[hxc] Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 opera was what i first started to use when i gave up on ie, firefox eventually grabbed my attention though, what with how customizable it is to my needs. and the choices i have of what i want in a browser. although i enjoyed opera a lot, firefox does more of what i need it to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanvictim Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I don't use small icons in firefox on purpose, because they are way to small and ****ty. My point was that opera could look just like firefox, which you obviously didn't get. 585522689[/snapback] I did, actually... was wondering why you didn't use the small icons, is all. Opera vs. FX is like Windows vs. Mac! :( Which gets people all itchy when someone starts a thread like this. But I'm okay, since I use Opera/FX/WinXP/Mac. Everybody should, then the world would be a better place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted February 23, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 23, 2005 i tried it but...1. i didn't like the banners 2. it's not free 3. the user interface was way too busy and cluttered overall i didn't care for it too much. 585515601[/snapback] Blame Opera for the banners OR because it is not free but don't blame it for both. It's just not fair. The free version has banners. The non-free version has no banners. I found the opposite to be true.Firefox consumed up to 200+ MB of physical ram alone by opening a few tabs. This is rediculous! Open more tabs and watch the usage balloon upwards to hysteria. With Opera 8.0 open right now and have 5 tabs open on news site, it is using 21 MB. Never have I seen Opera crash. Never. 585515729[/snapback] I just installed Opera and opened a few tabs. I got up to 110MB of RAM usage pretty quickly. It all depends on the content. Opera is now taking 101.4MB with only this tab (Neowin) open. Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rix Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I just installed Opera and opened a few tabs. I got up to 110MB of RAM usage pretty quickly. It all depends on the content. 585522720[/snapback] Opera Preferences >> History And Cache, Change memory cache to somthing like 20MB, restart opera. Open those sites again ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisCr0ss Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I acutally tried, Avant Opera Netscape IE At first i wouldnt want to switch from Avant to FireFox then i really liked FireFox and Opera dint like it bcuz u need to pay, netscap iuno jus din catch my attention n well you know bout IE. FireFox is customizable and fun and since i discovered the bookmark toolbar i havent been the same. Also tabs mite use memory however who opens 30+ tabs? Max tabs i have is 2-5 no more. So to me its not worth switching over to another browser for one little thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted February 23, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 23, 2005 Yes, I have tried it. No problems, really. There are just three reasons why I still use Firefox: 1. Opera isn't free. 2. For some reason Firefox feels more like home. All the extensions I found give me little reason to look elsewhere for a browser. 3. I'm not a system-resource maniac. In other words, I'm not going to spend half an hour monitoring how much RAM my browser eats. I got better things to do. Thank God I have enough memory to spare. The fact (?) that Opera is faster or eats less RAM just doesn't concern me. That's pretty much it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted February 23, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 23, 2005 Opera Preferences >> History And Cache, Change memory cache to somthing like 20MB, restart opera. Open those sites again ;) 585522733[/snapback] I set the memory browser cache to 4MB. Opera takes 35MB with no windows open. Right now with only Neowin, it's taking 84.3MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Ya... I don't like it... It's shipped with adds and whatever... Paid? Why? FF is free so I don't pay... End of discution for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eilegz Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 i try it its a very good browser but with no extension and with ads forf ree version i think that i rather stay with firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imtoomuch Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Many people have posted about firefox being more customizeable that opera, or opera being cluttered, or not being able to move the tabs below the navigation. It annoyes me when people blatantly lie, so here's a screenshot revealing the truth 585522409[/snapback] You forgot extensions. People don't just mean Firefox's GUI is more customizable. It's function is also customizable with extensions. I'd like to know how to remove the new tab button from the tabbar. It's annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-n-t Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 rightlclick on it and press remove frm bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rix Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I set the memory browser cache to 4MB.Opera takes 35MB with no windows open. Right now with only Neowin, it's taking 84.3MB 585522750[/snapback] What version is this? I'm running Opera 8 Beta 1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Seetheworldsecond Subscriber¹ Posted February 23, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 23, 2005 I use both, I also Use internet explorer, But out of the Three my Favortive is FireFox. Hey But each Browser Is good For Different Things I found out while using them. Some Are better then others In some web sites, and some Browsers you need for certain Web sites. So Thats what I Learned By using all 3. FireFox being number 1, Opera Number 2, I :happy: E Number 3. Thats order I use them Most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieron Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Im an ex FF user and moved over to Opera ADLESS recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andos Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I also like Firefox's customisation engine more. I have better control over it when i can drag it around. In opera you have to click in a dialog box ("i want the toolbar to be at the bottom") and you can only remove stuff from the UI by right clicking them and click "remove from toolbar". And i don't like that. I could accidently click it and I would have to look through lots of wierd dialogs to get it back where it was before. In firefox you have to click "customize" before you can do that which is more right IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vip Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 i used to be a Firefox fanboi, used it ever since it was phoenix ... i loved it, but found that i loved Opera much much more once opera got to about 7.5 release, ever since I have used Opera .... on pc and now mac :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rix Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Im an ex FF user and moved over to Opera ADLESS recently 585522900[/snapback] Yeah, you made it pretty clear in the Firefox Vs Opera thread that you cracked it, geesh :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8tImER Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Yeah, you made it pretty clear in the Firefox Vs Opera thread that you cracked it, geesh :rolleyes: 585523058[/snapback] hey, this is the Firefox vs. Opera thread... ... number 8192481. :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted February 24, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 24, 2005 What version is this? I'm running Opera 8 Beta 1: 585522844[/snapback] Opera 8 Beta (downloaded today) for Linux (Debian sid) It also seems slower than FF with one tab open but performance doesn't seem to degrade as quickly, however, when operating with a dozen or more tabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Yeah, I've used it before. It wasn't exactly bad, but I didn't like it. For one thing there are ads, and I just didn't feel like getting used to/learning a new browser when what I use (Firefox) does the job fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbiotic Hat Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I used it a long time ago when it wasn't so bloated on my Macintosh 603e. I've tried to go back but it's just too bloated. Firefox has all the features I want and nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LispyGlitter2 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 other: I used it...kinda liked it...but I don't prefer it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji@nBing Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Yeah I've used it and I like it a lot. It's just as good as Firefox. I just prefer Firefox though. I find it more simple and easy to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹ Posted February 24, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 24, 2005 No, because the pricetag + adverts put me off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethere Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Tried it. But, can only use it at home. For some reason the proxy's don't work here at work with Opera. At home I use it with no problems. That's the only thing I can really say I don't like about Opera. So, I use both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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