Safari doesn't load certain sites properly (anything better out there)?

Hi there,
Safari is playing tricks and is not willing (capable?) of reading certain sites (mainly banking). Colors are not correct and I can't see the menus although they are there since I can click on the white background and be directed to a desired service (after long series of trial and error...). On a second case.. the bank site shows a message saying the login page is not available (????? strange???)..I did try the same page with PC (windows) and got there very easily. I just can't use my Mac for trivial activites like surfing the internet whilst being able actually to read the site ..to banking services.
Any quick fix for this issues? Is there a better ibrowser for Mac? O should I sell my new Mac and reinvest in PC?
Thank you for your interest and anwer,
PV
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.8) ...
Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.8) ...

pvieira,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
I am sure that others will express their own opinions, but I find Firefox 2 to be a reliable OS X browser.
;~)

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