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Author:  veato [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Google Chrome
Is anyone using Google Chrome web browser? I read an article today giving benchmark figures into how much quicker it is than IE and Firefox. Admittedly they were Google's own benchmarks but an independent test still put it ahead of the other browsers. I thought I'd give it a go then.

TBH it does seem faster. A lot faster than my current browser at work (IE7 :lol: ) in fact. I'm going to test it at home tonight too where I normally use Firefox.

Funnily enough the colour scheme is blue matching our lovely forum too!
Author:  AlunD [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
Yes been using Chrome to a limited extent since it first came out. Its much faster in my opinion that anything else.

Sadly its, currently, lacking the plug ins I rely on in FF.

Its also got a bad habit of corrupting itself. :?
Author:  big_D [ Fri May 22, 2009 1:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
It is faster with JavaScript sites, performance loading "normal" pages isn't that much better.
Author:  Danstevens [ Fri May 22, 2009 3:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
I use Chrome and love it. I did a little review of Chrome 2 in the internet forum if you're interested in my opinions/findings.
Author:  Linux_User [ Fri May 22, 2009 4:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
I find it extremely useful for when I need a browser quickly (to quickly search for something etc, since it launches in seconds). However, if I'm going for a full web session then I launch Firefox without fail.
Author:  Angelic [ Sat May 23, 2009 2:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
I've used it religiously since it came out and think it's the bees knees.

Haven't even bothered installing firefox since formatting.

Opera's still good for image-heavy sessions. You know like searching for images to edit, browsing photos online, porn... that sorta stuff. Chrome's windowing is a little bit too firefoxy.
Author:  Danstevens [ Sat May 23, 2009 5:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
Angelic wrote:
I've used it religiously since it came out and think it's the bees knees.

Haven't even bothered installing firefox since formatting.

Opera's still good for image-heavy sessions. You know like searching for images to edit, browsing photos online, porn... that sorta stuff. Chrome's windowing is a little bit too firefoxy.


Have you got Chrome 2 yet?
Author:  Angelic [ Sun May 24, 2009 6:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
Danstevens wrote:
Angelic wrote:
I've used it religiously since it came out and think it's the bees knees.

Haven't even bothered installing firefox since formatting.

Opera's still good for image-heavy sessions. You know like searching for images to edit, browsing photos online, porn... that sorta stuff. Chrome's windowing is a little bit too firefoxy.


Have you got Chrome 2 yet?


Nope..

And from what i've read of chrome 2 there doesn't seem to be much difference =/

Will probably wait for official release.
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
I'm gonna try it anyway, but anyone know of any downsides to Chrome with a netbook and mobile broadband? I kind of like things like Adblock etc, but Chrome would be ideal for the quick loading or whatever :?

Resurrecting old threads FTW! :D ;)
Author:  big_D [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
As I said above, it doesn't load sites any quicker (or noticeably quicker), we are talking, at most, 10ths of a second difference between Chrome and Firefox or Internet Explorer...

What is quicker is the JavaScript execution - although Safari is quicker still and Firefox 3.5 has closed the gap considerably.
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
big_D wrote:
As I said above, it doesn't load sites any quicker (or noticeably quicker), we are talking, at most, 10ths of a second difference between Chrome and Firefox or Internet Explorer...

What is quicker is the JavaScript execution - although Safari is quicker still and Firefox 3.5 has closed the gap considerably.


Yip, but that all adds up to a lifetime on a 10'' netbook with mobile b'band ;)
Author:  bally199 [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
I actually find that IE8 is the faster browser on my PC!

I've tried FF3.5, Chrome 2 and Opera. But I don't use IE8 on principle that its got more security holes than a collinder, and that you can't get stuff like ABP for it.
Author:  big_D [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
pcernie wrote:
big_D wrote:
As I said above, it doesn't load sites any quicker (or noticeably quicker), we are talking, at most, 10ths of a second difference between Chrome and Firefox or Internet Explorer...

What is quicker is the JavaScript execution - although Safari is quicker still and Firefox 3.5 has closed the gap considerably.


Yip, but that all adds up to a lifetime on a 10'' netbook with mobile b'band ;)

If you are using a lot of Web Apps (Google Docs and the like), then it will save you a bit of time.

You would need to visit several thousand "normal" sites in a sitting for it to make any significant difference.
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
^ Whatever helps :)
Author:  Nick [ Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Chrome
I just downloaded it.

My first impressions are mixed. The install process is good. It's nice and clean and minimalist too which is good.

But, and for me it's a big but...

The actual application seems to be quite slow. Typing is not as quick, selecting things takes longer. Boxes appear slowly, and fades are jittery. :?
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