Lets face it, competition is healthy and having your pick of the litter when it comes to web browsers is fantastic. Whether you use Firefox, Safari, Chrome, or Camino, you must give the new version of Opera a try.

“With the final version of Opera 10.60, the browser scores more than 50 percent faster than its predecessor – which was the fastest browser on Earth – in key benchmark tests. This translates into a faster browsing experience for users on modern JavaScript-heavy sites such as Gmail and Facebook.” -Opera

That is a pretty big statement to through around in my opinion, but after three days of use I can’t help but be wowed. The difference in speed when compared to Safari and Firefox wasn’t day and night but I did find that return visits to sites like Gmail and Digg were noticeably faster.

“Combined with its unique Opera Turbo functionality, Opera puts you one step ahead on the Web. Opera Turbo compresses the data going over your connection up to a factor of two or more, for those congested connections at cafés or a mobile connection at the summerhouse.”

All in all Opera is a very solid and very fast browser that combines the best features from all over the web into one amazing browser.