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The original was posted on /r/browsers by /u/Realistic-Leather-79 on 2023-08-10 17:27:25.
I switched from Chrome two months ago to Opera partly because I thought the UI was fun and it gave me some comfortability with trying out other browsers because I was not happy with the web speeds from Chrome especially when I have too many pages open (and the privacy and data problems).
Opera has treated me well but I still find it takes up too much RAM on my PC, despite it being advertised as not. Also learned it is owned by a sketch Chinese company? Are there any recommendations for someone who is trying to branch out a bit more? I definitely care about security when browsing.
PS: I do not care much about the built-in VPN for Opera because I have ExpressVPN. I also hated the sidebar and thought a lot of the UI does look cluttered until I edited it to match my taste (which I very much enjoyed the customizability of it). Maybe I'm not using it to the best of its ability but..