Help Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Memory leakage is a pain in the a**. And startup time is horrific too. =\. What's the difference between running FF, Opera, IE? How is FF "easier" to run? They all do the same basic things. Oh and my Opera8 blocks ads fine =P. 585854550[/snapback] For one, with Firefox, you don't need to mess around with .ini files, you click on an XPI file (an extension) and firefox installs it and you configure the extension using the GUI. That's easier... Start-up time? horrific? seriously, waiting 5 more seconds for a browser to start-up won't kill you, it's really like the Ads in Opera, where you get a trade-off of Ads while your use the browser. Whereas for firefox, the trade-off is start-up time for a clean, simple browser. (and the start-up time is only a temporary side-effect, where as the Ads is pretty much permanent until you pay) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jantjetest Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 @Help that's a bit shortsighted. although i'm an Opera fan i agree that some of the things aren't the most ideal, but FireFox isn't either. simply because we all have different needs. we don't live in an ideal world. the learning curve of FF is just as steep btw. it may look simple at first, but you'll have to figure out what 1000 extensions you need. then figure out which extensions work with eachother(because there are quite some extension that let FF crash or act weird when combined) and then basically start all over again by deleting your profile once there's this minor update which should only fix security issues. i know, once you know how it all works it's not too bad, but the ini's of Opera arent either. a pro is that you only have to set it up once, and the settings from this profile can probably go until version 9 etc.. (don't get me started on "Mozilla backup" btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drshdw Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 For one, with Firefox, you don't need to mess around with .ini files, you click on an XPI file (an extension) and firefox installs it and you configure the extension using the GUI. That's easier...Start-up time? horrific? seriously, waiting 5 more seconds for a browser to start-up won't kill you, it's really like the Ads in Opera, where you get a trade-off of Ads while your use the browser. Whereas for firefox, the trade-off is start-up time for a clean, simple browser. (and the start-up time is only a temporary side-effect, where as the Ads is pretty much permanent until you pay) 585854783[/snapback] Why can't I install downloaded FireFox themes just by clicking them? Why do I have to find an external program just to do that? O.o Opera included all the extensions that I need, why bother d/ling others? Pointless. And even with all those extensions, the exe file of Opera is still about the same size as FF's. The startup time of FF is give or take 20 seconds on my computer, default skin, adblock, etc. That is pretty damn slow. IE takes 4 seconds to start. Opera takes 5 seconds. Why would I want to wait an extra 15 seconds for FF to load? Btw my Opera has no ads, so whats your point? I'd rather not have ads than have a slow loading time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Firefox with the best Extentions :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmathis Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Firefox for me! :) I cant stand adds and would never pay for a web browser, hence no Opera, when there are lots of free ones to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmc777 Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Friefox but there plenty of these already going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ward57 Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Opera. Faster, smaller, more powerful, more standards compliant, email built-in, better looking, features more consistent and homogenous, less buggy, cooler CEO, sworn enemies of MS, etc :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanManIt Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 I prefer Firefox. I used Opera a while back, but I think Firefox is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWRplaya Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Firefox, it doesnt have that REALLY big menu at the top and left sides... anyway, Firefox, yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hani Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 omg, another thread on this subject :angry: By the way, I vote Opera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted May 2, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 2, 2005 somebody please kill me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardly Posted May 2, 2005 Share Posted May 2, 2005 Just try the one that you like best, not what other people think. Personally I like firefox better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worbd Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 I prefer Firefox. I used Opera a while back, but I think Firefox is better. 585862423[/snapback] Why do you think Firefox is better? You should at least try Opera 8 before commenting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcv Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Why do you think Firefox is better? You should at least try Opera 8 before commenting... 585870832[/snapback] I tried Phoenix 0.1 a while ago and it sucked!!! So I went back to Opera and haven't looked back! </sarcasm> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_demilord Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Firefox rulez period :ninja: /me love open source Firefox is the most compliant W3C standard browser I tried opera but it is adware and crashed alot :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:YodaGP:. Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Opera! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drshdw Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Firefox rulez period :ninja: /me love open sourceFirefox is the most compliant W3C standard browser I tried opera but it is adware and crashed alot :no: 585873305[/snapback] Firefox's user feedback used to crash FF all the time, pos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplySchizo Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 If I only had a nickle, everytime I......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rix Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Firefox rulez period :ninja: /me love open sourceFirefox is the most compliant W3C standard browser I tried opera but it is adware and crashed alot :no: 585873305[/snapback] Please, get your facts right. Opera is more standards complient then firefox, period :rolleyes: Why do you love open source? I'm guessing you can't code through the way you spell rules.. :sleep: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_demilord Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I was acting fanboish, For everyone just try the browser you most like and use that one. Opera is a mature browser with some hickups. Every browser has its ups and downs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azusa Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 IMHO we all have our diffences so diffrent browsers benefit us in different ways so debates,polls and descussions which try to determen the best are realy just pointless but anyhoo go firefox&4chan!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoundToEarth Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Not another thread.. I love opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcart3 Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Opera is a pretty good browser. If for some reason I couldn't use Firefox, I definately would use Opera in it's place. I like Firefox because of the extensions that I have gotten to the point where I don't think I would want to surf the web without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altered State of Consciousness Posted May 13, 2005 Share Posted May 13, 2005 ...I have gotten to the point where I don't think I would want to surf the web without [extensions]. 585908363[/snapback] Yes, gotta love updating all those extensions every time you update Firefox.. Not to mention the chance they will conflict with one another. I tried FF a few different times, always got sick of Extension-hell. It's a good browser, for sure, I just think Extensions are implemented wrong. And 90% of them are just there to rip off Opera features anyway, so there's no point, to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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