Opera 10 (or: the first browser with Turbo mode)

I’ve been using Opera as my internet browser for a while now, and I really like it. By far the best thing about Opera has always been its speed. It’s faster than both IE and Firefox, and that’s without the kind of tweaking that Firefox requires to optimize its speed.

This has never been more true than now with Opera 10, which has a feature never before seen in web browsers: turbo mode. In a nutshell, Opera’s turbo mode utilizes Opera proxy servers to compress the web site data being sent to your browser, so websites load much faster than they would with any other web browser using the same connection speed.

Turbo mode has three settings: off, on or automatic. Off or on are self-explanatory, and automatic monitors your connection speed and if there’s a dip in speed, it turns turbo mode on so as to not slow down your browsing.

I was skeptical at first, but after having used it, I can’t help but sing its praises.