====== Opera 9 ======
Opera is better than IE, since version 4 i guess ;-).  Now Version 9 is in preview. I tested it.
Of course, my opinion is influenced by cool browsers like Firefox or lynx.

Actually, Opera isn't a browser as well as Google ain't a search engine. So I have to split my testing.
===== The Application =====
==== Pros ====
  * Software reacts really fast.
  * It looks good by default.
  * Skins are applied in realtime. (in contrast to Firefox, Thunderbird)

===== The Browser =====
==== Cons ====
  * NT-Auth doesn't work? It did in version 7/8.
  * Site Preferences are way too detailed \\ 
You can configure, how a site, e.g. google.com is treated (images, js, popups, cookies, ...)
  * You can't resize the AJAX Widgets.
  * Some pages look very strange, like http://my.opera.com/community/contact/myopera/?selected=feedback

==== Pros ====
  * Block content is user friendly
  * The AJAX Widgets are totally cool! (always on top, moveable) 
{{opera.bug2.png}}

==== Results ====
  * The [[http://opera.com/docs/screenshots/|arguments of Opera]] (Tabbed browsing, Security, Searching, Skins, Zooming Images) are nothing special (except for IE-people) and should be standard.
  * Firefox with Mouse gestures + Adblock + a Skin + Fasterfox + a cookie manager is faster and better (except maybe for the AJAX widgets)

===== Mail =====
==== Pros ====
  * leaves messages on server by default (in contrast to Thunderbird)
==== Cons ==== 
  * Couldn't connect? And doesn't show a message why?

I stopped testing at this point.

===== Bugs found =====
  * NT-Auth doesn't work.
  * Mail (POP3 download connecting) didn't work.
  * Widgets can't be resized.
  * You can look through the border of drop down lists to the window below. \\ {{opera.bug1.png}}
  * On their [[http://my.opera.com/community/|own pages]], they say "We see that you are using Internet Explorer." when using Opera 9. 

Might be that this preview is a little buggy. I'll stick to Firefox and Thunderbird for the moment. (and don't forget wget!)