Opera 10.5 Pre-Alpha was promising and as expected the final version of Opera 10.5 Final is a pleasure to use, Opera 10.5 features the brand new Carakan JavaScript rendering engine which is said to be 7x faster than its predecessor, coupled with a brand-new interface design and support for latest web-technologies this browser is surely going to be hit.

Opera is claiming their latest Windows browser release as worlds fastest web-browser, but in our benchmark tests using PeaceKeeper this claim does not seem to be valid as shown in the results below.

Opera 10.5 might not be the world's fastest web-browser yet but is surely an excellent, feature-rich and complete internet browser featuring :

• Next-generation browser engine - With Opera Presto 2.5, Carakan and Vega, get the fastest and most advanced browsing technologies.
• Opera Turbo - Boost your speed with our powerful servers to compress Web pages, so you get them faster.
• Visual tabs - Drag the handle underneath the tabs to reveal thumbnails of your open Web pages.
• Private browsing - Choose between private tabs and windows that leave no trace.
• Top security - Stay protected from dangerous or insecure sites.
• Desktop widgets - Use hundreds of Opera Widgets as standalone applications.
• Optimized for Windows - Take advantage of Windows’s new features and look-and-feel.