Best internet browser

KIA · 11 Dec 2013 at 19:22

Elevon said:
Icloud they would use that does sync bookmarks with FF http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4...anel-for-windows-chrome-firefox-bookmark-sync

No sign of tab syncing, but it's nice of Apple to offer a free bookmark sync solution. I might use it to sync bookmarks between Chrome & Safari.

Witor · 12 Dec 2013 at 11:10

Chrome, because with a Google account it seems to make it easier to sync bookmarks, accounts etc.

Exactly. IE11 as a backup.

regulus · 13 Dec 2013 at 22:14

Rimsy said:
opera and chrome. not used Firefox since it became a bloated slow horrible mess

It's starting to become that way for me as well now. For the first time ever since it were released I find myself thinking of trying another browser. Needless updates and features most users will have zero interest in. It seems not a day pass now where it doesn't stop responding and I have to Ctrl Alt Del out to restart.

Might check out Chrome soon.

Bubo · 14 Dec 2013 at 09:02

Two key things for me are one, the presence of a permanent search box on screen at all times, and I don't mean using the url bar to type in searches as it is not the same. Once you press return to search it overwrites what you've typed in so you can't easily add and extra word to your search term and do another search. And two, the option to display a boomark sidebar with scroll icon to rapidly scroll the list. Last time I tried IE and Chrome neither of these were present and I couldn't find plugins to replicate these features, so FF it is for me at the moment.

crazy8s · 14 Dec 2013 at 18:20

Another vote for Chrome

KIA · 14 Dec 2013 at 18:26

Bubo said:
Once you press return to search it overwrites what you've typed in so you can't easily add and extra word to your search term and do another search.

If you're using Google, the search query will be kept in the field at the top of the results page.

murah · 14 Dec 2013 at 20:24

Rybo89 said:
always crashing, always messing up.

Sometimes have a load of tabs up when im looking through cars/threads which destroys Firefox most of the time.

Why? i have used FF for years and its a very stable browsing experience (probably the best out there imo) Handles well over 20 tabs at once , netflix/youtube videos never stutter ... so what did you do to your FF install O_o

this_is_gav · 14 Dec 2013 at 21:56

murah said:
Why? i have used FF for years and its a very stable browsing experience (probably the best out there imo) Handles well over 20 tabs at once , netflix/youtube videos never stutter ... so what did you do to your FF install O_o

It handles lot more than 20 tabs perfectly fine. I've never understood the memory or performance issues, as Chrome uses quite a bit more in my experience, with its 7 millions processes. Chrome starts up a little faster, but I tend to leave a browser open all day, so that doesn't bother me.

The only reason I don't use Firefox is because of the update compatibility checks after an update, taking 20+ seconds, which while it isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things, it feels like an age when you just want the damn browser, especially if you're just wanting to check something, using a browser you're not logged into.

regulus · 14 Dec 2013 at 23:26

I've done a clean Win7 install tonight after a hardware upgrade and installed Waterfox as my browser. Also from Mozilla but for 64bit PC's. Seems ok so far

K1LLSW1TCH · 15 Dec 2013 at 01:36

I'm using Chrome as my default browser, there's nothing at all wrong with Internet Explorer though, I actually prefer the way it looks to Chrome but as I have a Google account I just find Chrome to be far more convenient in terms of syncing all of my rubbish. It'll probably be even handier once my new Android handset arrives.

no_1_dave · 17 Dec 2013 at 18:13

Chrome for everything
IE for Battlelog because EA are so crap I was getting crashes with battlelog in Chrome

Used to use Firefox before Chrome came out, switched to Chrome when it was beta and never looked back.

Antar Bolaeisk · 17 Dec 2013 at 18:16

badcompany said:
Opera

I used to use Opera but then they turned it in to Chrome. Now I just use Chrome.

momentimori · 18 Dec 2013 at 07:18

The best feature of chrome based browser is if you right click on highlighted text or an image it opens another tab to search for it.

pipson · 18 Dec 2013 at 07:38

Currently chrome but starting to get problems with it, for instance i cant use my uni email (outlook based) on chrome and even sometimes student finance has problems with it logging in and etc, might switch back to mozilla

Audigex · 18 Dec 2013 at 09:58

Firefox used to be king, with new features (like tabbed browsing) which we now take for granted. It also used to be a lot faster than IE. However, it also gets bloated faster than most other browsers, as soon as you start adding plugins. For web development it's probably still the best with great debugging tools.

IE is still carrying a bad reputation from IE5-8 which were, frankly, woeful... slow, buggy and with security concerns by the bucketload. To be fair to it, the newer versions (10/11) are much improved, but I still don't trust the OS integration and I don't go back to a bad product just because it's pulled itself up to average.

Safari is great if you use iOS or OSX on other machines. It works very much like chrome to me - simple tabbed browsing without much clutter. If you don't use OSX/iOS however, stick with Chrome/Firefox - it's not worth being pestered to install Quicktime constantly...

Chrome is the current king for most: it's usually fairly fast and lightweight and does the web browsing bit without a load of messing about you don't need. I switched as my primary browser when it first came out and haven't looked back since.

Waterfox is a souped-up version of Firefox: I've not tried it, but most of what I've seen suggests that it's basically an optimised version of Firefox.

Then there are the niche ones like Opera - which I used to love but found it was trying to be too clever. Like Firefox it came up with a lot of new stuff, but the main browsers have mostly closed onto the basic Chrome design.

Overall, it's usually down to preference nowadays - there's no real significant differences between them. Chrome is probably the best choice for most who just want browsing. Safari if you use OSX on another machine, Waterfox/Firefox/Opera I have installed for web development or in case there's an issue with chrome... or if you don't like google. IE... I still don't see why you'd actively choose to use it, Microsoft made bad browsers for too long for people to switch back just because they're okay nowadays.

Hxc · 18 Dec 2013 at 10:54

Audigex said:
Chrome is the current king for most: it's usually fairly fast and lightweight and does the web browsing bit without a load of messing about you don't need. I switched as my primary browser when it first came out and haven't looked back since.

Beginning to swing the other way now; Firefox is often lighter now and certainly just as fast.

Gambisk · 18 Dec 2013 at 11:03

Chrome but sometimes float back to firefox, I have all the major browsers on my work PC for comparability testing but Chrome gets the most use by far. I also love that it syncs bookmarks and plugins automatically with my home PC.

Raumarik · 18 Dec 2013 at 11:42

Chrome, I even use it on the iPad now. I don't mind the latest flavours of IE though especially on Windows 8.1

nick.lidgett · 18 Dec 2013 at 12:28

Chrome for phone, desktop and laptop FTW

linktoinsanity · 18 Dec 2013 at 13:14

Audigex said:
Firefox used to be king, with new features (like tabbed browsing) which we now take for granted. It also used to be a lot faster than IE. However, it also gets bloated faster than most other browsers, as soon as you start adding plugins. For web development it's probably still the best with great debugging tools.

IE is still carrying a bad reputation from IE5-8 which were, frankly, woeful... slow, buggy and with security concerns by the bucketload. To be fair to it, the newer versions (10/11) are much improved, but I still don't trust the OS integration and I don't go back to a bad product just because it's pulled itself up to average.

Safari is great if you use iOS or OSX on other machines. It works very much like chrome to me - simple tabbed browsing without much clutter. If you don't use OSX/iOS however, stick with Chrome/Firefox - it's not worth being pestered to install Quicktime constantly...

Chrome is the current king for most: it's usually fairly fast and lightweight and does the web browsing bit without a load of messing about you don't need. I switched as my primary browser when it first came out and haven't looked back since.

Waterfox is a souped-up version of Firefox: I've not tried it, but most of what I've seen suggests that it's basically an optimised version of Firefox.

Then there are the niche ones like Opera - which I used to love but found it was trying to be too clever. Like Firefox it came up with a lot of new stuff, but the main browsers have mostly closed onto the basic Chrome design.

Overall, it's usually down to preference nowadays - there's no real significant differences between them. Chrome is probably the best choice for most who just want browsing. Safari if you use OSX on another machine, Waterfox/Firefox/Opera I have installed for web development or in case there's an issue with chrome... or if you don't like google. IE... I still don't see why you'd actively choose to use it, Microsoft made bad browsers for too long for people to switch back just because they're okay nowadays.

IE8 was fine. IE7 was a slow version of it. IE6 and below were terrible.

Waterfox is a 64 bit version of Firefox. Everything that works in Firefox seems to work in Waterfox as well (that I use). I use it as one of my 2 main browsers on my work PC (the other being IE11).

Chrome's recording habits can be annoying to some users, I'd recommend either IE or Firefox to most users personally.