1st up: Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a highly popular web browser, used by lots of people round the world. Firefox is a web browser from the Mozilla corporation, whose motto is 'We Believe In An Open Web' (I think :P). The firefox browser runs on the Gecko rendering engine, which I find is a good all rounder, although some web pages, especially older ones, display properly only in the internet explorer's (IE) Trident engine. But more on that later. The interface is very, very easy to use, and it is very fast. Especially the nightly build one, its called mozilla nightly, but I'll call it mozilla firefox 7. The latest stable one is firefox 4, but the beta and nightly build versions like firefox 5, firefox aurora (firefox 6) and firefox 7 are also very fast. Start up time for the browser is quite fast. I like the fact that you can customise the firefox browser with add ons. One of the few addons I recommend it the hide my ass proxy one click add on. It is very simple to use and has a easy to understand interface.
2nd competitor: Lunascape
This is the world's only triple engine browser, with the Trident, Gecko and Webkit engine. It is very good as you can associate certain pages with certain engines, and choose a default engine too. Best of all, you can use firefox, chrome, IE and lunascape addons. Sadly, there is a severe lack of english lunascape addons, so I'll recommend you to stick with the other three engine's addons. Oh, and a reminder. you can only use the addon if it works with the engine you're using. For eg, you must use the Gecko engine for firefox addons, etc. Only lunascape addons can be used in any engine. I feel that this browser, frankly, is very good, but is more for experienced users as the interface is not exactly user friendly. Only major drawback is that the installation might take a couple more minutes than firefox and the others. Even so, it is worth the 5 minute or so wait. And when the screen asking you to choose what you want to install appears, I suggest you to choose all. By default, the Webkit plugin is not installed and the plug in or whatever that is for speeding up the startup speed of Lunascape is also not installed. These two are worth the wait.
3rd participant: Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a web browser by Google (DUH). Chrome has a classy and non cluttered interface, so it is very easy to use. Besides that, Chrome has lots of addons, one example is the HideMyAss proxy one click add on, which is also available for firefox. Combine these with the fact that Chrome, which runs on the Webkit rendering engine, is very fast and you get one of the world's most favourite browsers. There is a problem with it though. The webkit engine has known compatibility issues with some websites. Still, I find it better than IE.
4th participant: Rockmelt
There is something different in these browser compared to all the rest. It is actually Google Chrome, but it is a social networking browser, with built in facebook chat and instant news feed at the side of your browser. Choose to hide the 'edges' as they are called in rockmelt, or leave it all on. Again, it runs on the webkit engine, so compatibility issues strike again. Still, I recommend the Rockmelt browser if you are a chrome lover.
5th participant: Maxthon browser
This browser gives you the best of both worlds. It is special in the number of rendering engines it has. It has the Trident engine and the webkit engine, so you get both speed and compatibility. Use ultra mode (webkit) or retro mode (Trident). The maxthon team also has encrypted storage online, so you can save files online. Of course, it requires you to sign up for an account. It has some useful tools, like Reader mode, online notepad etc etc. Problem is, there are not much english addons in the Maxthon website. Even so, it wouldn't harm to give it a try, as startup speed really beats most of the others.
6th participant: Opera web browser
This is one really good browser. In fact, its one of my favs. I like its tab stack function, so no more cluttered browsers. Another is its panel toggle function, so you can browse the web from the side of your browser, in case you need to hide anything ;D. Then theres the private tab function, instead of the usual private window, although you can of course choose either of both. It supports quite a no. of add ons too, like PanicButton. Personally, it has an easy to use and user friendly interface. Remember to read the whole web tutorial thoroughly and you'll know of the many cool functions in Opera. Oh, and its rendering engine is not Gecko, Trident or Webkit. In fact, they use they're own rendering engine, Presto. It is a fast and very good all rounder. I would definitely recommend this browser. Best of all, it has a turbo feature to speed up browsing on slow networks. You simply must try it to believe it.
7th and last participant: IE (Internet explorer)
Internet explorer is the default web browser by Microsoft. Personally, I feel that this browser pales much in comparison to the rest of the browsers. It runs on the Trident rendering engine, which is compatible with most, if not all, websites. A major drawback is its speed and stability. IE has been known to crash easily and has a very, very slow speed. (No offense to IE users!) I don't use IE much as I find it not reliable.
Conclusion: For experienced users, Lunascape is the best among the best. For users with lesser experience, you should try opera or maxthon. For the social people, Rockmelt is better than chrome and for the all rounders, firefox is the best among the rest.
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