Opera 10 Alpha Gets Its Turbo On

Iria · Mar 14, 2009, 03:35 AM

A Friday post on the official Opera Labs blog notes that the Opera 10 Preview with their new Turbo feature is available for download and testing.
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Source: Tech-Ex

gmbhxx · Mar 14, 2009, 01:16 PM

we evolve... what can i say?

Vikingod · Mar 14, 2009, 01:53 PM

Seems pretty fast to me. Can't wait for the final. And there's spell check automatically installed.

**dj_stick** · Mar 15, 2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Vikingod

Seems pretty fast to me. Can't wait for the final. And there's spell check automatically installed.

perfect for one or two of our members

Vikingod · Mar 15, 2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dj_stick

perfect for one or two of our members

Jast wat I wuz thinkinge

T3hn0 · Mar 15, 2009, 12:34 PM

more than 2

Al_Vampyre · Mar 15, 2009, 12:54 PM

Lol...so true, I love Opera but I try to stick to one browser and switched to FF for Awomo compatibility, actually quite liking it.

|2A|N · Mar 15, 2009, 01:35 PM

I've been stuck on Safari 4 Beta ever since Zardon recommended it on here a couple weeks ago. I never really got in to Opera although I like some of the themes it has.

I still really enjoy Chrome and Firefox as well. So many great browsers out now it's really hard to just pick one and stick with it. Now that I think about it the same goes with my women.

Mourgolikos · Mar 15, 2009, 06:06 PM

I mostly use Firefox3 because of the add-ons.
Sure the 10th version of Opera would be great, but it's hard to leave the most customizable browser.
The Chrome reminds me Opera. Great effort from google.
On the other hand i am very interested in trying the latest Safari, because of the last benchmarks.

So we have 4 great options (and if we include Minefield for x64, five!).

Too hard to choose one for main browser, but if this feature is as great as it sounds "we’ve been working on Opera Turbo, a server-side optimization and compression technology" then i will make a new step in web browsing

For mobile phones it will be a great feature the above

(They only drawback i can think is the more cpu usage because of compression/decompression)

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Well i have just downloaded and tested.
The browsing speed is amazing! It's almost two time faster (really)!
BUT, a lot of images (with gradient effect the most) are being displayed wrong. The gradient efffect is lost (you can see the scales of the color change). Even the logo on www.google.com is being displayed a bit messy with colors.
It's an in alpha stage and all the above will be fixed soon enough

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The above happens only with turbo mode turned on.
So, until now, you have to decide, fast browsing or image quality.

Mar 14, 2009, 03:35 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Opera 10 Alpha Gets Its Turbo On A Friday post on the official Opera Labs blog notes that the Opera 10 Preview with their new Turbo feature is available for download and testing. _______________ Source: Tech-Ex

Mar 14, 2009, 01:16 PM	#2
gmbhxx DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: Opera 10 Alpha Gets Its Turbo On we evolve... what can i say?

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Re: Opera 10 Alpha Gets Its Turbo On Seems pretty fast to me. Can't wait for the final. And there's spell check automatically installed.

Mar 15, 2009, 12:34 PM	#6
T3hn0 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Slovenia Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Re: Opera 10 Alpha Gets Its Turbo On more than 2

Mar 15, 2009, 12:54 PM	#7
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Re: Opera 10 Alpha Gets Its Turbo On Lol...so true, I love Opera but I try to stick to one browser and switched to FF for Awomo compatibility, actually quite liking it.

Mar 15, 2009, 01:35 PM	#8
\|2A\|N SE7EN57 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 358 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Re: Opera 10 Alpha Gets Its Turbo On I've been stuck on Safari 4 Beta ever since Zardon recommended it on here a couple weeks ago. I never really got in to Opera although I like some of the themes it has. I still really enjoy Chrome and Firefox as well. So many great browsers out now it's really hard to just pick one and stick with it. Now that I think about it the same goes with my women.

Mar 15, 2009, 06:06 PM	#9
Mourgolikos HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Greece, Salonika Posts: 356 Rep Power: 38 System Specs	Re: Opera 10 Alpha Gets Its Turbo On I mostly use Firefox3 because of the add-ons. Sure the 10th version of Opera would be great, but it's hard to leave the most customizable browser. The Chrome reminds me Opera. Great effort from google. On the other hand i am very interested in trying the latest Safari, because of the last benchmarks. So we have 4 great options (and if we include Minefield for x64, five!). Too hard to choose one for main browser, but if this feature is as great as it sounds "we’ve been working on Opera Turbo, a server-side optimization and compression technology" then i will make a new step in web browsing For mobile phones it will be a great feature the above (They only drawback i can think is the more cpu usage because of compression/decompression) --- Well i have just downloaded and tested. The browsing speed is amazing! It's almost two time faster (really)! BUT, a lot of images (with gradient effect the most) are being displayed wrong. The gradient efffect is lost (you can see the scales of the color change). Even the logo on www.google.com is being displayed a bit messy with colors. It's an in alpha stage and all the above will be fixed soon enough --- The above happens only with turbo mode turned on. So, until now, you have to decide, fast browsing or image quality. __________________ Last edited by Mourgolikos; Mar 15, 2009 at 09:12 PM.