have you tried ff3? it's quite nice.
Meh, Opera has more built-in features, better implemented features, less bloat w/ similar features, etc.
Firefox 3 is definitely a step-up from 2 ... but 9.5 is better than FF3 for what I use it for ...
Quick search, wand, speed dial, mouse gestures, and link all kick *** ...
My only complaints about Opera are:
1) If you use a lot of connections and have a shitty router, you will quickly start experiencing high latency and poor speed. However, if you have a good router or a direct connection to your modem, you get awesome speed.
For example:
Opera ...
Firefox ...
2) A few pages still aren't compatible w/ Opera, even when using IE or FF mask. However, if you use the "Report a Site Problem," they often take care of it in the next version.