02-08-2012, 06:02 PM

Sup Fellas?!

I'm new to the mac world and I would like to know what you guys prefer to use as your default browser and why. I used PC all my life and therefore I'm use to Firefox but I've been seeing a lot of youtube videos and few people recommends chrome for the mac because of the speed. Is that true that chrome works best for mac than Firefox?

02-08-2012, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by erikfig

Sup Fellas?!

I'm new to the mac world and I would like to know what you guys prefer to use as your default browser and why. I used PC all my life and therefore I'm use to Firefox but I've been seeing a lot of youtube videos and few people recommends chrome for the mac because of the speed. Is that true that chrome works best for mac than Firefox?

I personally use Chrome due to just how much quick it is. I haven't tried Firefox yet as I've always found it very heavy on resources on the PC side (I'm a recent switcher too). Everything just work on Chrome and everything is kept in sync. I'm on the Dev. side as well if that matters much.

02-08-2012, 06:46 PM

People can (and have) debated this extensively and the answer is always the same: they're both free so try them both and make the decision for yourself. Only you can decide which one is better.

02-08-2012, 08:04 PM

vansmith is correct. However, in the spirit of the thread...

I've never had any use whatsoever in OS specific browsers (IE and/or Safari). I have Chrome installed and use it once in a while. But Firefox has been my browser of choice for years.

02-08-2012, 08:19 PM

Safari is cross-platform. It's not any good on Windows but it works with it.

02-08-2012, 08:26 PM

Also Safari is leading in most of the speed tests I run here in overall speed.

At the end of the day, it's what works the way you want it. Safari except for one issue both Van and I complain about is an excellent browser. So is Chrome. I just prefer the interface of Safari to Chrome, but Chrome is a solid browser. FF is good also but in many ways, Chrome is better as is Safari at least to me.

I do use FF on my PC's though and Linux as well as Opera which is another browser that is really good.

Try them all and see which one you prefer.

02-08-2012, 08:52 PM

I installed Chrome and will use it for a few days to see how it behave.

02-08-2012, 09:23 PM

I have both Firefox and Chrome installed, but I use Safari.

02-08-2012, 09:37 PM

I was using Chrome as my primary browser for a very long time, but just a week or so ago I switched back to Firefox. The recent versions have closed the speed gap, and neither Safari nor Chrome has anything that can touch NoScript for when I want to be paranoid about trackers. The Session Manager addon in Firefox is also streets ahead compared with the equivalent solutions in the other browsers. It also just feels good to once again be using a browser made by people whose primary goal is to make a better web browsing experience rather than find new ways to sell my data to advertisers or make their hardware more appealing.

02-08-2012, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by Discerptor

It also just feels good to once again be using a browser made by people whose primary goal is to make a better web browsing experience rather than find new ways to sell my data to advertisers or make their hardware more appealing.

Chrome does that but Safari?

02-08-2012, 09:40 PM

Chrome and Opera. Safari is fast but has a bad habit of using resources. If Apple ever gets that fixed, I'll probably go back to using it. One thing I like about Safari is that Glims works great with it.

02-08-2012, 10:07 PM

I for one very much prefer Chrome over all the browsers because it is more stable, updates in the background and offers killer plug-ins. It is very stable in both Mac na dPC and is fast.

I love being able to drag a tab to the desktop to create a new page or move tabs between open browser windows. I usually have 10-20 tabs open at once so this is a real timesaver and perfect for organizing windows by subject.

02-08-2012, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by chscag

Chrome and Opera.

A potent combination - it's the same one I use here. I've more or less moved to Chrome full time but I keep an eye on Opera.

02-08-2012, 10:33 PM

I should post that I use IE and its the best, but it really does not run on OSX! Grin

02-08-2012, 10:38 PM

I was a diehard Firefox user for many years, but I dipped my toes into Chrome and Safari now and then - just couldn't find a better combination of the add-ons and features that I enjoyed in either.

Then, just a few months ago, I gave Chrome a more serious look and I came away impressed. When I found Foxish Live RSS for Chrome, I was hooked. Between that and Ad Block Plus for Chrome, it was enough to tempt me to move over to it. It's funny, I was just commenting to the other mods that it seems Google has finally addressed one of my few nitpicks - Chrome forcing my MBP to switch to its discrete GPU. So, now the only outstanding nit is the jumpy zoom function. Otherwise, Chrome is now my browser of choice.

I have looked back at Firefox a couple of times with their recent series of rapid version number updates, but it just feels so clunky now. Especially since they haven't embraced some of Lion's UI elements like disappearing scroll bars and Apple-style full screen mode.

I'd echo the others' sentiments and say use whatever floats your boat... but I'm no longer as apt to endorse Firefox.