el_guapo

Opera 9.22 seems faster than the previous version 9.21. Right now I am liking Opera. IE7 is a good browser, but not great. The main problem I have with it, is the interface, which isn't very customizable. Firefox is too slow for me. I prefer K-Meleon 1.1 over Firefox.

I still use IE7, but not directly. I use TheWorld Browser, which is a IE skin compatible with IE7's new security features, and browsing features. The interface is much better. Can't use IE7 plugins like IE7Pro, but it features it's own plugins, and themes. I don't don't use it much since alternative browsers seem faster for me.

My Opera cache settings are 4MB RAM cache, 50MB HDD cache with document, and image checking set to every 5 minutes. K-Meleon cache settings are set the same except document, and image checking is set to "Automatic." IE cache is set to "Automatic" with 50MB HDD cache.

I also have a IE skin called Tablane browser. It's weird, and I don't use it much, but it's purpose is very specific. It's a research, search, and website comparison browser. Doesn't have much options. Opera is better suited for searching for stuff on the web. You will blaze through the websites. For example looking for car sales, looking at news, looking up stuff, since it's very fast. For message boards, or forums I recommend a browser that works well with "Automatic" document, and image checking setting, but "Refresh" button will update your cache each time. My experiences with Opera in "Automatic" setting wasn't satisfactory in comparison to other browsers. Hence why the default settings for Opera is different than most browsers. Opera developers seem to know this. Actually Opera has no "Automatic" setting, but rather check your documents, and images "Always". K-Meleon is the best browser on "Automatic" setting. K-Meleon is like Firefox, but it uses Macros instead of xul. It's a faster Windows browser than Firefox. The more extensions you add to Firefox, the slower it becomes. K-Meleon replaced Firefox on my computer.