Some one tell me: Why is Firefox better than Opera?

1) I don't think that there are any/many add-ons, but I find add-ons to slwo me down and I never use them. However, there a lot of themes to choose from.
2) Click and hold for about a second.
[3-5 are all ''No.'']
6) No, but I'm not sure I quite understand the concept and for most home users it isn't needed.
7) It works fine. You just have to type the letter ''g'' and then a space. But I use the search box anyway.

I don't feel a need to write a similar list, I said a couple in my first post anyway. About customization, I think they're both equally customizable in appearance and don't really need to add on to either one, which both are very nice browsers. On user support, I think that the community at my.opera.com is good enough for me. Also, I could have sworn the widgets work outside Opera. One more thing: I really like the built-in content blocker and mail client.

And I agree with your last statement. I'm just trying to figure out how Firefox is better, because I do know people who much prefer it. I'm also trying to figure out the virtues of Firefox not the negative side of Opera, I already know this having used it for months! Thank you for your post.

I have tried and tested both browsers quite a bit and think they are both good. Some of the Firefox extensions missed when using Opera, can be added by way of .ini files (BBCode for instance), or by dragging any of the extras found on this page to a toolbar. These then form a button for the function. Very good stuff and a good browser all round in my opinion.

So why do I keep going back to Firefox? I think the main reasons are:

* The huge choice of easily added extensions, the Adblock extension in particular.

* I prefer a very plain, simple and compact (two-bar) toolbar set-up and can achieve this with a better lay-out in Firefox.

These perhaps don't sound big reasons but they are enough to tip the balance for me. I can certainly see why Opera has a good following though.

If you didn't know, Opera has a built-in content blocker that does the same thing as Adblock but without the annoying little white tabs. About toolbars, I find both equally customizable, but obviously this is your own opinion :3

But I found the adblock plugin to work better (not by much).

Also, in my experience Firefox loads web pages much more quickly than Opera (even with the Loading setting on Redraw Instantly).

Again, Opera is a great browser. I don't think Firefox beats it out by much. However, I've found 1 or 2 more sites that I frequently use that Opera just doesn't support. As both of these browsers continually get upgraded, I'll probably be switching between them. But really, I'm just looking for one that does it all. If I didn't use 1 of those websites, I would probably be saying that Opera was better (although its load time would still bother my conscience).

That is all.

I've found Opera load web pages faster, but I remember reading that Opera was the fastest browser for Windows, which is the OS I use. Also, having only 512MB of RAM to work with Firefox is a bit hard on my system.

About Opera not supporting pages, that's a totally valid reason to prefer Firefox, as more people know about it and thus support it. I agree, they are both great browsers and it depends on your situation (OS, site use, etc.) on which one you like better.