Web browsers - Which do you use and why? [Archive] - Forumz Planet

Brandon-Bmx

10-25-2009, 09:15 AM

Okay, so this comes up a lot on forums, but it would be nice to see what everyone thinks.
I am going to put in this poll 4 of the most popular browsers. Tell me why YOU like the browser that you use.

I use Google chrome as it has a really nice GUI and has some nice little features such as a spell checker.
I have been a firefox user for as long as I can remember and never thought Google chrome would be any good, but I tried it last night and I love it!
The only thing I don't like about it really is the fact that the extensions system is quite annoying, you have to launch it with a command line argument just to enable extensions!

Jammerx2

10-25-2009, 10:00 AM

Opera on windows, safari on mac. Chose opera.

Brandon-Bmx

10-25-2009, 10:51 AM

Opera on windows, safari on mac. Chose opera.

Ah, I forgot about safari.
Oh well, I suppose it will need to stay in the 'Other' category for now.

Jammerx2

10-25-2009, 11:43 AM

Ya, i don't really like google chrome though...

Brandon-Bmx

10-25-2009, 12:41 PM

Ya, i don't really like google chrome though...
That's what I though at first.
I had downloaded it whilst downloading google earth, but I used it once then fell in love with it and now I use it as my primary browser :D

Skyline_GTR

10-25-2009, 11:48 PM

Brandon-Bmx

10-26-2009, 11:01 AM

I am using Google Chrome as well because it is a lot faster than IE and I like the look of the browser.

I kind of like Firefox too because it has quite a lot of useful plugins that chrome doesn't have.

Yeah, that's the only thing that I don't like about chrome atm.
It's a pain in the neck to get extensions working.

PeopleWhoRock

10-27-2009, 04:43 PM

Firefox. It's really fast in surfing the net. So.. more closing threads for me. :D

Brandon-Bmx

10-27-2009, 05:55 PM

Firefox. It's really fast in surfing the net. So.. more closing threads for me. :D

Hmm, It's started to get laggy lately though. Well, at least for me.

Jammerx2

10-27-2009, 07:04 PM

I find opera the fastest...

PeopleWhoRock

10-27-2009, 07:32 PM

Hmm, It's started to get laggy lately though. Well, at least for me.
True. But I haven't used Opera though. I still stick with firefox. :)

TicZ-TaG-ToE

11-03-2009, 11:27 PM

Google Chrome is look high tech hahas & CoOL

PeopleWhoRock

11-04-2009, 01:35 AM

I use Google Chrome too, whenever I'm on my laptop.

OMGhaxWTFs

11-07-2009, 07:06 PM

I like to keep it simple and use Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Jammerx2

11-08-2009, 08:14 AM

I like to keep it simple and use Microsoft Internet Explorer.

OMG, you can get virus's so easy with that.... Use opera...

PeopleWhoRock

11-09-2009, 02:05 AM

My main browser's Google Chrome now.

Jammerx2

11-09-2009, 12:58 PM

My main browser's Google Chrome now.

Why does noone use opera? Has anyone tried it here?

PeopleWhoRock

11-10-2009, 02:46 AM

-Cloud Strife has used Opera.. in his phone as a web browser. :D

Jammerx2

11-10-2009, 05:21 AM

Use it on your comp, it's soooo much better.

PeopleWhoRock

11-11-2009, 04:00 AM

Lol, if I install that then I'll have 4 browsers now. Lol. My comp's already sooo slow. I don't need things to slow it even more. :/

Brandon-Bmx

11-11-2009, 12:20 PM

OMG, you can get virus's so easy with that.... Use opera...

All browsers have their fair share of exploits.

Jammerx2

11-11-2009, 12:41 PM

All browsers have their fair share of exploits.

I.E. Has literally no protection.

paloking

11-13-2009, 10:20 PM

Firefox ROXZ :)

PeopleWhoRock

11-13-2009, 11:28 PM

Try using Google Chrome, paloking. You might make it your main browser. Lol.

Jammerx2

11-14-2009, 06:53 AM

Try using Google Chrome, paloking. You might make it your main browser. Lol.

Try opera, it will demolish all other browsers.

PeopleWhoRock

11-14-2009, 07:18 AM

Nope. Try Google Chrome. Lots of features. :D

Jammerx2

11-14-2009, 08:33 AM

Nope. Try Google Chrome. Lots of features. :D

Opera, It demolishes Google Chrome

PeopleWhoRock

11-14-2009, 04:33 PM

Nope. Google Chrome kills Opera.

Jammerx2

11-14-2009, 05:56 PM

Nope. Google Chrome kills Opera.

Have you used opera?

PeopleWhoRock

11-14-2009, 06:17 PM

Nope. But I'll try to use it. If I use it my browsers will be like 4? Lol. :D

Jammerx2

11-14-2009, 08:42 PM

Nope. But I'll try to use it. If I use it my browsers will be like 4? Lol. :D

Less than mine.

PeopleWhoRock

11-17-2009, 04:18 AM

I don't know why I even have IE as my browser. :P

Jammerx2

11-17-2009, 04:46 AM

God, get opera! Skyline, here's a suggestion, there is a mod to make all ie users have to wait 5 seconds for every page they visit before they can read it, install it so noone uses I.E!

mangdiabloz

11-17-2009, 08:32 PM

mozilla flock.. i like it... its fast and got a lots of cool features...

yaahaa~

PeopleWhoRock

11-18-2009, 03:24 AM

Firefox's been lagging recently.

Jammerx2

11-18-2009, 12:33 PM

Firefox's been lagging recently.

One word... OPERA!

PeopleWhoRock

11-19-2009, 04:22 AM

Stop spamming Opera, Opera, Opera. It's making my head hurt. BTW, I just saw an Opera Mini in my friend's phone.

Jammerx2

11-19-2009, 04:43 AM

Stop spamming Opera, Opera, Opera. It's making my head hurt. BTW, I just saw an Opera Mini in my friend's phone.

Opera is everywhere, it is taking over the internet.

PeopleWhoRock

11-20-2009, 04:28 AM

Not really. Mozilla Firefox has taken over the internet. But Google Chrome will now reign supreme.

Jammerx2

11-20-2009, 12:38 PM

Not really. Mozilla Firefox has taken over the internet. But Google Chrome will now reign supreme.

Firefox wins for computers, but anything else, cellphone, game consoles, even computer, it is used.

PeopleWhoRock

11-23-2009, 02:20 AM

But it's becoming slower to load pages. Or maybe I caught a virus? I'ma have to install AVG 2009 again.

Jammerx2

11-23-2009, 04:44 AM

But it's becoming slower to load pages. Or maybe I caught a virus? I'ma have to install AVG 2009 again.

Get avast, not avg, and it could be just your browser. Also download ccleaner and run it. But i'm sure opera could help =D.

johnpp

11-27-2009, 05:28 AM

Flock for me

Skyline_GTR

11-28-2009, 01:32 PM

Flock for me
Interesting, I have never heard of Flock before.

Jammerx2

11-28-2009, 07:11 PM

Interesting, I have never heard of Flock before.

Same here...

PeopleWhoRock

11-29-2009, 05:54 PM

Same here...Me three. I'll just google it. johnpp, is it fast?

Jammerx2

11-29-2009, 07:37 PM

I don't know what it's like, but I know opera beats it.

PeopleWhoRock

12-01-2009, 03:48 AM

I know Firefox beats all.

Jammerx2

12-01-2009, 04:32 AM

Opera, try it before you say another browser is better.

PeopleWhoRock

12-01-2009, 04:34 AM

I might download it and "try" it.

Brandon-Bmx

12-07-2009, 12:43 PM

http://images.betanews.com/screenshots/1129917212-3.jpg
Doesn't look very nice to me, just looks like a skinned version of firefox.

PeopleWhoRock

12-07-2009, 02:54 PM

http://images.betanews.com/screenshots/1129917212-3.jpg
Doesn't look very nice to me, just looks like a skinned version of firefox.Yep. It might be super slow. :P

Jammerx2

12-09-2009, 12:28 PM

The fastest web browser I know of is the browser I created (seriously) but I still stick to opera.

punits

02-12-2010, 03:19 AM

Got almost all the browsers like Opera, Mozilla, Chrome, IE, Safari, but till date what I prefer using is just Mozilla and Chrome.

Mozilla is superb in terms of Adons plugins and other stuff but uses a lot of memory resource of your PC. On the other hand Chrome uses minimal resource and has excellent speed.

Stankuz

02-12-2010, 04:39 AM

Well think i've tried everything and i've sticked with Firefox. And i can't explain it. It just seems so right for me...

punits

02-12-2010, 07:22 AM

Ye even with a little drawback I prefer to use Firefox just for the reason of security and browsing safety. With Chrome I feel a bit scared thinking that they might keep a track of my surfing activities. Do they??

Brandon-Bmx

02-12-2010, 09:37 AM

The fastest web browser I know of is the browser I created (seriously) but I still stick to opera.

You wrote your own rendering engine?
.net applications that use the web browser control don't count, it's just an IE frame.

Mark

02-12-2010, 10:00 AM

well im srota use to mozilla now..

GekiDan

02-15-2010, 12:43 AM

I have only used three web browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari.
But I the best that I have used is Firefox.
It's easy to use and have lots of add-ons. Plus, it doesn't eat up lost of my RAM.

punits

02-15-2010, 09:24 AM

@gekidan FF does eat a lot of memory. And I think it the only brouser which uses maximum memory resource.

Try check it sometimes. What you can do is open all three browser and start loading a page in all and then check the system processes. FF consumes the maximum.

Ive also blogged about it here at Firefox 3 and memory consumption! | PunitShet.com (http://www.punitshet.com/firefox-3-and-memory-consumption/)

GekiDan

02-16-2010, 12:50 AM

punits

02-16-2010, 10:06 AM

Ye and even after knowing the drawbacks I still use Firefox cos I am very much accustomed to it. And its great for all the add-ons and plugins it has.

GekiDan

02-17-2010, 01:19 AM

Ye and even after knowing the drawbacks I still use Firefox cos I am very much accustomed to it. And its great for all the add-ons and plugins it has.
That's the main thing I used Firefox. You can easily customize it the way you like.
Plus, lots of sites are optimized to be used on Firefox, not Internet Explorer.

punits

02-17-2010, 01:30 AM

LOL for me IE is out since long back. Its been years since I have used it. Have been using Mozilla and Opera earlier and now I prefer Chrome and FF.

IE no ways has any space on my comp :D

GekiDan

02-17-2010, 01:46 AM

LOL for me IE is out since long back. Its been years since I have used it. Have been using Mozilla and Opera earlier and now I prefer Chrome and FF.

IE no ways has any space on my comp :D
Well, I still have Internet Explorer in my system. And use it in some instances, but not regularly.
I don't have any other browser here besides those two.

punits

02-17-2010, 02:02 AM

IE I think is the most slowest browser today. Recently they came up with IE8 but I never bothered trying that out. Did you try it??