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The premise of Opera has always been the same--develop the fastest, smallest, and most full-featured browser available--and the latest version maintains the tradition. Opera has all the basics covered, including tabbed browsing with mouse-over preview, a search bar, advanced bookmarking tools, and simple integration with your favorite e-mail and chat clients. Mouse-gesture support, keyboard shortcuts, and drag-and-drop functionality further enhance your surfing experience.
With solid basics, Opera's extra features push it to the top of the class. Integrated theme support lets you preview themes from within the interface so you know what you're getting before you download. Widgets (akin to Mac OS X dashboard applications) are small, useful programs that appear in a window from any app while Opera is running. The Wand utility combines autofill with saved passwords. We really like the addition of torrent support and real-time fraud protection for safer browsing.
A new feature in version 9.2, Speed Dial, permanently assigns bookmarks and tabs any digit from one through nine. When you enter one of those numbers into the URL bar, the corresponding site loads when you hit enter. Overall, we think Opera might have what it takes to unseat even the biggest-name browsers if users give it the opportunity. Opera is a must-download for those looking for a full-featured browser with added extras.
Opera's latest beta is blazing:Publisher's Description
From Opera Software:
Opera 9.2 introduces Speed Dial, which improves navigation to your favorite sites. There's also fraud protection, and anti-phishing detection keeps browsing safe and secure. Other unique features include innovative widgets and a strong pop-up blocker. Tabbed browsing and saved sessions further increase browsing efficiency. You can also add your favorite search engines to the search bar and use beautiful skins to personalize your browser.
Version 9.21 adds a shortcut for searching Yahoo Answers and fixes a a buffer overflow bug with malformed torrents, among other fixes and changes.
What's new in this version: Version 9.21 adds a shortcut for searching Yahoo Answers and fixes a a buffer overflow bug with malformed torrents, among other fixes and changes.
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4.3 starsout of 3,702 votes
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Current version:
4.3 starsout of 78 votes
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"Great Stuff!!! A world beyond internet explorer!"
Version: Opera 9.21
Pros
Better interface, better pop up blocking, better security, better speed.... and with the ability to customize the browser with widgets... its simply the best browser out there!
Cons
None... :)
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"splenderfull"
Version: Opera 9.21
Pros
all in one ,, speedial ,, mouse gestures
Cons
it is too good & above the all
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"Good"
Version: Opera 9.21
Pros
I prefer just it, it is so familiar to me)))
Cons
Sometimes it closes without visible reasons(
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"EXCELLENT "ALTERNATIVE" BROWSER!!!!!!"
Version: Opera 9.21
Pros
Fast and very safe
Make your web-surfing more enjoyable with "widgets"
NO CRASHES EXPERIENCED
Cons
Some sites require Internet Explorer. Google Toolbar and SiteAdvisor are not compatilble. (There's not even an unnofficial Siteadvisor button for this! Unlike Maxthon!)
It is highly recommended not to make this your main browser if you have to visit some sites that require Internet Explorer, and really need SiteAdvisor and Google Toolbar.
IF YOU DON'T NEED ANY OF THOSE, THEN THIS SHOULD BE THE PERFECT MAIN BROWSER. IF YOU DO, GET MAXTHON, HOWEVER, KEEP THIS AS AN ALTERNATE BROWSER, IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO EXPERIENCE FASTER PAGE LOADS.
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"bad"
Version: Opera 9.21
Pros
bad
Cons
uses lots of memorr and gave me a virus and malware
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"Super great"
Version: Opera 9.21
Pros
No security holes ,easy, brings speed back to the internet, and has a useful speed dial.I don't know anything wrong with it.by the way, it does work on google docs if you go to site prefrences> mask as firefox. So, yea it's awesome
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"FAST! Way feature-packed, user-friendly & customizable. Why use anything else?"
Version: Opera 9.21
Pros
It leaves IE6 in the dust (haven't tried IE7, and won't)! There's no comparison. IE is a tricycle and Opera is a Ferarri, except Opera is free. Speed, features, name any browser funtion you can think of, and Opera is better. Opera does so many things IE can't. Not just silly things, either, but really useful things. If you are using IE, I strongly recommend you try Opera. Give yourself a few days with it to get used to its features and look. My guess is you'll never look back. I read somewhere that Opera users tend to be evangelistic. I understand why. I have used Firefox once or twice, and have read nothing but good things about it. It may be just as good as Opera; try it and decide for yourself. For me, I have no reason to try it. Opera is so good I'm not looking to switch.
Cons
Every once in a while I get a "your browser is not supported" message from a website. My first knee-jerk reaction is "Why not? My browser is so much better than the supported ones you list." Usually flipping the toggle for Opera to spoof IE fixes the problem. Sometimes it doesn't, but there is a way to actually open an IE window within Opera. I've sent a few e-mails to these websites asking them to expand their list of supported browsers since Opera is so popular (I'm an evangelist, remember?). As I understand it, older websites were written with code not as generic as that used today, and when they are hit with something other than IE or Netscape they halt. It's a minor annoyance. BTW, no, I don't work for Opera!
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"Opera!?Should be called Tornado!"
Version: Opera 9.21
Pros
Damn this this browser with the weird name is FAST!.Go get it bye bye explorer bye bye!
Cons
Are you joking cons?
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"The BEST Browser ever!!!!!!! :O)"
Version: Opera 9.21
Pros
I will tell you a little about OPERA:
Opera is Everything! It's Perfect! I love this program, because I could change it in any way I want. I change the color, skin, font, icons, lenguages, pop ups, etc. Have interesting widgets. the zoom is very useful, setting the font at any size(good for your eyes) you could fit the page, so no need for scrooling up,down or side to side. You also could download Opera Mini for your device(cell), for your Nintendo, etc....Well I'm in LOVE with OPERA!
OHHH and is FAST!
Cons
sometimes some sites aren't OPERA friendly :(
Only in that case I use Explorer (the SLOW turtle)
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"the best browser ! give it a try !"
Version: Opera 9.21
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