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http://www.opera.com/browser/
Opera 10.5 was just released. And as a fan of Opera I definitely recommend this browser if you are looking for something light, and yet will run most of the things you actually need. FF maybe a much better browser in terms of addons and control and what not, but Opera is definitely the more stable and more stable out of the box package. + Opera takes up way less ram, so I dont have to wake up in the morning to see 1000 MB RAM usage from FF which kills my 2 GB RAM laptops. Nor do I have to rage everytime FF crashes with 20 youtube windows on capped inet.
Opera 10.5 is extremely fast and starts up pages really quickly, even faster than chrome, it's stable, takes up less RAM once you get a billion tabs, and I was pretty satisfied with the 2nd Beta build which was pretty good. The browser itself has a functional inside browser IRC/email client and much more. Its only flaw is the lack of addons, however, if you are willing to sacrifice your esoteric add ons and flexibility for a more stable and faster browser, especially when dealing with flash, its worth a shot.
It has great windows 7 compatibility I hear too, so people with windows 7 should give it a shot
List of Features
http://www.opera.com/browser/features/
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I've always had a soft spot for Opera, so I'll give it a try. While I don't see myself switching from the Chrome-Firefox combo any time soon, Opera could be a good solution for my home computer since Chrome's control on cache size and location is a pain to handle.
That said, half of the fancy clients Opera has integrated like torrent and IRC really never sees use, I'd like them to just do away with that and try to add more functionality and speed on the browser front.
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not out for macs yet so i will have to wait
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Opera is better in terms of control. 
Opera THE BEST!
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Ah right, 10.5 is the version where they just ripped off Chrome's looks. Awesome.
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Well don't know whats new in the next vers, but I love opera for massive tab browsing currently. Using it and FF both
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I was a heavy Opera user before I found Vimperator. I feel like a traitor... lol. 
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On March 03 2010 01:26 Ecael wrote:
Ah right, 10.5 is the version where they just ripped off Chrome's looks. Awesome.
Hey
If you want to do it that way look at this:
http://www.geektechnica.com/2009/06/8-browser-innovations-started-by-opera/
Stealing is part of the business and makes everyone happy. This article is from 2009 and doesnt even mention Opera Unite which I think is unique to Opera + it innovated the built in search field  . Its a shame that the Opera community is relatively small so an add on community cannot be implemented effectively.
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That is actually meant to be a compliment, like I mentioned in my first post, I've always had a soft spot for Opera, which I had used more consistently than I had FF for the longest time. One of the main things that had me going for Chrome over Opera 10.1 was the simple and clean interface that Chrome had, so to see Opera adapt such a visual outlook is pretty awesome. That doesn't change the fact that both Opera and FF just ripped off that look after Chrome proved to be popular though.
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The download page asked me for username/pw for ftp to download.
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On March 03 2010 01:38 Ecael wrote:
That is actually meant to be a compliment, like I mentioned in my first post, I've always had a soft spot for Opera, which I had used more consistently than I had FF for the longest time. One of the main things that had me going for Chrome over Opera 10.1 was the simple and clean interface that Chrome had, so to see Opera adapt such a visual outlook is pretty awesome. That doesn't change the fact that both Opera and FF just ripped off that look after Chrome proved to be popular though.
Heh I took that as an insult because some of the opera fans have been complaining about it on Reddit. I have never been too big a fan of a large menu which simply takes up a whole lot of space, so its definitely a good step in the right direction. Cant wait for FF 3.7 though, I hope they fix their speed/ram issues.
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using opera since quite some time now since FF took way too much ram
i really like the overlay and the functions and will probably never use another browser again
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Yesss, i'm using Opera since it wasn't even free, like almost 6 years with this awesome browser. Switched from FF after 3 months because FF was very crappy in 2004;p
It's so great to see Opera evolving all the time
And not only they update it often, but also give new skin every update
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I used to use opera before I started using firefox. I was having some problems with opera back then though, some of the sites I went to wouldn't load right.
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hmmmm Chrome outfit, but even better under the hood?
brb, downloading...
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okay I'm trying Opera out right now, my IE seems to be frozen a lot lately.. hopefully Opera will be faster!
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You've convinced me, the included torrent tracker is great.
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hmmmm... I think I can tell the difference in speed between Chrome and Opera even when browsing TL. Opera has a robust feeling to it, I like it. Also, mouse gestures are obviously 10X better than the extension for Chrome.
I still love Chrome's body better(what you can do with tabs, all-in-one address bar etc.), but Opera's engine is great.
1 more tiny dislike about opera appearance:
The tabs are like 2 pixels separated from the top of the screen so I keep missing the tabs I want to click.
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Thanks dude!
I just downloaded and its good I was opera user mostly because of my crappy pc and this version looks even better !
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