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As (i’m sure) i’m one of the most frequent internet surfer in the world , i’m proudly say that i only have try 3 internet browser in my whole life. First, Internet Explorer. This one is sucks so bad i almost want to piss my monitor just to make it close. Lots of pop-up (i’m using IE6 at that time), i remember will comes up frequently and ruined your mood, especially the legendary one where it shows that you have win something and you have to click on somewhat lookalike to Windows System Message. My second and third is probably one of my best moment in internet browsing history. It’s Firefox and Opera. What could you ask for more?But recently, with my crappy classic computer, Firefox is getting harder and harder to use every time i update the firy fox. With 192 MB of memory that my computer had and one antivirus plus Yahoo! Messenger, my computer will be responding very fast, in the opinion of snail. While Opera, it’s sensational browser with lots of user-friendly features and definitely light too. But the problem is, lots of website that i frequently visit are not displaying correctly. This, according to myself , probably because of the layout engine that opera uses. Opera is using Presto as their Layout Engine, and the only browser that uses Presto is Opera. See the connection?

Okay, so after all the hardwork and effort that i put on maximizing Firefox to become lighter than before, i finally give up. I decide to search for alternative browsers. Then i headed to Wikipedia to find answer. The answer of my search finally comes out as a superb answer named K-Meleon.

K-Meleon, is a free open-source software released under GNU General Public License. It’s, i have to say still in development, so it’s very-very simple browser. Although the official website stated that K-Meleon is not a striped version of Mozilla Firefox, it’s definetely look like so. To shorten my words, just look at the screen capture of K-Meleon Version 1.1.3 that i currently use :

See? Well, the undeniable connection between K-Meleon and Firefox can be describe in 4 simple words. It is his brother It use same engine. Yep, both Firefox and K-Meleon are using Gecko as their layout engine, and that is one of the reason why i choose this browser as an alternative browser to Firefox. With the same layout engine, i’m sure it will display website correctly or atleast like Firefox, unlike Opera.

Another distinguish features about K-Meleon is that it’s very functional. There’s no such thing as un-needed plugin or tool in K-Meleon. It’s very simple but yet, functional. So i can say, it’s the perfect alternative for internet surfer that wants both fast and functionality.

In the conclusion, here is my final review for K-Meleon 1.1.3 :

Pros :

• Free
• Open Source
• Fast
• Functional
• Use Gecko as layout engine
• Very much in common with Firefox, so not needed much training to get used to

Cons :

• The interface were waaaay too simple for me

Final Result : *****