Comments on: Safari 4 vs. Chrome 2 vs. Opera 10 vs. Firefox 3.5 vs. Opera 9.64 vs. Firefox 3 vs. IE8, 7

By: LuckyNo7

LuckyNo7 — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:57:34 +0000

August 30, 2010 at 7:21 pm I’d like to thank everyone for your comments here, it’s very helpful to someone like me who has only really been using IE for many years. I did try FireFox breifly (a couple of years ago & Netscape (even further back, too many bugs but good/fast, when it worked)) but couldn’t get on with it and I didn’t like the download feature, it kept defaulting to another location than the required folder, I was downloading to (a User shouldn’t have to keep redirecting a downloaded zip/exe file to the required directory). Like many here I have had nothing but problems with IE, that’s why I reverted back to and am using IE6 on this Dell XP Home Prem. dual core pc. The Vista Home Prem with IE ver. 7&8 has bugs and was always slowing down, however on Vista Ultimate it was fast and very few problems but, was slow/buggy on XP versions! Have tried Safari on mobilephones/mac (pc/notebooks) and found it very slow, even after formats and reinstall of OSX ver.9-10. So, I’m thinking of moving to Opera but may opt for Ffox 4 as it is supported via the Spoon plugin (and no mention of Opera) and from my extensive research, his will be the safest way to surf the net without being infected and after having seen/repaired many PC’s/laptops OS’s go down and having to reformat, reinstall not to mention the wasted time/years, this may be the best way forward! So in conclusion, the version of operating system and build of your pc will also determine how fast/best your web browser is however, switching off your many installed antiSpyware and other things (msconfig) will speed up your surfing (just firewall it with free Comodo/Zone Alarm) and Msoft’s Windows Firewall adds second layer. The more things you having running in the background, the more threads will be running and slowing down you pc/laptop system! Just my two-pennies worth (England. UK) PS: did try Chrome and yes it sucks, big time, all the negative comments here are true and appropriate, so I zapped it, uninstalled it (Revo Uninstaller). Safe surfing :-)~

By: Uncle Nutsy

Uncle Nutsy — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 06:38:49 +0000

I’ve tried Chrome, IE8, Firefox and safari.

IE8 runs like crap. freezes a lot for no reason and refuses to terminate properly sometimes. Firefox 3.5 either starts up the first time, or I have to ctrl alt del it four to five times for it to start. Chrome is stupid fast as you’d expect but has severe limitations out of the box. Safari on the PC seems to be the clear winner in terms of speed, functionality and footprint. I’m not one to recommend apple software but this browser seems to be the overall winner

yes, the safari interface is slick but that’s to me is just a bonus.

By: grandalf

grandalf — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:41:41 +0000

man, safari is not that fast at all currently on windows it really only suits mac ppl and it also like chrome half of flash embeded objects + java applets just wont show or work at all in it even with flash 10+ installed and java 6+, so who wants that, and besides that, yeah i agree with the other guys on this post, safari still wont even run on linux native without wine and the other browsers are just simpler and just more organized to use what a crappy interface at present with the bookmarks and history in chrome. And these results defiantly not 100%, ff on win wista and win7 just as quick IMO, and I think ppl would be more interested in compatibility and something that works in the end.

By: Hadouken

Hadouken — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:56:47 +0000

i am a proud user of Safari 4, and it is AWESOME. faster than chuck norris (alright, maybe. chuck can reach the deepest part of the galaxy in two steps… one on the Earth, the other on Romulus).

seriously, it is way faster than Chrome, and Opera 10.10 gets close to it, but Safari is still very faster.

Safari is like the Ferrari of the browsers, and Opera is kinda Porsche or somfin’

By: herman

herman — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:49:56 +0000

Well i have all of those installed on windows.

I must say.. IE is slow.. but i don’t know how these tests are made up. But..

As USER experience… chrome feels smoother and faster. But firefox has nicer functions. Chrome is really basic. As for safari.. i dont like the layout for daily use. And it’s a bit slower and not as smooth as chrome.
But what the hack.. i just need to browse =)

By: tom

tom — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:40:36 +0000

yo, i have to agree with this up to safari (as i have never used it). i’m on a linux box and have used chrome, IE (on windows) firefox, and opera, and they are pretty much in the right order there. i do not know how safari is since the lame apple won’t make safari for linux, and i’m not gonna install windows just so i can run safari.

By: dan

dan — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:29:10 +0000

Safari does not run that fast at all on Windows.

Chrome takes out the prize.

By: @r13f

@r13f — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:16:17 +0000

Oh man, don’t just feel it and took your own conclusion. Try to run the benchmark, and you’ll see that safari 4 is superior on top of others.

Trust, me.

By: PirateBoy

PirateBoy — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:16:39 +0000

Guys Safari 4 is the fastest browser….try clearing cookies n all n restart ur Pc n then speedtest ur browsers…..i lke SAFARI4 bt also Firefox is also fast……..

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:26:00 +0000

But still chrome feels faster than both safari and firefox for me.