Google Chrome

[SrDriver]

Interesting article about Chrome.

Link To Article

They have versions for Windows, Linux, and I understand a Mac O/S version now too.

 

[synthetic_crazy]

I have tried Chrome; however, I like Mozilla better!

 

[dparm]

Firefox has slid recently. If you run the 4.0 beta you will find it to be as fast as (or faster than) Chrome.


Run Firefox on Linux...it is astronomically faster than anything Windows can do.

 

[JimPghPA]

Chrome prevented my home computer running Windows XP from being able to use some of the common features I use every time I use the computer.

I had to remove it.

It should have had those problems wouked out before it was released.

 

[dparm]

Really? How old of a version were you running? AFAIK once it got out of beta it ran on everything.

 

[PandaBear]

Doesn't work with Windows 2000, so it is not on my main machine at home.

 

[moggi1964]

Occasionally there are things it won't open or work on but I mostly use Chrome with Firefox and IE as a backup.

 

[beast3300]

Originally Posted By: synthetic_crazy
I have tried Chrome; however, I like Mozilla better!


+1

 

[tmorris1]

Originally Posted By: dparm

Run Firefox on Linux...it is astronomically faster than anything Windows can do.

They work exactly the same to me??

 

[ddrumman2004]

I tried it against Firefox and while faster loading on some pages, it was slow on some. Same with Firefox so in my opinion, they are about equal in performance.

However, the way Google is inching it's way into computers, I don't want any of their programs on my machine....like Google Earth, Picasa...etc....Their Google updater was causing problems on my desktop machine.....almost as bad a malware!

 

[wavinwayne]

I love Google Chrome! It's the only browser I use anymore. I've tried all 5 major browsers, and Chrome just "feels right" to me. It also loads faster than any of the other 4 browsers I've tried, regardless of OS.

 

[Nick R]

I only use google chrome except on the very few sites that only IE works properly on. I'm actually using the Beta channel version of Chrome, and it just works great.

 

[expat]

I just tried chrome. Don't like it!
No easy accessible search history and I don't like (understand) the Spell Check.
Plus it doesn't seem ANY faster than my old IE.

 

[Buffman]

My Powerbook can't run chrome.. Too bad, I don't like chrome anyways :0

 

[BearZDefect]

Originally Posted By: ddrumman2004
However, the way Google is inching it's way into computers, I don't want any of their programs on my machine....like Google Earth, Picasa...etc....Their Google updater was causing problems on my desktop machine.....almost as bad a malware!

Yup, just like Yahoo, Adobe, etc.

Some 'free' software makes you pay.



And to the other comment about Firefox being faster on Linux than Windows, I've run it on both on the exact same hardware. It rendered faster and looked better in Windows. Maybe the network transfers were faster in Linux, but not noticeably.

My point is claiming that Linux is astronomically faster than Windows leads a newbie to try it, become astronomically disappointed, and abandon it forever. If you're trying to promote something, set more realistic expectations.

 

[BobFout]

Originally Posted By: BearZDefect
Originally Posted By: ddrumman2004
However, the way Google is inching it's way into computers, I don't want any of their programs on my machine....like Google Earth, Picasa...etc....Their Google updater was causing problems on my desktop machine.....almost as bad a malware!

Yup, just like Yahoo, Adobe, etc.

Some 'free' software makes you pay.



And to the other comment about Firefox being faster on Linux than Windows, I've run it on both on the exact same hardware. It rendered faster and looked better in Windows. Maybe the network transfers were faster in Linux, but not noticeably.

My point is claiming that Linux is astronomically faster than Windows leads a newbie to try it, become astronomically disappointed, and abandon it forever. If you're trying to promote something, set more realistic expectations.


I too have found Windows web browser rendering performance (Firefox and Chrome/Chromium) better than Linux on the same hardware. It's either a video driver issue, or X has a lot of overhead.

 

[PandaBear]

Originally Posted By: BearZDefect
My point is claiming that Linux is astronomically faster than Windows leads a newbie to try it, become astronomically disappointed, and abandon it forever. If you're trying to promote something, set more realistic expectations.


Many people forgot that the hardware driver (especially video) on Linux isn't as optimized as on windows due to manufactures effort, therefore in many cases Linux isn't as fast as windows.

 

[BearZDefect]

I am aware of video driver differences. While this is no fault of Linux developers, it does affect the performance of Linux desktop rendering. In my case, it was Intel GMA, and Intel supposedly publishes open source optimized drivers for their video hardware.

BobFout, although X-windows is cool in concept, I think it does add unnecessary overhead for a modern graphic workstation. Maybe I am unaware of how developers have circumvented that overhead.

 

[Garak]

One also has to ensure one is comparing apples to apples, as it were. It seems that a lot of the newer Windows computers are using a 64-bit version of Windows. If someone installs a 32-bit version of Linux, there will be a performance penalty. The situation was the opposite not long ago, with virtually every Windows machine being 32-bit and 64-bit Linux far more stable than 64-bit Windows.

Also, yes, the video drivers can be an issue. In Linux, it's always prudent to ensure that one buys hardware that has adequate support and functionality.

 

[DragRace]

I've used Firefox for years and until recently,I've switched to Chrome and it's ALOT faster then firefox.

So,until Firefox comes out with version 4,I might be staying with Chrome for a long while.