Your Favorite Web Broswer And Why?

jrank001 · Sep 23, 2011

Hi:
Having just installed WIN 7 64 bit I'm looking to change a lot of things for something different.

I have yet to install a browser other then MS Explore 9.0 which is what I’m using now.

I was using Firefox 6.02 but I wanted to get some other thoughts on the browsers others are/have been using.

It bums me out that Google has stopped supporting their toolbar for Firefox.

Thinking of Google Chrome.

Your thoughts?

EarthDog · Sep 23, 2011

Internet Explorer.

I love Google Chrome and have very very few issues with it. Go Chrome.

King107s · Sep 23, 2011

You will probably get a bunch of fanboy type answers for this but in all honesty there is nothing wrong with Internet Explorer 9. None of these browsers are actually 'faster' than the other anyway.

EarthDog · Sep 23, 2011

King107s said:
You will probably get a bunch of fanboy type answers for this but in all honesty there is nothing wrong with Internet Explorer 9. None of these browsers are actually 'faster' than the other anyway.

Im no fanboy, and for hte sites I go to, they clearly load faster on Chrome to me than IE9.

jrank001 · Sep 23, 2011

With all the issues with privacy going on with Google, is anyone concerned they could be spying on you once chrome is loaded on your rig?

Just a question.

EarthDog · Sep 23, 2011

Nope.

GoD_tattoo · Sep 23, 2011

I use Firefox. I like the speed, the add-ons, and everything else about it. Didn't like Chrome. Seemed too plain and grey like all Google stuff.

King107s · Sep 23, 2011

EarthDog said:
Im no fanboy, and for hte sites I go to, they clearly load faster on Chrome to me than IE9.

I was more refering to the type of answer without basis like "ATI is better cause Nvida sucks...." Certainly not calling you a fanboy

Do you know if this ever been tested in a controlled way?

GoD_tattoo · Sep 23, 2011

Found this in the first thing on Google. And there are a million more.

King107s · Sep 23, 2011

GoD_tattoo said:
Found this in the first thing on Google. And there are a million more.

Interesting.... looks like Chrome comes in the worst in memory usage, boot time and JSGamebench. It appears that Firefox 4 wins a lot of the benchmarks with IE9 coming in about middle of the pack.

DreamerBrian · Sep 23, 2011

I use Chrome and it works very well. Probably one of the best things about it is how smart the password caching is.

Brian

Arbiter Odie · Sep 24, 2011

Safari. Best web browser in existence.

hafa · Sep 24, 2011

A similar discussion may be found here.

I'll paraphrase and reiterate:

Your Favorite Web Broswer And Why?

I have 3 favorites: FF, Chrome, IE. Different browsers for different tasks. Use them where they shine. Why limit yourself to one tool?

Enablingwolf · Sep 24, 2011

I don't have a favorite.

I do have a primary browser, secured browser and is it my browser or the site content - browser.

Firefox, simply because I been using it since it was called Mozilla Phoenix. No real loyalty. Just used to it and I'm comfortable with the product.
Opera is my locked down, secured browser. I've customized it for my usage.
I use either Chrome or IE 10 to check when sites do not load content as I expect.

jrank001 · Sep 24, 2011

Great input. Thanks

capttripppp · Sep 24, 2011

I use the three main ones also for different tasks. Chrome is my primary, I like the no frills approach, andie/firefox for different sites because not everyone supports the use of Chrome.

BudTheChud · Sep 24, 2011

I have used firefox since its first iteration, but have recently switched to chrome, to me it seems that firefox is getting too bloated and am tired of the new version updates every week...seems like I left my computer for a few days and I had to update from version 2.3 to version 33.645...while I like the continual work done on the browser it gets a bit annoying

I also really like chrome's minimal approach...the main reason I switched...but will use FF when I need to use a FF only browser addon

hafa · Sep 24, 2011

Enablingwolf said:
...or IE 10.

Are you running the IE10 Developer Preview on your production machine?

Enablingwolf · Sep 25, 2011

hafa said:
Are you running the IE10 Developer Preview on your production machine?

I open the site via VM environment. I got IE 10 going, but not on my primary Windows 7 install.

David · Sep 25, 2011

Chrome here, Firefox is getting too slow and bloated for my liking.

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