http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2329247,00.asp

The beta hasn't been released yet, should be later today.

All I can say is I hope it behaves like Firefox so we don't have to redesign websites for it.

It uses Webkit, the same rendering engine as Safari.

idk why we need another browser.

We don't need another browser. We need a browser that does Javascript very fast, is lightweight, stable and uses the same standards as Firefox to stop the browser inter-incompatibility problems. --- Oooh, wait.

Definitely going to download this.

Is it up for download yet because I don't see it anywhere if it.

Wow. This sounds awesome. I thought Google might be doing something like this sooner or later - I'll defo download it and check it out

http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007645.html - SCREENSHOTS!

Just downloaded it and am using it to make this post right now.

It's rather fast and I like it so far.

You're right.

I've decided to try it, and yeah.

It blazes.

It's beyond fast. Pretty good looking so far, missing my plugins, tho.

Is there a plugins page for it yet? If so I've missed it so I need a link.

I downloaded and this thing eats a lot of system resources but it is fast at what it does though I miss my add-ons from Firefox.

Here is the first picture for anyone that wants a look.

I've just downloaded and installed 30 seconds ago and so far I am just thinking wow. It seems to have a low memory footprint too, which is good because I have a couple of PC's which could do with a low memory browser.

Very interesting, I'll be keeping an eye on it.

It's quite nice I guess but it has a little too simple look for me (even though simple helps).

Firefox > Chrome

Same here Stobbo, it's absolutely WOW! It's amazing. If they can get a plugin thing with alternatives for AdBlock etc. I'll be a happy man

Have you even downloaded it and tried it yet? Once this gets out of beta it's will be even more amazing.

Really, it is eating a lot of mine system resources but that is also because I'm running Google Gears, which will port your Google Web Apps to your desktop and run them through Chrome.

Yes I've already downloaded and installed and have had a brief look around and play with. Not all that IMO, although don't get me wrong it's better than some.

It was using 16mb for me, which compared to Firefox is really good.



I don't think you can make such a blanket statement as Firefox > Chrome right now, the two software are in very different stages of life and you haven't had a chance to use Chrome properly.

The UI sucks

Lol Well all I'm saying is, for a first impression I don't like it. Maybe if they add more too it, but for now I will stick with saying:

Firefox > Chrome





+1. GUI is not to my taste.

It's only in beta so of course they don't have much stuff added yet...

Its fast but I don't like the design of it but I'll get use to it

I guess but normally Beta's do contain a fair bit of the stuff that will be released with the v1.0.

It's only normally when you go diving into the Alpha and software development stages that you don't get a lot of the added features.

But I agree. Google is a great company (when comparing to greedy Microsoft) and I'm sure there's more, better things to come.

Once again it's only in beta and it's open source so I'm sure stuff will be changed..

I don't think the UI sucks, it is just different to what we use now. For some people it might be too minimalistic, but I'd imagine most people want just that.

No, it's the blue.

UI layout reminds me of...Opera *shudders*...

*shudders again for emphasis*

I actually enjoy the UI. Some nice colors and it is different having the tabs above, but you can get use to it. A lot more simple.

And unfortunately it is that reason that puts me off.

P.S. Yes I know it's only in Beta

I was just about to make this topic.

Damn it's fast!

EDIT: Says I don't have Java, or any plug-ins.

I'll wait till it's out of beta stages but it looks awesome from the screen shots.

I'd imagine they'll be theme support, one day.



Simplicity is what most people want. They don't want to spend 10 minutes trying to find an option. Though, the best way is to have Simple and Advanced modes.

I just reinstalled Java and it still says I don't have it. OHNOES.

I used to think Firefox was fast, but this is just plain AMAZING. Except for some addons that I miss, this is so much better for web browsing AND for development; the Javascript Console is just.. DIVINE.

I would disagree but that's just my thoughts on it.



Quite true but then surely rather that than very few options at all (not that Chrome hasn't got any options).



+1. The best of both worlds

YEAH JAVA DOESN'T WORK KTHX.

Very very fast, love the UI, just to my taste.
Good job Google.

Am I the only one who's Java doesn't work?

You TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW.

It's rather fast and I seem to like it. But I don't think I'll change my browser choice for now.

Added note: has anything from Google ever gotten out of beta?

I am talking about the whole world here. Most people just want the internet to work when they open it. They don't want to have to customize it to make it work.

Nice and fast. Looks strangely like Safari...

Why is nobody helping/acknowledging me?

That might explain why.

Downloaded it and tried it out. As of right now, I'll keep Safari as my default browser. Possibly once it's out of Beta (if it ever does - think Gmail) then I'll give it another try. It seemed fast, though. This is one that could work well on less powerful machines. May try it on my dad's laptop. See if it improves over FF2.

~Bcloutier~

Very nice, very fast, great design...
(In fact, I typed this on it, this might become my favorite browser)
Only problem is, I can't scroll-up.

One word, fast

Meh, I like my firefox.

Seems like a rather nice looking browser, and of course Google being one of the most popular websites in the world, the browser will probably be an instant success.

Hmm, just downloaded it, and Huzzah! It has a text correcter-thingy.
I like it, although I wish I could see my bookmarks more easily, but you can't always get what you want
Oh, and I can't use my middle mouse-key to scroll up. but uh, yeah pretty good overall

Open source ftw!

Yes, this is particularly frustrating.

Otherwise, I love it. But I'm easy to please.

-Common Sense

Very sleek and simple looking, just the way I like it. Runs about 10k of memory as a base amount, kicks it up to about 12 when you open a few tabs. (At least for me). Still not stable with Flash or Java, but it's a BETA so give it some time. Allows you to upload most data from Firefox after installation. Another thing I like is the numbered lines in the source coding for pages. Options menu is pretty simple and clean, but I'm hoping they add a few more options in the full release because there isn't much going on in there.

I basically love it's simplicity and lack of memory usage. It's just a great browser overall. I hope they don't bombard the full release with pointless new features that decrease the quality of browsing. I like it just the way it is, but of course it still has tweaks that need to be made being it's not the full version. I like it.


Edit: Heh, speak of the devil. It just duplicated its process x3 when I still only have one browser window open running 2 tabs. I got 3 chrome.exe files running, taking up 13k, 23k and 37k. Darn, and I thought it was going to be a very high-quality BETA browser. Looks like it settles for just "good". Better than IE8's BETA at least.