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Old 17-05-2009, 08:58 PM   #1
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Might be a silly post but has anyone done the upgrand to Google Chrome and if so whats the story with it and was it worth it .
Just was thinking what it is like .

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Old 17-05-2009, 09:01 PM   #2
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Hey I'm using it. Probably isn't much better than firefox but I've got all my favorites on it now so I'm keeping it. Not bad overall, pretty quick
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Old 17-05-2009, 09:15 PM   #3
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Yeah not bad overall. I've been using it for a bit, I switch between it and firefox. Not a bad entry into the market really, as good as it is, its limited compared to Firefox. But in time it will be something.
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Old 17-05-2009, 10:44 PM   #4
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Using it now, lightning quick. Worthy of at least a test drive.
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Old 17-05-2009, 10:58 PM   #5
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I've been really impressed by it, very quick, intuitive and simple. Just waiting for the linux version now...
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Old 17-05-2009, 11:09 PM   #6
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I love it!
I was always a fan of Firefox (and still have as backup) but Chrome is so much better.
It's incredibly fast to start up, everything runs smoothly, it's supposed to be more safe and I just love the first screen with most visited sites as big thumbnails, and more...

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Old 18-05-2009, 08:54 PM   #7
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Thanks guys for the input.I will try it and see how it is over the weekend .
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Old 18-05-2009, 09:02 PM   #8
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Yeah I've been using it for a while. Seems heaps quicker than the others too. There is a few things here and there that need fixing up but its pretty good for being so new
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Old 18-05-2009, 09:12 PM   #9
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So Google chrome is better than Firefox?
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Old 18-05-2009, 09:13 PM   #10
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Highly recommend it , extremely fast and the keyboard shortcuts are great. I also love that you can drag a tab out and make it a separate window.
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Old 19-05-2009, 08:12 PM   #11
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So Google chrome is better than Firefox?

I had a go at it and it wasn't my cup of tea i prefer firefox since i stupidily upgraded to IE8
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Old 20-05-2009, 08:00 AM   #12
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Am I the only one who thinks it's slower and often doesn't connect to the URL?

I think it's easier to use than IE (hardly an improvement) but I find I always get time out errors!
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Old 20-05-2009, 03:32 PM   #13
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Am I the only one who thinks it's slower and often doesn't connect to the URL?

I think it's easier to use than IE (hardly an improvement) but I find I always get time out errors!
It's many magnitudes faster for me. There's a stats page I load up that takes a good minute on IE that loads in about 5 seconds through Chrome.

Never had it timeout on a URL yet, either.
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Old 20-05-2009, 08:01 PM   #14
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For someone who uses wireless boardband, I find its very good.
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Old 21-05-2009, 04:44 PM   #15
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I have been using it, its great the only downside is that if you accidentally close your browser with downloads running it cancels the downloads :( Apart from that its quick and easy to use.
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Old 22-05-2009, 01:12 PM   #16
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It's many magnitudes faster for me. There's a stats page I load up that takes a good minute on IE that loads in about 5 seconds through Chrome.

Never had it timeout on a URL yet, either.
Damn - something is wrong with mine.
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user just an easy setup ,the drag things good and the recent favourite thumbnails ,better to look at and more screen space soooooo all good for me
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Old 25-05-2009, 11:55 AM   #18
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I always used Firefox till version 3, now its too bloated and slow. Now I use Chrome almost exclusively. Chrome does have the occasional freezup when dealing with poorly coded flash type websites. That why (and also for those annoying asp sites) i have IE as a fallback
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Old 25-05-2009, 12:14 PM   #19
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i have tried the others but keep coming back to FF, it works for me so ill be staying with it.
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i have tried the others but keep coming back to FF, it works for me so ill be staying with it.
Same. Used chrome for a week, didn't like it.
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