mrchetsteadman Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Hey, I have been using Maxthon for a while and it works flawlessly. it is also VERY fast. Any thoughts on this program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Well I use it for logging in my bank accounts, since neither opera or FX work with some of them, and it is faster, has tabbed browsing. A good shell for IE IMO :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrchetsteadman Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 Yea, Maxthon seems to be better than firefox and everything else I have tried. In the year and a half that I have been using it, it has crashed twice and those were my faults... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smaulz Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 The best. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted July 13, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 13, 2005 yep, heard if it, tried it, didnt like it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Carlton Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Yea, Maxthon seems to be better than firefox and everything else I have tried. In the year and a half that I have been using it, it has crashed twice and those were my faults... 586209103[/snapback] if any browser has only crashed 2 times in 1 1/2 years, you're not using it enough. ie crashes about 3 times a day on neowin, threads it doesn't like crash it, hence maxthon would crash, firefox runs too slow on these computers for me to use it, therefore this computer sucks. it depends on the computer and the user more than the browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejohnnyq Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 if any browser has only crashed 2 times in 1 1/2 years, you're not using it enough.ie crashes about 3 times a day on neowin, threads it doesn't like crash it, hence maxthon would crash, firefox runs too slow on these computers for me to use it, therefore this computer sucks. it depends on the computer and the user more than the browser. 586209372[/snapback] There might be something wrong with you machine. I have had maybe 5 crashes of IE/maxthon in 1 year. I spend 6 hours+ a day on the internet and atleast 6 days a week. Never had a crash on Neowin. Maxthon is great, with some minor issues, (like if open, it may grab hyperlinks and it might not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smaulz Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Dude, your 'puter must suck. I've never had Maxthon crash, and I've been using it since the early versions of "MyIE". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted July 13, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted July 13, 2005 use it as a backup browser. main browser is firefox for me. however i never ever had a browser crash for me on neowin. not ie based not any other. in fact the only time browser crashes is when i kinda expect it to happn anyways, due to opening multiple attachements and going on loaded flash website at the same time. nothing messes it up more then openeing a few pdfs, mp3s, and varity of flash with music at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCheese Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Definately the best browser out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanboynz Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Definately the best browser out there. 586209728[/snapback] anything based upon IE, can't really be labeled "the best". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iron2000 Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 I've been exclusively using it as my default browser since the MyIE2 days. Its great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 anything based upon IE, can't really be labeled "the best". 586210758[/snapback] Why's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galoosh33 Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Maxthon is a great IE based browser alternative! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 I used to use it, up until the Opera 8 beta came out... I still use it as my IE based browser, to check that my webpage still looks good and for other stuff where Opera doesn't work (stupid non-compliant HTML...). It is a very good browser. It gives users the feel of tabbed browsing and all the extra features, without straying too far from the familiar IE. You still need to immunize your system with SpywareBlaster and Spybot (and a HOSTS file) to be safer from spyware though. Maxthon is a notch up from IE, but it's still fairly vulnerable. Quick answer - 4.5/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawx Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 I've been using Maxthon for ages. So much faster and better than Firefox, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professional Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 (N) I would say go with firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futb0l Posted July 16, 2005 Share Posted July 16, 2005 I used to use this for quite a while before making the switch to Firefox. I find Firefox a lot better, as it is more minimalistic. Maxthon has too much features and unnecessary buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc@home Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 If not heard about maxthon, you can "hear" it here: http://www.lets-talk-computers.net/guests/maxthon/maxthon1/ :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peyj Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 There might be something wrong with you machine.? I have had maybe 5 crashes of IE/maxthon in 1 year.? I spend 6 hours+ a day on the internet and atleast 6 days a week.?? Never had a crash on Neowin.Maxthon is great, with some minor issues, (like if open, it may grab hyperlinks and it might not). 586209422[/snapback] yep, if someone get 3 crashes a day on Neowin, that's definitely not Maxthon's fault, actually, i have been using this since MYIE time and got less than 20 crashes in the past two or three years. Maxthon is far surpassing firefox or Opear, they just worth backup in front of Maxthon, and another stable browser i have been using is Avant, both of Maxthon and Avant are award-winning browsers from PC World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+vlsi0n Subscriber¹ Posted July 21, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted July 21, 2005 I've used Maxthon for so long, useing now and will continue to use it. I think its much better than FF but you cant tell a sold crowd that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uan Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I think it is very hard to switch to FF for the one who has used Maxthon(myie) for years, especially after he/she frequently used some advance features such as super drag or mouse gesture. It is true that FF is not that convenient for Maxthon users because the extensions neglect something they are used to, though the FF group doesn't develop the extension. I hope one day Maxthon could let user choose which engine to use or there was a new shell for FF, that would be very nice. :p p.s.I am always wondering what does the "use Gecko" do in Maxthon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Does Maxthon have alot of bugs or glitches or expliotes as IE does, Im currently using Opera and im wondering my dad loves IE but he hates the expoites , so i showed him maxthon and he wondered if maxthon fixed these problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruJones Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 I use maxathon at work because the pages we use only work with ie6, so i can't use firefox. It is a nice browser and works well for what i use it for. I also have it installed on my computer at home. I had avant, but it liked to take over my computer, so i uninstalled it and installed maxthon. Very good advancement for IE.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted July 27, 2005 Share Posted July 27, 2005 Yes , but does it fix the current expoites. Im wondering if its better then Opera, and if its faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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