Google Chrome Download
Posted September 4th, 2008 by Alex Ion
There’s been a few days since we’ve all hear that Google Chrome is live but many people are asking if it’s any good and if it’s worth giving it a spin. I’m not yet a power user on Chrome but I can tell you a few things after seeing it working today for at least 4 hours. Yes, I know it’s another browser on the market and we already have a bunch of them, but it’s from Google so I obviously had to test it out.
1. Even though it doesn’t use the same Firefox engine, the simplicity and the rendering seem to be the same. Google Chrome uses WebKit for rendering, which is the same rendering engine as Apple’s Safari browser.
2. I love the fact that it’s not such a big resource eater like Firefox when you have multiple tags open. I know my machine may not be the best in the world with only 512MB of RAM, but believe me Chrome manages to stay under 150MB of RAM while Firefox never goes under 250MB with as many tags open.
3. I don’t like that they have a selection/scrolling problem. It’s like Chrome is a real person. It takes some time (whenever he wants) to rest or think and doesn’t deliver as fast as the user needs it. I know it’s still some sort of a Beta, but I would have expecting something flawless from the big G.
4. For some reason Chrome loads all the sites I browse, faster. Still haven’t figured that out. Why?
Would you give it a spin? Would you download Google Chrome and give us your opinion?
