This is probably going to be my longest blog post yet. On my previous YouTube account, I had reviews of the biggest Internet browsers, which are :
Opera
Mozilla Firefox 3
Internet Explorer 7
The other browser I had reviewed was Google Chrome, which is a new offering. As of yet, it's still in the Beta stage, so there are a few little niggles here and there. Still, it's currently my favourite browser. I uninstalled Opera, but I've kept Firefox in case Chrome is 'broken' during an update. I can't uninstall Internet Explorer as it is a base file in the OS, and anyway, I wouldn't uninstall it even if I could - because when all is said and done, it's still the most reliable browser of them all. Back to Chrome :
As I said, Chrome is a new offering, and it is based on one of the most reliable rendering engines. Chrome is currently only available on Windows XP and Windows Vista, but Google has stated that they will be porting it to Mac. Annoyingly, there are a few Mac rip offs that are identikit. The 'best' one is called Chromium. Kinda obvious where the naming inspiration came from. I'll admit that I''ve never liked Firefox much, but Chrome has destroyed it. Even on the XP computer I have, Chrome is faster than IE7 and Firefox.Here's my ratings :
Speed : 10/10
The speed that Chrome loads webpages at is quite literally, staggering. It can load up Google for me in about half a second - if my internet is lagging, about a second. I compared it to Firefox, and found that Firefox was far slower. As far as I can remember, Chrome runs on the Gecko Engine. If it does,the Gecko engine is definitely the way forward.
Looks : 8/10
To be really honest, Chrome doesn't look as good as it runs. I think that Firefox's default theme looks a lot better to be honest, but my computer's theme is Alienware Invader. The only good thing about how it looks is that the navigation bar is very minimalistic,, and therefore gives all the webpages the majority of the screen to play with.
Work : 9/10
This section should have been a 10/10. It really should. It would be apart from the fact that my Chrome no longer automatically adds the file extensions. I have to write the name of the file, and then add the file extension myself. If this was a big issue, I wwoulld have dropped this score by more. It isn't a big issue though, so I'm not really fussed. I can add the file extensions without even thinking about it anymore. I already know that this little flaw is exclusive to me, as my XP desktop and my sister's laptop both can identify the file types. So this field is debatable.
Overall : 10/10
This is the most complete browser I've ever used. It's fast, it's easy to use, and it is completely free. Not only is it free, but it doesn't require add ons like Firefox. You don't even need GameFOX to speed up GameFAQs. They're already fast enough. Also, Chrome genuinely is the future. The two main PC magazines in the UK both had headlines saying 'Chrome : Meet The Revolution', or something very similar. Also, Chrome is ideal for any specced computer, as it is fast on all specs, and it takes up the least memory of any browser. Trust me on this. Get Chrome.
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