Firefox vs Google Chrome

[GuitaristOfHell]

This just what I've found, others can chime in.

Firefox- overall decent web browsing but lags quite a bit when I run other applications, but not all the time. What I mean is it's not the most consistent speed wise. Some days it will be fast, other days slower then lava.

Benefits- overall good speed, I don't get viruses as easy( compared to IE), fun to customize, and overall easy to use.

Google Chrome- so far hasn't lagged once even when running any applications, the apps are cool, easy to use, good speed, and overall personally my choice

The only really annoying thing with chrome is when you chat with someone it will say " -insert name here- has sent you a message" and does not go away even after you reply. You have to re-fresh the page.

Brief I know, but I didn't want to get extremely in depth which I can. Oh and Chrome seems more organized than firefox, and firefox is good with that as well. Winner in my book is Chrome.

 

[TasmanSam]

I love Chrome for all the reasons you stated, I use it work and at home, I even converted my dad to it.

 

[GuitaristOfHell]

I love Chrome for all the reasons you stated, I use it work and at home, I even converted my dad to it.

Yeah, blazing fast. Seems I can't lag it if I tried.

 

[ArkaneDemon]

I use both Firefox and a derivative of Chrome, SRWare Iron. Can't say that I have a preference between either of them, they're both cool. I use Iron as opposed to Chrome for a multitude of reasons, mainly because it's the exact same thing as Chrome, can use the same apps, but isn't filled with the stupid shit Google puts in there like tracking all of your movements. Hurray for Iron! I totally recommend it.

 

[GuitaristOfHell]

I use both Firefox and a derivative of Chrome, SRWare Iron. Can't say that I have a preference between either of them, they're both cool. I use Iron as opposed to Chrome for a multitude of reasons, mainly because it's the exact same thing as Chrome, can use the same apps, but isn't filled with the stupid shit Google puts in there like tracking all of your movements. Hurray for Iron! I totally recommend it.

Track my movements? That's not stalkerish at all. Even in Private browsing?

 

[ArkaneDemon]

I'm not sure, but a Google check should put aside suspicions. Chrome is based on the open source browser Chromium, which is Chrome without Google's shit, but Chromium is a bit harder to get start up, but it's the exact same thing. Same with Iron, except it's a simple install.

Here's a comparison of Chrome vs Iron

SRWare Iron - The Browser of the Future

EDIT: oh the irony of using Google to find out if Google is tracking you with their browser!

 

[guitarister7321]

I switched to Chrome from Firefox a few months back. Then It'd keep getting unresponive. I have converted back to Firefox.

 

[fantom]

Chrome is much more lightweight. On my mom's ancient laptop, Firefox takes well over 45 seconds to start up the first time you launch it. Chrome was easily less than a second. Firefox used to be known for being lightweight about 10 years ago... what happened?

Also, some websites that don't work in FireFox and claim to need IE8+ (such as browser based VPN authenticating and such) seem to work fine in Chrome with older windows distros (such as win2k) that can't run IE8+

For most users... just try them both and pick the one you like. It's all preferences and there's no "super browser". Those are the deciding factors that switched me to Chrome though.

 

[GuitaristOfHell]

Chrome is much more lightweight. On my mom's ancient laptop, Firefox takes well over 45 seconds to start up the first time you launch it. Chrome was easily less than a second. Firefox used to be known for being lightweight about 10 years ago... what happened?

Also, some websites that don't work in FireFox and claim to need IE8+ (such as browser based VPN authenticating and such) seem to work fine in Chrome with older windows distros (such as win2k) that can't run IE8+

For most users... just try them both and pick the one you like. It's all preferences and there's no "super browser". Those are the deciding factors that switched me to Chrome though.

Yeah firefox takes a while on my computer. Chrome loaded right up

 

[USMarine75]

Any Mac recommendations? I've heard to stay away from Safari it blows...

 

[GuitaristOfHell]

Any Mac recommendations? I've heard to stay away from Safari it blows...

Safari is eh.. Chrome if you can is the fucking bomb!

 

[vampiregenocide]

I tried all the other browsers and had numerous issues. Recently converted to Chrome and never going back. So much better.

 

[Chickenhawk]

I've tried them all (almost).

I use Chrome on my Mac. If Google wants to track me, all they'll find are searches for porn and motorcycles. With the occasional visit here, or to a welding forum.

 

[fantom]

I've tried them all (almost).

I use Chrome on my Mac. If Google wants to track me, all they'll find are searches for porn and motorcycles. With the occasional visit here, or to a welding forum.

Assuming they actually do track... I'm sure they are so overwhelmed with porn that you have to be into some really kinky stuff to stand out

 

[Chickenhawk]

Assuming they actually do track... I'm sure they are so overwhelmed with porn that you have to be into some really kinky stuff to stand out

Never doubt me.

 

[GuitaristOfHell]

Never doubt me.

I should go watch Rammstein Buck Dich live so when they see that they will never want to track me ever again : rofl:

 

[heminder]

they're both good web browsers.

yes Firefox seems to get clogged after long use, but i've found a temporary way around that is to launch it as "firefox -P" and create a new profile. this will be clean and make it quick and snappy like a fresh install.

i've been using Chromium lately since it seems a lot lighter.

they're both open-source projects, so maybe they should unite together and create one uber-browser and call it Chrox to forever put an end to the browser war ^^

 

[KoenDercksen]

Hell, I've always loved Chrome over FF.. Much faster for me.

 

[Saber_777]

My tech teacher said recently that the fastest provides were Chrome as 1st and firefox as 2nd.

 

[Mordacain]

My tech teacher said recently that the fastest provides were Chrome as 1st and firefox as 2nd.

They switch places in benchmarks pretty frequently. Really, it depends on the type of content on the page being loaded.

In all honesty, they are similar enough that its more about interface for me than anything else. I prefer Chrome's interface, though I am using Firefox atm. I keep both installed and use one whenever the other is giving me a problem loading a particular page.