canary chrome beats safari? what browser are you using in lion?

[jigmeister]

Hi

I really tried to use safari since updating to lion. But even though chrome is in canary build I think it beats safari on all levels.

1.It looks and feels better
2.It easier to search with just one search bar
3.Extensions are far superior

what i want to know is what browser your using and why?

and what are are the advantages in sticking with safari?

 

[BrickbookPro]

Hi

I really tried to use safari since updating to lion. But even though chrome is in canary build I think it beats safari on all levels.

1.It looks and feels better
2.It easier to search with just one search bar
3.Extensions are far superior

what i want to know is what browser your using and why?

and what are are the advantages in sticking with safari?

I've gotta say, I'm loving Canary Chrome as well (at least for now). I find that it's much more responsive.

 

[jigmeister]

safari just seems old fashioned to me..

chrome is just clean simple web browsing

 

[cprrowberry]

Safari for mac is a solid browser, but Chrome blows it away with performance and the space is saves on smaller screens. With the mba's becoming so popular, that extra screen space you get is invaluable.

 

[dweezle3]

The main thing that's made me stick with Safari in Lion are the gestures. Swiping to go back and forward I think is really useful. Are there any Chrome extensions for this I could be missing? Idk why, Safari also just seems to fit the look of the OS better, although that could just be my preference from using it for a few years now...

 

[Icy1007]

The main thing that's made me stick with Safari in Lion are the gestures. Swiping to go back and forward I think is really useful. Are there any Chrome extensions for this I could be missing? Idk why, Safari also just seems to fit the look of the OS better, although that could just be my preference from using it for a few years now...

Chrome Canary has the gestures for back and forward.

 

[mrsir2009]

Yeah, I find it lighter & faster

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The main thing that's made me stick with Safari in Lion are the gestures. Swiping to go back and forward I think is really useful. Are there any Chrome extensions for this I could be missing? Idk why, Safari also just seems to fit the look of the OS better, although that could just be my preference from using it for a few years now...

You can swipe to go back and fwd in Chrome Canary too!

 

[BadaBing!!]

Why you guys use Chrome Canary instead of standard Chrome. Any cutting edge features that worth it ? Is it much more buggy ?

 

[BrickbookPro]

Why you guys use Chrome Canary instead of standard Chrome. Any cutting edge features that worth it ? Is it much more buggy ?

To your first two questions, read the previous 5 posts. To your last one–no I've not experienced any bugs.

 

[BadaBing!!]

To your first two questions, read the previous 5 posts. To your last one–no I've not experienced any bugs.

Everything I read apply to normal Chrome as well.. Did you know Chrome non-canary supports extensions ? has gestures ? is faster than Safari ? yep, it does.

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

The dev version seems a stable as the stable release.

 

[Nioxic]

Safari for mac is a solid browser, but Chrome blows it away with performance and the space is saves on smaller screens. With the mba's becoming so popular, that extra screen space you get is invaluable.

but if you go fullscreen in safari, the top bar dissapears all together?

so no space is used.

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i use safari.. mainly because it just came pre-installed with that, and because "back then" (when i got my mba 2 months ago today!) chrome didnt support those lion gestures. So the choice was simple.

I dont know if it supports them now, but i dont mind. i have the adblocker and 1password extensions, which is all i'll ever need... so far.

But yeah, i do agree. chrome is alot better.. i just cba to have 2 of the same program installed (aka 2 browsers) with so limited space on the hdd

 

[wrldwzrd89]

I am NOT a fan of Chrome at all... I only have it on my Mac because of web testing. I use Firefox as my primary browser, for the simple reason that the add-ons I use aren't available in other browsers in an equivalent form.

 

[halledise]

Safari 5.1.1

it comes down to taste.
I experimented with Chrome - regular and canary - as well as your firefox and camino yet to be honest, the 'speed' difference is negligible to me and thus it comes down to how it feels to the individual.

beauty is in the eye of the beholder as someone once said - or was that in the eye of the beer-holder … …