Chrome Part II : Performance
Aniket Kadam, Sep 14, 2008 1410 hrs IST
Last time we took a look at what Chrome did, today we see just how much of an incentive do you get with Google's Chrome
Last time we took a look at what Chrome did, today we see just how it does all that it does and if it can deliver a usable experience despite being in beta. But, it would be unfair to compare Chrome to the main versions of the other browsers, betas aren't generally compared with fully matured software so all comparisons will be made between it and the unstable, in development versions of the major browsers so let's start and see how it does against the main competitors of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera.
Chrome (Beta)
The new shiny kid on the block, armed with its V8 javascript engine, the source of the speed everyone's been talking about and the backing of one of the most powerful web companies, let's see if this star can stand the heat or fizzles out.
Why?
You might be wondering why on Earth would Google want to release a browser in the first place. One of the ways to find this out is to see what they have to gain from all this.
The increased speed of their applications that run on the browser would make them useful in general.
Also, since the browser that you use doesn't really matter as long as it's running fast, they open-sourced the project and by maintaining some separation between the core engine and the browser, make it easy for any of the other browsers to take their code and freely incorporate it into their own. This way they level the playing field for competition and make sure no one lags behind re-inventing the wheel.
So even if it was a purely selfish motive, in this case, Google's interests are the same as those of the people using the internet; faster access and more functionality.
Internet Explorer 8 beta 2
The ever present Internet Explorer has been losing market share for the past few years and is probably looking to make a resurgence with Internet Explorer 8. It's beta 2 version is being used here.
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 beta (Minefield)
An old favorite and the most well known alternative to Internet Explorer, it's making great strides with the misleading 3.0.1beta. The faster Tracemonkey engine emerges as something that might actually challenge V8; Chrome's engine.
Safari 3.12 (Final)
The popular browser used most widely on Macs and the iPods. Safari 4 is supposed to bring massive improvements as well, including full acid 3 compliance however there is no publicly available download so it could not be tested. If past behavior is any indicator, it won't be out anytime soon either.
Opera 9.6 (beta)
Another of the well known browsers, occasionally geeks can be seen arguing over which is superior, Opera or Firefox. No one has reached a conclusive answer yet.
USER COMMENTS
What was the hoopla about using the address bar for doing the searches in chrome. Today i typed some terms in the address bar(accidently.. :) ) ... And it did the search for me. it was then that i searched for the the same and realised that it is the default behavior on most of the browsers(yes even in IE). I am feeling like the last person to know about this already. So wouldnt drag my humiliation too much.. But it surely makes me feel that Google did not do anything revolutionary using the address bar for search. Because thats the feeling that most of the reviews of chrome were giving me....
by Anant Bhushan, Roorkee, on Sep 16, 2008 04:37 AM, Report abuse Reply
there is no customization in Chrome, no plugins to choose from. Also yahoo and few other crashed. Inbuilt opening Acrobat document crashes and slows down heavily. All above things happned with chrome, Firefox works like charm xcept the memory issue over long run.
by Shreshthakumar, delhi, on Sep 15, 2008 01:28 PM, Report abuse Reply
most of the websites are not compatable with Chrome..even Techtree :)
by Anonymous, Hyd, on Sep 15, 2008 10:40 AM, Report abuse Reply
I completely agree with the view of the writer. Eventually which browser we use depends on convenience and familiarity with the interface. I personally have Firefox, Chrome and IE installed on my system. And IE is used solely for its compatibility with many sites that fail to respond in other browsers(Yes i think the monopoly of IE initially has made many a designers design their sites accordingly). Chrome has made it mark with its search capabilities and better interface(read single bar and more space on the screen). However firefox still continues to be the mainstay more so because of its plugins and familiar interface.
by Anant Bhushan, Roorkee, on Sep 14, 2008 07:41 PM, Report abuse Reply
I dont think I need to specify anything other than what Anant has mentioned above.. exactly read out my mind... and I guess that would be the general phenomenon with a mid level common end user as well.. :)
by Jaspreet, New Delhi, on Sep 15, 2008 12:09 AM, Report abuse
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I think FireFox is the Best... And I am Very sure they will still come up with some nice innovations to beat Chrome in near Future in terms of speed or so... But its IE which is having worrying future... (May be outdated in few years to come i guess) Nice Review by Tech Tree... Thnx
by Terence Jackson, Bangalore, on Sep 17, 2008 05:12 PM, Report abuse Reply