Beastage Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/ I'm shocked! it renders any site I ever used perfectly! even sites that only work well on IE and bork on opera and ff in the past. Faster than I ever noticed and no matter how heavy the site is scrolls and handles it smoothly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I'm still waiting for Beta 2 before I update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpcidm Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 It looks tempting; I've tried Opera before, but always went back to FF. FF is getting too bloated IMO, and I'm considering moving to Opera, or maybe even links-gui. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalm Frog Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I dunno. The build itself is smooth, but the last few version have werid quirks, the main one being that images don't fully load. The best examples of these are Facebook profile pics, and visiting any website URL that ends in PNG or JPG... It's really wierd, as I've only seen it 75% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomis_nehc Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 thanks, gonna try it out on my mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwho Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Even though I find nothing wrong with Firefox, I might consider switching if I find myself actually enjoying Opera. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerxes Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 It looks tempting; I've tried Opera before, but always went back to FF. FF is getting too bloated IMO, and I'm considering moving to Opera, or maybe even links-gui. How is Firefox getting too bloated? if anything I find Opera is the one that is getting too bloated. Anyway, I've tried Opera a few times before and I find it slower then IE/FF (so I find it hard to believe it is the fastest browser out there, as Opera claim), mind you I find Firefox slow as well (still use it as my primary browser). However, my Internet is quite crippled (as I live in Australia, we are still the in the dark ages in terms of Internet speed :p) so that might also have some effect on browser speed as well I'd imagine :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htwho Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Opera seems the same the last time I tried it. I just can't leave Firefox because I customized it to the point that I don't want to learn how to use and tweak another browser all over again. Oh well :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gosselin Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I've tried Opera a few times before and I find it slower then IE/FF :blink: Okay... :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xerxes Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 :blink: Okay... :whistle: Well it has been slower then IE/FF on all the computers I've tested it on, personally I don't understand all the fuss about Opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasoosh Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 im a big opera fan(boy) but i didn't found any speed increase in the last ver. In my old machine opera was faster but with a dual core it seems the same as firefox. I've tried to test the last ver side by side with FF with a couple of Websites (including neowin) but didn't found anything interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gosselin Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 im a big opera fan(boy) but i didn't found any speed increase in the last ver. In my old machine opera was faster but with a dual core it seems the same as firefox. I've tried to test the last ver side by side with FF with a couple of Websites (including neowin) but didn't found anything interesting. Try these settings: opera:config - Performance -- Max Connections Server: 16 -- Max Connections Total: 64 -- Network Buffer Size: 32 -- Uncheck --> Reduce Max Persistent HTTP Connections Also, Go to Tools --> Preferences --> Advanced --> Browsing --> Try Redraw instantly (loading zone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysah Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I love this build! Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[deXter] Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Unfortunately, animated GIFs still do not display properly (eg: my sigs) and there's a weird new bug that causes opera.exe to remain in memory even after the browser is closed. Still, the speed improvements imho were significant, so worth the upgrade for me :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasoosh Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Try these settings:opera:config - Performance -- Max Connections Server: 16 -- Max Connections Total: 64 -- Network Buffer Size: 32 -- Uncheck --> Reduce Max Persistent HTTP Connections Also, Go to Tools --> Preferences --> Advanced --> Browsing --> Try Redraw instantly (loading zone) my settings allready showed - Performance -- Max Connections Server: 128 -- Max Connections Total: 128 -- Network Buffer Size: 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gosselin Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 -- Max Connections Server: 128-- Max Connections Total: 128 Too high 128, only for local lan browsing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liandros Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 for some reason my forward and back buttons on my mouse do not want to work in this build. they worked in the last build. my mouse is a logitech mx1000. i cant live without my browsing buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gosselin Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 for some reason my forward and back buttons on my mouse do not want to work in this build. they worked in the last build. my mouse is a logitech mx1000. i cant live without my browsing buttons. Strange, only with this build? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helba Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Thanks for the news. I'ma go get me the latest build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Would you guys say this is the fastest rendering browser available today for Windows? Thats what I am really after right now. Firefox seems slow, even with the Fasterfox plugin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liandros Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Strange, only with this build? yea. right now im using 9.2 and its works just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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