, but of variable quality, and awkward to install. Tabs work well.
Cons: Very unwieldy, unhelpful search arrangements, which kept defaulting to Yahoo; not compatible with Google Toolbar for IE. Generally incompatible with IE add-ons as far as I could tell - would not work with Fresh Download plugin or IESpell either. If you want a Trident-based browser, Avant Browser and FlashPeak Slimbrowser are both far better products; even IE7 is preferable!
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4 stars
Version: Maxthon 1.5.9 build 80
"Good browser. but Avant is better"
Pros: Pop blocking, tabbed browsing, groups
Cons: Unable to import groups from Avant or other browsers, need to right click to close sites. I only use it when sites don't open in Avant, which has only been one so far.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Maxthon 1.5.9 build 80
Pros: I've been using it more than two years and now I cannot surf internet without it, even I cannot think an "online life" without it.
It has perfect features:
It opens a link in new page only by dragging the link.
It has mouse gestures, you can assign any mouse shortcuts. For ex you can close the page only by dragging down with right button of your mouse
It has autofill. You can save form information once and you can use it anytime by only a shortcut.
It has groups. You can open many pages once.
Favorites improved. You can open all links in a favorites folder once. You can add a link by clicking the favorites folder you want, and just say Add URL here. And you can right click any favorites link and click Update by current URL
It has customized search. You can add any search engine or web page for searching. For ex. I've added a translator to search bar and I only drag the word over the search bar and it opens the translator web page with the word's meaning.
It has simple collector which you can add notes to Collector for future use. It keeps it in XML format.
It has URL Aliases. So you can assign aliases for web pages. For ex in my maxthon typing "ae" opens americanexpress.com.
It has URL keys. For ex F4 opens google.com in my maxthon
It has everything I need and more...
I strongly recommend this browser for who likes shortcut and speed!!
Thanks a lot Maxthon, you are making my life easier and faster
Cons: It doesnt regular Google Toolbar but you can search google by default search bar.
It doesnt support Google Notebook. But it has Collector inside.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Maxthon 1.5.9 build 80
"Four years from now, this will be IE 8"
Pros: 1. Built over the IE engine, so any page displays right. 2. The only fully-thought-out tabbing display, >100 tabs if you want.3. More ways than you would dream of to perform common actions faster. 4 Highly and intelligently configurable.
Cons: Practically no Help, but you can gather information from the Web site.
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