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| Topic Started: Sep 13 2008, 02:51:54 PM (47 Views) | |
| Rael | Sep 13 2008, 02:51:54 PM Post #1 |
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Well, to start things off I feel I should say one thing; After a week or so using it, I don't know to love or detest Chrome. Now, before I continue, I know it is still a beta, but it is the beta that I am reviewing, so I will treat it as a fully fledged browser. At first I downloaded it simply due to the hype. It installed fine, and there was no problem importing my firefox settings using the initial start up wizard. Then the browser opened. At first glance, it seemed to be missing a LOT of things. There was no "File, Edit etc" toolbar, and all my toolbars I had with firefox (inculding the google toolbar) hadn't been imported, desipte working on both FF and IE when only installed on FF. It took me a little while to get used to using the drop down menu on the right of the address bar to access the usual "File" options, but once I had, I found myself trying to do the same in FF. It's become habit to look there for the options now. Whilst on the note of appearance and user interface, I feel I have to say that I love the lack of a bottom "loading" bar. The sheer fact that the bar is both tiny on screen when showing, and hidden away when inactive means that you are able to view more of a web page at once when compared to IE and FF. This is, of course, very useful! Another thing that I believe sets it apart from IE and FF (i haven't tried things like safari) is the new idea for the tab system. Where as in IE and FF you can click and drag a tab to move it around and then drop it on the webpage to load the page of the tab, in Chrome you can click and drag it down to place the webpage in an entirely new window. This aids in sorting lots of different tabs when you are browsing various places for both work and fun. The final difference worth mentioning is that Chrome remembers your most visited webpages and puts visual links to them on the "new tab" page so you can easily access them. Despite the above features, however, it runs exactly the same as any other browser, except with a few (rather large) bugs. For example, if I am on a page with a Flash player, the browser will crash for a few seconds before kicking back into life (and this happens every time). Similarly, when I am on youtube and the video tries to play, it freezes both the browser and my computer for up to 30 seconds before working again. This is a great annoyance to me, but I am hoping that by the time the final version is released, these bugs will have been fixed. All in all, ignoring the bugs in it, Chrome is just another free browser similar to Firefox, but with a few interesting extras. My thoughts on it are as follows; Until the final version has been released, unless you absolutely must have those "special" features, stick with IE or FF if you don't want to get aggrevated by your whole system slowing down when browsing. However, once it is released, assuming these bugs have been fixed, move to Chrome. |
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| McTricky | Sep 13 2008, 10:51:06 PM Post #2 |
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I'd have downloaded it in a heartbeat but it's from Google so I though "screw it". But to now hear that it could be possibly better than FF, I might just consider it! |
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| Ragnarok_42 | Sep 14 2008, 05:07:16 AM Post #3 |
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Whoa, something better than Firefox, I will believe that when I see it. But seriously......... Cheers, eh. |
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| Rael | Sep 14 2008, 05:46:23 AM Post #4 |
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Like I said, wait until the final released. The current beta is rather annoying due to the bugs mentioned, but I do recommend trying the final version. 
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| Ragnarok_42 | Sep 14 2008, 07:14:32 AM Post #5 |
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Copy that, EA. |
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