Which Web Browser?

Rainmaker · 3 Mar 2011 at 17:18

+1 for Firefox 4 beta. It's very Chrome-esque in looks, but has way better features, is just as fast, and is just... better.

It makes Chrome look like something from the 90s, while still retaining the overall minimalist look 'n' feel.

stugoo · 3 Mar 2011 at 17:20

I'm too used to firefoxes 'Awesome Bar' to change....
otherwise I'm all about Chrome, its fast!

opethdisciple · 3 Mar 2011 at 17:39

Chrome did to Firefox, what firefox did to IE. Inother words, gave it a kick up the backside.

Its good to have a browser war between vendors. We all gain.

Choose Firefox or Chrome as your browser. Both good.

4T5 · 3 Mar 2011 at 17:47

Opera for me.
I like the general look & feel of it & it has crap built in that disguises my ignorance.

SiriusB · 3 Mar 2011 at 18:09

Artic7 said:
Charming!!! I use Safari

Just read your small print!!

justintime2001 said:
pmsl Ive got a good sense of humour SiriusB, ive been married a long long time

3dcandy · 3 Mar 2011 at 19:02

FF4 beta > Chrome > Opera > multiple IE because it's such a pain in the ass and I have to see what a complete and utter mess it makes of sites that work in everything else.
Throw in android's mobile browser and safari on ipod/ipad/iphone...

J.B · 3 Mar 2011 at 19:20

I intended to try all the popular ones, got to FF and Chrome then settled on Chrome!

Keep meaning to try the IE9 beta

HardwareGeek · 3 Mar 2011 at 19:30

I use firefox for the addons, add block, no script and other stuff for security and use chrome for general browsing.

Deleted member 77746 · 3 Mar 2011 at 19:32

SiriusB said:
Just try them all and use the one you like. They're all pretty much the same these days.

Quoted for the truth.

whitecrook · 3 Mar 2011 at 19:33

Omniweb!

No, actually
Safari, Chrome, Opera, Firefox in that order, on the mac

Opera, Firefox, IE in that order on the Windows.

dannycivic02 · 3 Mar 2011 at 20:18

Chrome for me, just seems to run faster than all the others.

m4cc45 · 3 Mar 2011 at 21:03

opethdisciple said:
Quote.

Really? IE 9 with it's hardware acceleration, internet protected mode integrated into UAC, etc is far ahead and now the other browsers are catching up in fact didn't Fire Fox 4 just announce delays? You think Fire Fox doesn't have vulnerabilities? It took them ages to patch the last major vulnerability and every browser will have vulnerabilities.

M.

ThundyCat · 3 Mar 2011 at 21:07

Opera.

Tute · 3 Mar 2011 at 21:13

For me it goes:

IE9
Chrome
IE8
Opera
FF

TwoSaints · 3 Mar 2011 at 21:41

Opera with Chrome as a last gasp choice if I have (rare) problems in Opera.

Also use all the major browsers at some point for testing reasons.

3dcandy · 3 Mar 2011 at 21:44

m4cc45 said:
Really? IE 9 with it's hardware acceleration, internet protected mode integrated into UAC, etc is far ahead and now the other browsers are catching up in fact didn't Fire Fox 4 just announce delays? You think Fire Fox doesn't have vulnerabilities? It took them ages to patch the last major vulnerability and every browser will have vulnerabilities.

M.

And still not playing ball with some standards? Each to their own, I don't like IE much but V9 hasn't made me change yet. I use FF for the add-ons (look after the Overclockers extension for example) but I'm used to it now. I fully agree all browsers have vulnerabilities and FF is as bad or good as the rest!

sanaxe1 · 3 Mar 2011 at 21:48

I only use Chrome.

betaspin · 3 Mar 2011 at 22:22

If you want proper ad blocking there is just one choice, Firefox.

dante6491 · 3 Mar 2011 at 22:33

You can pick and choose bits from each browser. I prefer the way tabs are stacked in Opera compared to tab Panorama in Firefox, however the awesome bar is just plain awesome. It feels really clunky using anything else. That being said, Chrome is lightening fast, but IE9 has the best hardware acceleration.

The Firefox 4 RC is scheduled for next week, but going by their bug countdown website, it should be good to go nowish.

http://canweshipyet.com/

Oddly enough I really like the firefox 4 beta but I just can't use it. As mentioned before, it has the speed and looks of chrome with the functionality of firefox. Good package rolled into one. It does however cause my desktop to hang like a 21 day matured steak, whilst on my laptop it works perfectly. Perhaps a fresh install of windows onto a Vertex3 will solve my issues.

Rainmaker · 4 Mar 2011 at 08:15

betaspin said:
If you want proper ad blocking there is just one choice, Firefox.

AdBlock (with the usual EasyList etc) is available for Chrome and Safari these days, including its user customisable entries, right click context menu 'block this ad' entry etc. There's no real difference between them though I'm still a Firefox fanboy personally.