Avant Browser

Stormcrow · October 12th, 2007

Always looking for new things to try, I stumbled across this last night.
Avant Browser::Home
Expecting something like Safari, instead I'm quite surprised. While I don't know about it's "fastest browser on Earth" claims, it is speedy. I'm still testing it out, but in loading the HL homepage it's about 1/3 faster then Firefox, and seems to wait and load everything at once instead of each individual image. The amount of options and customization is crazy, but Firefox still has the add-ons. If you try it out, right click, go to Customize, Mouse, Mouse Gestures and try those out. They work. Uses about half the memory on my system as Firefox too. Gotta play with it some more.

polobunny · October 12th, 2007

It's Internet Exploder, with add-ons.

Stormcrow · October 12th, 2007

I like it alot better then IE, but so far I'm having problems with certain things loading. The forums for example, the little white arrows for dropdown menus seem to load half the time and give a red X at others. Also Ctrl-T opens a new tab but loads the last page you visited, kinda annoying. Alot of things I like, but so far Firefox dominates it.

polobunny · October 12th, 2007

Thing is, the bugs within IE core stick with Avant. Really, it's just IE with add-ons. So yes, it's just as compatible as IE, but it's also just as secure as IE, which isn't the most renowed browser for security...

**One4yu2c** · October 12th, 2007

Yup, it's an IE shell, albeit a good one. Maxthon (formerly MyIE2) is another one, as well as CrazyBrowser (my personal favorite IE shell).

WhiteEagle · October 12th, 2007

Perssonally, when I had it on my PC, I used it a grand total of 3 times. Wasn't worth the space it used IMHO.

screwballl · October 13th, 2007

I've tried these before... I always come back to Firefox and Opera

**gvblake22** · October 13th, 2007

I used Avant Browser a while back and it was pretty nice. It is, like everyone said, just IE with a different interface. I finally realized that Firefox did everything I wanted Avant to do without the reliance on IE, so here I am...

Carl Martin · October 13th, 2007

All the tests I've read place Opera at the top. I've never tried it though. Guess I've really come to love Firefox with all its great add-ons and am willing to sacrifice a bit of speed in exchange for convenience and customization.

Carl

Yellowhello · October 13th, 2007

The only time I really use anything related to IE is when I have to download updates from Microsoft...

October 12th, 2007	#1
Stormcrow HL's Technomancer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Frozen North Posts: 1,168 Blog Entries: 1	Avant Browser Always looking for new things to try, I stumbled across this last night. Avant Browser::Home Expecting something like Safari, instead I'm quite surprised. While I don't know about it's "fastest browser on Earth" claims, it is speedy. I'm still testing it out, but in loading the HL homepage it's about 1/3 faster then Firefox, and seems to wait and load everything at once instead of each individual image. The amount of options and customization is crazy, but Firefox still has the add-ons. If you try it out, right click, go to Customize, Mouse, Mouse Gestures and try those out. They work. Uses about half the memory on my system as Firefox too. Gotta play with it some more.

October 12th, 2007	#2
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,595 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Avant Browser It's Internet Exploder, with add-ons.

October 12th, 2007	#3
Stormcrow HL's Technomancer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Frozen North Posts: 1,168 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Avant Browser I like it alot better then IE, but so far I'm having problems with certain things loading. The forums for example, the little white arrows for dropdown menus seem to load half the time and give a red X at others. Also Ctrl-T opens a new tab but loads the last page you visited, kinda annoying. Alot of things I like, but so far Firefox dominates it.

October 12th, 2007	#4
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,595 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Avant Browser Thing is, the bugs within IE core stick with Avant. Really, it's just IE with add-ons. So yes, it's just as compatible as IE, but it's also just as secure as IE, which isn't the most renowed browser for security...

October 12th, 2007	#5
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,539 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Avant Browser Yup, it's an IE shell, albeit a good one. Maxthon (formerly MyIE2) is another one, as well as CrazyBrowser (my personal favorite IE shell).

October 12th, 2007	#6
WhiteEagle Gamer at large! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 973	Re: Avant Browser Perssonally, when I had it on my PC, I used it a grand total of 3 times. Wasn't worth the space it used IMHO.

October 13th, 2007	#7
screwballl Colonel Calamity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sandy South Posts: 6,279 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Avant Browser I've tried these before... I always come back to Firefox and Opera Thanks HL and Corsair! My opinions are my own and not representative of this site or its members.

October 13th, 2007	#8
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,356 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Avant Browser I used Avant Browser a while back and it was pretty nice. It is, like everyone said, just IE with a different interface. I finally realized that Firefox did everything I wanted Avant to do without the reliance on IE, so here I am...

October 13th, 2007	#9
Carl Martin vincit qui se vincit Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upper Michigan Posts: 451	Re: Avant Browser All the tests I've read place Opera at the top. I've never tried it though. Guess I've really come to love Firefox with all its great add-ons and am willing to sacrifice a bit of speed in exchange for convenience and customization. Carl Core 2 Duo E6750 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Abit IP35 Pro 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 EVGA 8800GT 500GB Seagate Barracuda 32MB Cache Coolermaster RC-690 OCZ StealthXStream 600 watt Acer AL2216W 22" monitor Windows XP Pro SP2

October 13th, 2007	#10
Yellowhello Stoopid Head Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pacific Grove, CA Posts: 4,254	Re: Avant Browser The only time I really use anything related to IE is when I have to download updates from Microsoft... Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme DFI Blood Iron P35-T2RL + Thermalright HR-05 IFX 2GB G.Skill 800MHz F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB Silverstone Decathlon 650W Western Digital 250GB SATA II

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