Google Chrome > Safari

The title says it all.

I’ve uninstalled Safari a couple of days back, because I realised that it actually lagged my PC whenever I tabbed to my MSN window or some other programs.  After that, I’ve been wanting to try out Google Chrome, as Steph had greatly recommended it in her blog, as well as in her comments to my posts.

So I did.  For some reason, Chrome did not want to be installed in my PC at Reko’s place, so I came back home and try it on this PC instead, and it works!  That’s a little weird, because my PC over at his place is almost ten times better than this old one… Oh well anyway, I find Chrome really loads faster than Firefox!  That’s quite a feat to me because I thought Firefox was already fast enough.

So far, Stephie was right on all counts regarding Chrome.  It was not buggy (even though I had read in some forums that it was) at all; it loads very fast; it actually imports browsing history from my Firefox (which is a plus, because Safari did not have this function), as well as saved passwords (ditto for Safari again).  The only thing I found similar between Chrome and Safari is the browser appearance.  It’s disconcertingly the same, with the Controls and Options at the right end of the address bar.  Even the icons look eerily the same.  Chrome also had the same “Most visited pages” screen, but I must say Safari had a better look, feel and layout.  Chrome felt a little… amateurish.  

But then again, Apple is known for their sophisticated design anyway.  I’m hardly on that “Most visited pages” screen, so I guess it didn’t really matter.  

I think I’ll try out the Chrome for a while more (just like I did with Safari), before deciding whether to make the switch.  XD

Thanks to Steph for the recommendation!