home hardware prices news articles forums photos user reviews
Go Back   Tech Support Forums - TechIMO.com > PC Hardware and Tech > General Tech Discussion
Ask a Tech Support Question (free)!

Opera vs. Firefox

View Poll Results: Opera or Firefox
Opera 23 31.94%
Firefox 49 68.06%
Voters: 72. You may not vote on this poll

Reply
Get bargains at  »  Dealighted.com
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Currently Active Users: 1731
Discussions: 200,509, Posts: 2,374,410, Members: 245,832
Old July 2nd, 2004, 11:50 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 85
Opera vs. Firefox

I choose Opera Over firefox due to several features. Alot of firefox's embedded features seem to slow down or bog down firefox making it slower. Firefox's pop-up blocker seems to not block out certain pop-ups. Also, when i used firefox i seemed to contract spyware/ad-ware alot. Opera has many features that firefox does not match, inlucing the m2 mail client. Post your views on Opera and firefox here.
Immortal55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old July 2nd, 2004, 11:54 PM     #2 (permalink)
nuisance since 1968
 
OuTpaTienT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: ɐqɟs
Posts: 10,457
Contracted spyware/ad-ware alot using Firefox?!!!! Replace "alot" with "not at all" and you'd be correct. Seems to me you're confused.
OuTpaTienT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old July 2nd, 2004, 11:59 PM     #3 (permalink)
It's full of stars ¬_¬;
 
paul9's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Gateshead U.K.
Posts: 9,159
Send a message via MSN to paul9 Send a message via Yahoo to paul9
firefox has a matching mail client, but if you want a package, then mozilla has the mail client integrated. voting ff, i haven't used opera for years.
paul9 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old July 3rd, 2004, 12:00 AM     #4 (permalink)
================>
 
The Real Bingo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: PA, USA
Posts: 18,826
I voted for Firefox. I haven't gotten a pop-up for the life of my computer, which is almost 7 months using Mozilla for the first 6.5, then for the last 2 weeks I have been using Firefox.
The Real Bingo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old July 3rd, 2004, 12:00 AM     #5 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 85
Opera's is no integrated as well right into the browser in the newest version. Also Opera is now fully customizable you can change toolbars add toolbars add new buttons, literally the browser is almost fully customizable. You can also edit connection settings, which can increase the speed of loading pages.

Last edited by Immortal55 : July 3rd, 2004 at 12:03 AM.
Immortal55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old July 3rd, 2004, 12:03 AM     #6 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Gilthanaz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 877
My vote goes to opera, it seems to load pages a tad bit faster then firefox and I like interface better. Just a personal preference really since they are both excellent browsers.
__________________
“One things for sure: Whenever we play, our goalie stays warm.”
- Ville Nieminen, Pittsburgh Penguins
Gilthanaz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old July 3rd, 2004, 12:18 AM     #7 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
omalleytrading's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 623
I've used both for quite a while, and I'm voting for Firefox. IMHO, it has the feature that I need the most -- it renders pages correctly. Right or Wrong, Opera still has problems dispaying some pages out on the Internet. Most likely it's because the authors of those pages didn't code them properly, and IE renders anything no matter how badly written so they don't even know it's wrong.

Opera chokes on some of them, while Firefox can handle them more gracefully.
omalleytrading is offline   Reply With Quote
Old July 3rd, 2004, 12:27 AM     #8 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 85
well, Opera and Firefox are clearly better than IE, but between Opera and Firefox, it is really just a matter of personal preference. I prefer Opera because it not only has a faster *raw speed* (meaning page-rendering) but also it generally makes web surfing more efficient and faster by all of the convenient features it has, like wand, and M2, etc. etc. etc. Also, you can find MUCH better support for this on the Opera forums. people there truly know their stuff and will give you hard facts and proof that prove Opera to be the fastest. look for guys like non-troppo and stuff.
Immortal55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old July 3rd, 2004, 12:29 AM     #9 (permalink)
Newbie
 
filipino's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Philippines
Posts: 3,894
Firefox
filipino is offline   Reply With Quote
Old July 3rd, 2004, 12:40 AM     #10 (permalink)
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Illinois
Posts: 10
Send a message via AIM to ForestRanger
As long as we're both clear on one thing: both Opera and Firefox beat IE.

Then, it's a matter of personal preference. I really don't think one browser is truly overall better than the other. For me, Opera is definitely the way to go. Opera runs faster, it displays pages faster -- and almost never displays them incorrectly, and Opera has all the features I need in a browser. And it has them integrated much more smoothly than Firefox, for which you have to download extensions that not only slow things down but don't work as smoothly together and could cause conflicts. I also favor Opera's interface over Firefox's, mostly because Firefox's reminds me way too much of IE. Opera is also much more customizable than Firefox -- so even if you hate Opera's interface, you can easily change it to look completely different, and the skinning process with Opera couldn't be easier. Hundreds of skins are easily available on the Opera community website, and Opera automatically equips them once downloaded. So you really can't even complain about Opera's look or interface, because you can make it look however you like.
ForestRanger is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
What browser do you use? ArcticFox General Tech Discussion 150 February 22nd, 2005 12:56 AM
Best Browser njolakoski Applications and Operating Systems 20 June 11th, 2004 01:58 PM
small internet browser izaic3 General Tech Discussion 13 April 26th, 2004 09:42 PM
Enjoying Firefox! blubomber Applications and Operating Systems 49 March 29th, 2004 11:34 AM
What Internet Browser do you use and why? VERT Networking and Internet 48 April 13th, 2002 05:16 PM


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Most Active Discussions
Is It Just Me? (1635)
FT HOOD attack: 7 killed 12 injured (67)
Review My Build (6)
HELP!!! What do you think of this s.. (16)
Looking for a graphic card that wil.. (30)
Assosiations (21496)
My 1st pc build (40)
PC Modern Warfare 2: it's much wors.. (12)
Aero in Vista (7)
core i7 extreme 975, nvidia 9400gt (9)
How to Ship a PC (16)
Building my first computer (13)
[F@H SPAM 11/1/09]New month . . . n.. (33)
slaving laptop drive (7)
Recent Discussions
windows 7 retail and rtm (3)
boot from CD-ROM in chipset via P4M80.. (1)
Windows Experience Index is screwed u.. (3)
Review My Build (6)
FAT32 to NTFS file system in Win2kpro (4)
Internet very slow since updating AVG.. (8)
Motherboards and my curse... (25)
HELP!!! What do you think of this sys.. (16)
New Processor, Monitor will not turn .. (2)
2009 Build (4)
My 1st pc build (40)
Freezing During Music/Movies (1)
ext. sound card laptop to stereo syst.. (2)
Remote Desktop via SSH and error mess.. (2)
Help and Support disappeared from my .. (0)
[F@H SPAM 11/1/09]New month . . . new.. (33)
Basic applications needed for "r.. (1)
core i7 extreme 975, nvidia 9400gt (9)
hard drive problem (2)
Win7 TrustedInstaller Permissions (2)
Speed up Win 7 boot time a bit (1)
Hard Drive test program (2)
wireless westell versalink model 327w (1)
New build 10 second reboot cycle! Won.. (3)
New Linksys Routers (2)


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:59 AM.
TechIMO Copyright 2008 All Enthusiast, Inc.



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28