What is the best internet browser?

[Zangetsu]

i prefer firefox as it consume only less system resourse and its much faster than IE7.

are you sure about that, just open 7 tabs with deferent webpages and check with the task manager

 

[joet1110]

My opinion it would be Mozilla Firefox.
But...I will now discuss the advantages and disadvantages.

Mozilla Firefox:

+ More secure than IE
+ Can easily be themed
+ Can add addons / extensions
- Uses alot of ram
- Sometimes can take a long time to load
- Some sites don't work in this browser

Internet Explorer:

+ Starts very fast
+ Doesn't use much ram / resources
+/- Alot of people use IE which means a webmaster has to optimise to this browser.
- Security holes are present
- Cannot theme or add addons / extensions

Opera:

+ Starts fast
+ Includes a unique system of widgets
+ Includes alot of options for users use
- Not many people use this browser compared to Firefox and IE
- Some websites do not work properly

 

[ashwinsinha]

Mozilla Firefox 2 (formerly known as Bon Echo) builds on the strength and the security demonstrated in Firefox 1.5 by adding several new features. Like Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2 includes built-in antiphishing, but overall, Firefox 2 is much better than Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. Firefox 2 offers forward-looking features, such as Live Titles, as well as practical here-and-now tools, such as search engine suggestions, session restore, and inline spell-checking. Despite its many improvements, Firefox 2, like Internet Explorer 7, still does not pass the Acid2 Web Standards test, although, unlike Microsoft, Mozilla says it is working toward full compliance. Given its many pros and relatively few cons, Firefox 2 receives our Editors' Choice award for best Internet browser. For a look inside, see our Firefox 2 slide show. You can download Firefox 2 for free, and unlike Internet Explorer 7, Firefox is available on a variety of operating systems: Windows, Mac, and Linux. There are also a wide variety of localized language versions, including Basque and Byelorussian. Again unlike IE 7, Firefox 2 does not require that you shut down antivirus protection nor does it perform a system reboot.
Unlike IE 7, which has reorganized its toolbar, Firefox 2 changes only the look and feel of its buttons. The new shiny-glass look is much more sophisticated, as are the rounded tabs and the hairline borders around the address bar and the search engine box. Missing, however, is Places, a side panel feature we saw briefly in alpha builds; Places organizes bookmarks, RSS feeds, and history in one place, much like IE 7's Favorites Center. The good news is that Places will return in Firefox 3, which is currently under development.
Tabs have long been a part of Firefox. Now, with Firefox 2, you can open any number of tabs, rearrange them, and reopen a previously closed tab using the hot keys Ctrl-Shift-T. With another feature carried over from Firefox 1.5, you can also save active tabs as a bookmark so that you can open the entire set of tabs at a later time. Missing, however, are thumbnail previews of each tab (still available only as an extension).
At the far right of the Firefox toolbar is the search engine box. Firefox 2 now includes suggested search terms from the search engine itself; for instance type fire and Google returns Firefox among other suggestions. Firefox 2 provides several built-in search engines, such as Amazon and eBay--far more than provided by IE 7--with the option to add even more search engines.
Should you decide to remove Firefox, you'll be disappointed. Despite the speed we witnessed upon instigating uninstall, the uninstall feature left behind several folders and far too many registry entries. Thus, if you want to clean out your Firefox completely or you attempt to load Firefox 2 as a clean browser, you'll be stuck with your previous bookmarks and preferences, including extensions, intact.
New in Firefox 2 is session restore; if Windows crashes and you have several tabs open in Firefox at the time, you can now relaunch Firefox with all the tabs intact. We found this feature to be very useful during the course of our tests.
Firefox 2 also gives you the ability to correct your spelling mistakes online, just like using a word processor. This is great for typing blogs or posting to a newsgroup. Common dictionary words are checked, with misspellings identified with a squiggly red line. You can add more words and even include dictionaries available in various languages. Once you have access to inline spell-checking, you won't want to surf the Web without it.
Possibly the coolest new feature is Live Titles, formerly Microsummaries, which allows Web sites to stream updated data to your bookmarks. You can add the Live Titles functionality to the Merriam-Webster dictionary site, for example, and once you have done so, when you bookmark a page, you can choose the Live Title option to display the word of the day in your bookmark. When you drop down the bookmark menu or open the bookmark side panel, you'll see the Merriam-Webster logo followed by the word of the day. For news sites such as the BBC's, you'll see the latest headline. Think of Live Titles as RSS-like feeds for your otherwise static bookmarks.

 

[LegendX]

I use avant cause it is good for web developers fast loading great for games.....

 

[sclewin]

I have used and love Firefox for a while. I would never be caught dead using IE, which is used only by people who use whatever microsoft gives them.

Firefox can do ten times more than IE (with extensions) and does it better. Best of all Firefox is OPEN SOURCE! Meaning you keep all your freedoms when using firefox. Microsoft decides how you use their browser, which you never own and you only have "permission" to use. Also, IE is usable only a couple operating systems, Firefox (and I think Opera) are usable by windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

I find Opera to be a great browser, but it can not do as much as Firefox and is not Open Source, but is designed for Linux.

 

[rayxzero]

For me the best internet browser is Mozilla Firefox. . .

 

[ikoyski]

i use firefox because it seems to be faster

 

[noerrorsfound]

I find Opera to be a great browser, but it can not do as much as Firefox and is not Open Source, but is designed for Linux.

I don't know where you got that idea. Judging by the way Opera looks in Linux, it clearly was designed with Windows in mind because the UI does not even attempt to blend in with GNOME.

 

[shohil]

I used Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

But I think Mozilla is good because of its speed and security.

 

[Smith6612]

I use both IE and Firefox. I only use IE when I have to, but I use Firefox mainly.

 

[David_Tiger]

i've tested out so many browsers and never got one as good a mozilla firefox

IE6 - nothing more than the worst
IE7 - not much better but getting there, maybe
IE8 BETA - its catching up on firefox 2 but when firefox 3 is reliesed its going to go back to the pits

Opera - liked its inuit mail but i dont like the looks

Apple Safari - basic looks, design very horibble and slow

Firefox 2 - owns them all
Firefox 3 betas - i love there new design and will be very sucessful

 

[sinogap]

FIrefox is the BEST!!!

 

[callumacrae]

Opera - liked its inuit mail but i dont like the looks

It's customisable

 

[FalseHope]

FIrefox is the BEST!!!

FireFox also loves to use resources..