I'm running Wyzo 3 (beta) right now. Just got released not too long ago. Built on the same engine Firefox 3 is built on, but with more media features. Wyzo 3 - The Media Browser
I tried chrome for a week, but it started to become unsnappy and doesnt handle flash very well and sometimes the tabs close when I click them(have to restart to fix it) <.<;
so ya went back to Firefox ;D
I ran Safari 3.1 and preferred that over the 4 by a long shot. But a look at Opera 9.64 would be interesting since that replaced FireFox. Chrome on the other hand is the closest to IE seeing the additional bookmarks in the dropdown list to the right while IE sees the favorites version of that on the left side of the IE window when open.
The 9.64 along with Chrome haven't been tried out on the 7077 however with the full IE 8 in use there.
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
As a rule I primarily use IE anyways while using the alternates mostly on the 7000 build until that is toast! That won't be too much longer there since XP needs the drive space since nothing else will record video!
Once I'm booted in the 7077 again Chrome will still be added while the 9.64 update for Opera may not last long. As soon as you open any torrent that takes over and gums the works up by sssslowing thinggggs downnnnn aaaaa bit! IE 8 is far better there for sure!
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Firefox. Mainly due to the add-ons I use. I just cant' live without them now. I liked Chrome's speed when I tried it but I didn't like where it installed....docs and settings. I'm hoping they changed that in later builds.
Opera, I hate. I has too much going on. They should strip that thing down and offer features as add-ons.
IE6 is alright but I hate the newer MS browsers due to them scattering the menus/toolbars to 4 different places!
Better plan on keeping IE on as well. When someone asked why they couldn't download a particular freeware on site I had to mention it was likely coded for IE only requiring active controls. Chrome so far made 2nd place from IE 8 on the list here.
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
The one remaining problem besides Chrome not seeing active x controls as you would in IE is the lack of viewing pdf files in 7 and IE 8. Even with the latest adobe reader on you first have to save any pdf file to a folder and select another viewer like SumatraPDF. Other then that you can run into too many other problems with the other browsers more or less expecting IE.
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64/W11 Pro Triple Boot - Main PC W7 Remote PC Micro ATX W7 Pro x64/W11 Pro
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 975 Deneb 3.6ghz - 965 2nd remote pc
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4-Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H remote pc
Memory
Kingston Hyper X DDR3 1600 1.5v 16gb - Hyper X Fury 8gb 2nd
Graphics Card(s)
MSI HD Radeon 5750 1gb - MSI HD Radeon 6450 on mini tower
Sound Card
Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme Audio P - Realtek onooard 2nd case
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW199T-P 19" HP 2082a Main-HP 2082a 20" remote pc
Screen Resolution
Asus 1440x900 - HP 1600x900
Hard Drives
WD Black 1TB HD per OS W7, W10, and pending W11 presently on 500gb OS Drive - Pending Triple 1TB HDs for Spanned Storage/backup volume
Single 2TB external USB enclosure, single 1TB System 7 Host/Boot drive, Pending 8TB external HD for system image b
PSU
Corsair 750TX - primary / Corsair CX600 - second
Case
Antec 900-2 - SSD compatible / NZXT Vulcan mini tower
Firefox here. Chrome's adverts (no adblock+) bad handling of Tab opening (so it's lack of TabMixPlus) no implementation of a drag link to open in new tab (QuickDrag), let alone Roboform, AutoPager, download statusbar, Iterasi etc are deal breakers for me.
I appreciate Chrome's speed but that comes to nothing when it falls over opening multiple tabs at once, or the necessity to open a new Tab to open any new bookmark or page.
I'd like to love Opera but despite concerted effort, I just can't.
For me IE has good features but is just a bit clunky (and it has ADS!).
Interested if anyone has recent experience with safari 4 (out today). I'm wary. My last install of Safari on XP a while back trashed the XP install and sent me to Ubuntu for 9 months!
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, Lenovo G560 i3
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu
Motherboard
Gigabyte K8T8000
Memory
DDR 2Gb (!)
Graphics Card(s)
6600GT
Monitor(s) Displays
MultiMonitor (2) LCD
Hard Drives
Old Seagate 75
Big Western Digital
Samsung 500Gb pulled out of an external drive and installed
Ext: Maxtor (Firewire), 1Gb Lacie (Samsung)
I have IE8, Firefox and Chrome. Chrome is my main browser because of it's speed and it's easier on the eye but I've noticed IE8 is a must for when it comes to sites that require silver light. Firefox is good but I prefer Chrome over it.
But has anyone got or use Safari? Just that I've heard it's just as fast or faster than chrome but lack phishing security.
I was long ago a staunch IE user (because I didn't know my options), then IE7 came out, and it was buggy, and I tried the IE8 beta, and it was buggy, and I didn't like either that much.
Then I moved over to Firefox and have been using it ever since.
IE8 works fine now too, though I don't like a lot of the features built onto it.