Thread: Google browser Chrome

I just downloaded Google's beta release of their browser Chrome

There are so many things I like and dislike about it but I think its about time I switch from Firefox to Chrome or may be atleast try it for a few days.

I can say for sure that Chrome is the fastest browser I have ever used and its prefetch DNS function actually reduces the loading times for those sites to a bare minimum which you visit by clicking a link on a webpage.

Chrome is a no nonsense browser is all I can say at the moment

There are a few things missing aswell but I would come back with a comprehensive list


If you would like to download the browser here is the direct download link : http://dl.google.com/update2/installers/ChromeSetup.exe

Or if you already have it installed please share your views and how you compare Chrome with whatever youve been using before.

Still, I feel FF3 is the best. But Chrome looks very promising mate!!.

grafics.. are cool.. design i felt very neat... but.. i think its not fast .. like mozilla is faster... i hope u know guys... tweak for mozilla.. i mean.. tht network pipelining option... tht thing in mozilla makes it faster.... comparatively.. nice.. chrome is just little slow... rest lets see other ppls advice n comments..


overall as the admin said.. for few days.. can give it a try.. but mozilla is the best till now still i think

Because Chrome has been created by Google it will do quite well, as Google itself it doing, it may take some time but i think it will get popular.

For those who have used it is it better than Firefox?

I used it and it crached or freezed every time I clicked on a link or a button. I think it's because chrome uses 'Google Gears' built in that it seems fast. Its missing a lot of things. There are very little things you can customize in it. Its really simple to understand and use (reminds me of a kids bowser). We can't complain it's only a beta release(testing version). It's no where near as good as FireFox yet. But If we don't support it those guys will quit like they did with Google Answers.

Downloaded and trying Chrome (Beta). For now it's looking all Cream & I like
it to certain extent. Too early to give a thumbs up or down, but I am sure it's
definitely going to be better than IE.

I feel it's much faster than other browser. Setup is minimum yet very functional.
I personally liked the option for Bookmark Toolbar, others either had the toolbar or not.
None had an option to able/ disable it.

And OH MY GOD...No HOME PAGE OPTION !!! :tank:
Phew it's optional
When I first didn't see Home Page option, I was like...No Home, No Chrome !:stuart:

For now it is :45: of Browsers
Will Post more as I come across other features.

Jet§

Not a good start then hey!

MY VOTE GOES TO ff3

I downloaded chrome, and been using it for 5-6 hrs , tried all things loosing every thing scanning all, and it has with-standed me well quite , i have done some site web page opening for testing and it has come true to my expectation , by google stamp.
Its sleek , slim, trimmed, even a novice user can quickly judge with few session on-hand experience .
It goes as smooth as skiing on butter. AND ITS ONLY BETA and more to come . I am expecting more surprises.
In my opinion, it is the best ever designed browser, being an FF3 die hard fan, I am very much in dilemma , I am being split into two. I hope FF3 bombs on Chrome with some thing unique. Till then I am allll Chrome's .
With the NOte: Please enlight me if I have gone wrong, and make me once again belive FF# is the best out there.

signing off

Thanks Admin for starting this post
Did not that Google was having its own browser

I will try it out today

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

Because Chrome has been created by Google it will do quite well, as Google itself it doing, it may take some time but i think it will get popular.

For those who have used it is it better than Firefox?

Well not really better than Firefox but it is definitely faster than all i should say ....
Just give a click and it opens...at least i found it this way ....
I mean may be after accumulating some certificates and other stuff it will slow down ...but since 3 days it hasnt.

I guess it will knock out IE to some extent.as though many have been using FireFox insted of IE ..i guess they will soon shift to Chrome.
Regards,
Shriniket Sarkar

Well For me chrome looked better ,faster and simpler than FF3. I esp liked the fact that the tabs move to the top bar saving a lot of space esp good for laptops but can't shift until it has "mouse gestures". The most important feature and also something similar to flasgot in firefox

I installed Google Chrome today...
It looks good....:thumbup:
Will use Chrome & FireFox form now on wards...
Bye Bye to IE8..

definitely google chrome is fast....of course looks are good...tough competition for ff3

so i guess ..internet explorers days are counted now..
i never liked it anyways.

How come no one is supporting Opera? After I tried Opera, I never looked back at FF.

Opera is a fast browser. But it's not very good when dealing with java script. And there are a bunch of sites that doesn't support opera(eg: Raaga, Music Plugin, etc. Google Chrome and Firefox are the leading browsers now. Besides if you setup correctly you will find that Firefox is way faster than opera.

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Originally Posted by Alexina

so i guess ..internet explorers days are counted now..
i never liked it anyways.

IE can never be counted out. It is the only supported browser from large corporates. It is not very good but it is there.

Originally Posted by milan

grafics.. are cool.. design i felt very neat... but.. i think its not fast .. like mozilla is faster... i hope u know guys... tweak for mozilla.. i mean.. tht network pipelining option... tht thing in mozilla makes it faster.... comparatively.. nice.. chrome is just little slow... rest lets see other ppls advice n comments..


overall as the admin said.. for few days.. can give it a try.. but mozilla is the best till now still i think

Without any tweaks Benchmark testing(java script bench marks) showed that Chrome was the fastest....

Originally Posted by HydraHeaded

How come no one is supporting Opera? After I tried Opera, I never looked back at FF.

-->Firefox has millions of add-ons for just about every app from IMs(meebo , ICQ and some private ones) to google apps like Google earth ,Blog writer ,Download manager,Add/flash anime blocker ,piclens,cooliris etc etc etc its like a mini Operating system !....
-->Also Official benchmark tests show that Firefox 3.1 is faster than Opera 9.52 in displaying web pages.
-->Mozilla is the fastest at patching security holes .
-->Millions of cool themes

Currently i am using all the web browsers except Safari (in windows) and i ll testify that Firefox is the best.

i can not use it here on my system coz i m working on windows 2000 and this browser is for xp and vista only.. will download it and try it on xp system... or on vista at home..

but as per comments it sounds like a good browser

Guys its actually the architecture of Google Chrome that makes the difference.
Google has revolutionized the concept of backbone for Web Browsers.
Chrome has few gears from FireFox but they have rewritten the entire JavaScript architecture.
Chrome is not a single process that runs.In Chrome every tab is a single process hence whenever a tab freezes of say crashes the entire browser does not come down.
Thats where the beauty of Chrome is .....Try opening FireFox multiple windows ,in the Task Manager you will find that all the instances of FireFox are initiated from the same single process.Where as in Chrome each and every window and infact each and every tab is a seperate process.
Check it Out.
This is what google claims that makes the browser fast.
Also what i liked is that Google Chrome has a builtin Task Manager which gives network usage of each and every tab.
Check this also out.You get the liberty to end process pertaining to a tab that freezes.
Its in beta stages ......so we cant expect much ...

hope u ppl came across chrome new option.. its ' icognito window ' i liked this feature.. quiet good... it wont leave traces of your history for browsing and all..... ctrl+shift+n:w00t:

everyone is using this but i m unable to check this out.. coz home computer still not working and at working m using best n stable OS Windows 2000

Originally Posted by shriniketsarkar

Guys its actually the architecture of Google Chrome that makes the difference.
Google has revolutionized the concept of backbone for Web Browsers.
Chrome has few gears from FireFox but they have rewritten the entire JavaScript architecture.
Chrome is not a single process that runs.In Chrome every tab is a single process hence whenever a tab freezes of say crashes the entire browser does not come down.
Thats where the beauty of Chrome is .....Try opening FireFox multiple windows ,in the Task Manager you will find that all the instances of FireFox are initiated from the same single process.Where as in Chrome each and every window and infact each and every tab is a seperate process.
Check it Out.
This is what google claims that makes the browser fast.
Also what i liked is that Google Chrome has a builtin Task Manager which gives network usage of each and every tab.
Check this also out.You get the liberty to end process pertaining to a tab that freezes.
Its in beta stages ......so we cant expect much ...

Yeah Chrome will never crash (excluding tab crashes) ....and the incognito is by far the best privacy surfing option in any web browser....But you cannot enter any site which needs your cookies to be enabled

Originally Posted by Eddy

Yeah Chrome will never crash (excluding tab crashes) ....and the incognito is by far the best privacy surfing option in any web browser....But you cannot enter any site which needs your cookies to be enabled

will it work for RS?? i mean i think v wont have to wait for 1 download at a time.. i think in icognito.. we can download multiplefiles at same time... as a free user.. i dont know actually.. never tried.. correct me.. if am wrong..