Opera - The most under-rated browser on earth

Opera is one of the most under-rated browser out there. I have been using opera for the past 2 years and I have found it extremely elegant and easy to use. It looks good, works fast and has some really cool features that puts other browsers to shame. Some of these features might be available as plugins in other browsers, however, Opera runs really fast because some of these features are well integrated into the browser itself.

Here are some highlights and features:
1) It is free just like IE or Firefox.
2) It is really fast in loading pages.
3) Opera is one of the most feature laden but light setup browser coming in at 6.7 MB for the english version where as firefox is 7.8 MB.
4) It looks good.

My favorite features in Opera:
1) Speed Dial: Speed Dial is a set of visual bookmarks you see when you open opera. Just click on the image link and get right to your favorite website.
2) Recycle Bin: Accidentally closed a tab in the browser? No worries, Ctrl Z or Command Z will act like undo and restore the previous page you were viewing from the browser's recycle bin.
3) Opera Link: Syncs your bookmarks and Speed Dial settings between your various computers and mobile phone. No more carrying around your bookmarks or being worried about not having them when you need them the most.
4) Opera Voice: Don't have the patience to sit in front of the monitor and read a big article? Just highlight the content with the mouse, right click and choose speak. Opera will convert text to voice and read out information to you. You can also issue voice commands over a mic for Opera to obey.
5) Quick Search: This has to be the most coolest feature of Opera. Want to search something in Wikipedia? Just type w followed by search keywords in and address bar and see wikipedia search results. Want to search in google? Type g followed by search keywords. The best part: you can create custom search shortcuts for any website you visit and run searches from the address bar real fast.

Other cool features:
1) Bittorrent downloader.
2) Integrated Email and newsfeed client.
3) Mouse gestures (make the browser behave any you want without keeping your fingers on the keyboard)
4) Widgets: Add widgets to your system using your browser. These widgets run on the browser engine but are accessible outside the browser.

Download Opera 9.5 here.