Browser speeds

[dsavi]

I downloaded the Chrome browser today, after using Opera and Mozilla browsers for years.. I can easily say without shame it has better performance and smoother browsing.

 

 

 

Fanboyism is bad for advancement.. Sure, I like the idea of FF/Opera in general, but I think I'll be using Chrome for a long time until something better comes out.

 

 

 

Don't know about you guys, but at least to me, facts and experience are what matter. Chrome instantly proved to be superior to other browsers I used in the past. It also renders heavy pages extremely quick.

 

 

 

There's really no reason for not using it, the interface is ridiculously easy to understand, you can even import all settings from previous browsers. It's the Bugatti Veyron, the purple diamond, the Cohiba cigar of current browsers. In other words it's superior to anything else on the market... In all it's modesty and light size.

 

I love chrome, but I use Firefox anyway solely because of the amount of extensions. I can't live without the web design ones that I use daily on Firefox. But I certainly like chrome, and really there's a surprisingly little amount of fanboyishness about it.

[BlueLancer]

 

But yea, I was just getting bugged by how you stated reasons but had none to begin with. Or do you have any? Not trying to be mean or a smart idiot about it but it's just bothersome.

 

 

 

Speed is the sole and only reason, I thought that was pretty self-evident. It loads faster than any other browser I used for years. Try it if you're in doubt.

 

 

 

Really, why use another browser for purely cosmetical reasons if it's slower? (Unless you just like some extensions, like dsavi_x4)

[OldJoe]

I can't say that Chrome is something fantastic for me, wasn't any speedier than FF or Opera when i tried it.

 

Opera has so many nice features and settings that it will take something really special to make me go away from it.

[Georgelemmons]

And a non windows version of chrome is...where exactly?

 

 

 

They've been under development for a while, but it should speed up now that Chrome for Windows is out of the beta stage.

 

 

 

The same has been said for many other pieces of software. It's just one of the reasons I'd rather stick with Firefox, if not for the customisability and the fact I don't need to install google's annoying update software.

 

 

 

Annoying..? It only runs the first time you download it. :|

 

 

 

But yes, Chrome is not very customizable. I'm a speed addict, and I like the load times, and the very low profile.

[Sbrideau]

I can't say that Chrome is something fantastic for me, wasn't any speedier than FF or Opera when i tried it.

 

Opera has so many nice features and settings that it will take something really special to make me go away from it.

 

 

 

Same for me, was same speed as Firefox, so I stay with my speedy Opera.

[Dracion1]

But yes, Chrome is not very customizable. I'm a speed addict, and I like the load times, and the very low profile.

 

 

 

Meh. Personally I find Fx 3.1b2 to be faster than chrome anyway, but then maybe that's just my PC.

 

 

 

Also, it might be worth mentioning that Chrome and Safari are based off the same engine, kind of like Firefox and Seamonkey.