Julius Caro Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 some pages (like neowin) take AGES to load here. on the other hand, I can confirm that it spawns processes like there is no tomorrow. I have 4 tabs and 7 processes Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazog Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 the webkit in use is old, until they merge with webkit development, we can use nightly builds of webkit. This is also a preview version, it is missing a ton of features all the competitors already have built into there browser. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 (My) 1st post from Chrome!For posterity, it was post #34,889. Umm. It seems slow. It seems slow on some sites for me too, but there's some sites I go to and it flies like no one's business. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted September 2, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2008 Looks very nice, I lvoe the minimal design, it took tie to load Neowin at first but is running nice and fast now. Its a very nice browser for a google "beta". But for now I think I'll stick with Firefox, but in time as it improves I can see me using it as my main browser. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVG Veteran Posted September 2, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2008 With 4-5 tabs open.. My fans are going berserk Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffheal Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 using this on vista, looks fantastic, and apart from the neowin site it is loading sites really quickly, though neowin been loading slow all day for me for some reason Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knaarfje Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 It is pretty fast for me, and I love the way in-page search works. I just miss a lot of extensions like my mouse gestures and addblock+, but otherwise I'm very impressed! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis.A Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Neowin is slow for me on Chrome. But facebook is running quite nicely xd. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasker Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 This is also a preview version, it is missing a ton of features all the competitors already have built into there browser. yup, that's why I called a piece of **** browser. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Why did I get a localised version? My windows is in english, I downloaded it from the english website, always use google.com US and my gmail is also in english as well. I may be in spain and speak spanish and everything but come on !!!! it could have asked me! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732362 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted September 2, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2008 It seems slow on some sites for me too, but there's some sites I go to and it flies like no one's business. Yeah twitter is immense and gmail is like....amazing! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentaal Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Hm, after restarting my internet connection it works at least the as fast as firefox (in terms of page loading)... Anyway, I'm wondering why the hell does it install to C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\ and not to Program Files like any normal app... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplecookie Veteran Posted September 2, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2008 Super fast for me, even on Neowin which I was having problems with earlier. Having no smooth scolling though is really upsetting just simply because I'm so accustomed to it. It's great that it's so minimal but I'm truly disliking the blue. It's a silly complaint I'm sure, but with other things I use it just stands out like a freakin sore thumb and makes it very noticeable that I'm playing on the internet. I also can't find a way to clean my history out when I close the browser...while I haven't tested it to see if it's automatic, it IS very important for me since I'm browsing at work most of the time. Well okay, I take that back, I did just find how to clear it when I want to..but not automatically upon shutting the program down. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted September 2, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2008 Finding almost all other sites really fast but Neowin REALLY crawls on Chrome for some reason! Weird! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 yeah neowin is going pretty slow in ff for me. OMG it's true!! apart from neowin, loading other websites is INCREDIBLY fast. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazog Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 yup, that's why I called a piece of **** browser. Every browser starts out as an infant and grows up. This is a very nice move to put pressure on IE. They are going to have to step up IE 8 and then 9 development when all the other 3 browsers on the net will fully support Acid 3 by next year in shipping versions, while promoting open standards. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732376 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted September 2, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2008 javascript is damn fast. ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted September 2, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 2, 2008 Why did I get a localised version? My windows is in english, I downloaded it from the english website, always use google.com US and my gmail is also in english as well. I may be in spain and speak spanish and everything but come on !!!! it could have asked me! Yes, I received a Canadian English version without asking for it either. It must use geo-location from your download location. Flavour, colour test. Fail! Nope, the dictionaries are American but it does give my Canadian search engines (i.e. Sympatico). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
quentez Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Actually, it's currently available on http://www.google.com/chrome and it seems that Google Gears is required to run it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732386 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshBluebird Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 The only thing I'm missing now are some of the extensions I use on FF. Any idea if there's going to be anything similar for chrome? I can't find anything in menus suggesting so. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ana04 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Neowin has been slow for me lately with all the other browsers too.. But otherwise this seems quite fast elsewhere.. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulEata Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 So it didn't import my bookmarks from IE correctly AT ALL. Anyone else experience this? Also the features YouTube video on their main tab is no longer available... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 It's like being on IE, Firefox and safari at the same time. It has the engine that safari uses. A LOT of things feel very firefoxy (the omnibar is some sort of awesome bar but not quite) and it also has some IE things as well (like the stop button being where it is), and the "page" menu exactly like IE. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knaarfje Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Neowin is currently slow in every browser... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Wow, it's so fast! Much faster than FF3 and Safari, but slower than Opera. Performs amazing, three tabs open, yet only 16MB of RAM and 21MB virtual memory. I don't think any browser can compare with the memory performance. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/664346-google-chrome-browser/page/11/#findComment-589732402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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