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Safari or Firefox

Chrome...

More screen usage (better for 13.3 MBP)
Faster (subjective)
Chrome extensions (especially with an Android phone)
Using the same browser on my PC, I don't have to think about it

R
 
Chrome

On my new i5 MBP, Chrome is so much more fun to use. I love the full screen mode, integrated search (I'm using fewer bookmarks) and Web Apps. It has crashed a couple of times but otherwise seems to run so much more smoothly than Safari. Safari bloats up quick and due to it's lame Flash support eats up a ton of ram (memory leaks?). There are tons of Flash sites out there and Apple is really fooling themselves in thinking that they will disappear over night just because the iPad is a hit. I like Firefox alright but compared to Chrome it feels dated. The only minus for Chrome other than the occasional crash is the home screen could be better integrated but I'm sure it will be improved over time.
 
Firefox, noscript. FF3 does seem pokier sometimes (on macbook, mbp), than the prior versions used to run on G4s, I don't know why. Maybe Noscript is starting to take a toll on the thing now, it's got so many tweakables. Looking forward to using FF 4.
 
Rhyalus said:
Chrome...

More screen usage (better for 13.3 MBP)
Faster (subjective)
Chrome extensions (especially with an Android phone)
Using the same browser on my PC, I don't have to think about it

R
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This.

Chrome is the best browser.

I wish it supported 1Password extension :( It's still in alpha testing.
 
Safari if you are on Mac.

Chrome if you are on windows.

Firefox's memory leak problem seems to never get any attention from their development team ever.
 
Safari with glims, but I am going to try Firefox 4 when it is released officially
 
Chrome 10, just released is what I prefer by a wide margin.

It's great on Macs & PC's.
 
I prefer Chrome. Much more secure than Safari and that can be seen at Pwn2Own where Mac OS X was hacked through a bug (that still isn't fixed) in Safari in about 8 seconds.

Plus, I like the function where if one tab crash, the whole browser doesn't :) I had have Safari crash on me plenty of times and taking all my 13 or so tabs away with it. But Safari may have improved. I've been using Chrome since Safari 3 or 4.

Furthermore, I can link my bookmarks and settings through my google account.

I keep Firefox for compatibility with certain pages.
 
Anyone who has done testing would realize that FireFox is actually the slowest browser on OSX. Including Safari. It also uses the most memory.

Chrome is the fastest by my testing.
 
Yeah... Safari is pretty good, Firefox is well... let's just say I don't like it and be polite. I use Opera mostly... Has all the features I need and want, without having to add a ton of extensions. Will have to try Chrome sometime.
 
I use Safari 90% of the time, but keep Firefox handy.
(The latest FF and Safari updates are continuing to improve performance)

Have adblock and clicktoflash on both browsers.

Safari seems to mesh nicer with OSX and utilizes gestures perfectly.

IMO I avoid GOOGLE stuff as I dislike their marketing practices. :D
 
I keep trying Chrome but just can't get on with it. Don't like how it handles its bookmarks for starters

Plus 1Password integration isn't as good as Safari in my opinion
 
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