The Definitive "BEST BROWSER" thread

By Silvorgold
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What is the Best Browser  

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  1. 1. What is the Best Browser

    • Mozilla/Firefox
      427
    • Opera
      86
    • Internet Explorer
      111
    • IE Alternative (MyIE2, etc)
      85
    • Netscape
      1
    • Safari
      13
    • Konqueror
      1
    • Lynx
      2
    • K-Meleon
      3
    • Other
      7

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chacho

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i see that you are new here, and just want to point out that most of the community is not full of trolls as this thread might have indicated...as others have said, this topic has been discussed extensively elsewhere, so always search before you make a new thread. thanks.

oh, and FF for me as well :D

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iconboy

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i use opera, but i still use IE6 for somethings, for instance quicktime imbeded in a webpage.. doesnt work for me through opera, also bitorrents mess up in opera as well :( so i mix it up between the two, but opera is clearly superior to all the browswers and ive tried them all. Its even better than firefox! ;)

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scoult01

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Just shut up about it and ignore then.

We understand that completely, but the number of times repeditive threads are made (sometimes on consecutive days, or even on the same page), it does get kind of annoying.

There should simply be a sticky in the software forum perhaps that has

a) A list of applications (type specific ie; Web Browsing, Theming)

b) A brief description of what the program does.

c) Once a user replies to the thread with another program that is not on the list, add the program, and then delete their post so that it doesnt become filled with repeated software.

eg.

Customing

- DColorXP (www.whatevertheurlforitis)

Display shortcut text on either top of bottom of desktop icons, and how they are arranged.

I know SD already has one which contains freeware apps, but the problem is, not enough people read/search the forums before posting.

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ludeboy

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The guy only has 3 posts. He's obviously new here. Cut the guy some slack. Just because we've been here long enough to see all these browser war threads doesn't mean he has. Just instruct him to use the search button without being so damn arrogant and hostile. It's not how we used to be here on Neowin. I'm actually more annoyed with the folks that HAVE been here for a long time and try to increase their post counts by making stupid and unnecessary comments, or give some half-assed advice they don't know anything about.

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Verbose.

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If you're referring to compatibility and system performance then I say IE but if you're talking about speed, ease of use, customization, etc then it is Firefox and Opera. Firefox is actually faster than Opera. If you load a page like linux.com (fairly graphics-intensive) with Stopwatch. I tested page loadtime awhile ago for a review I wrote at another tech forum...

Opera 7.22 b3221 (uncached) : 34.460 -- 06.199 (cached) -- 06.850 (no images)

Firefox 0.8 (uncached) : 19.869 -- 14.350 (cached)

IE 6 (uncached) : 20.730 -- 15.702 (cached)

best browser for xp

Your title implies to me you're talking about compatibility. If compatibility is the issue, use IE, otherwise, use Firefox.

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