Google Chrome Review: first impressions not good
Filed under: Computers, Software | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: September 2, 2008 | 77 Comments
Well I have been waiting since yesterday to get my hands on Google Chrome, the search engine giant’s open source web browser. So I downloaded it from Google and then installed the software, and then decided to give Chrome a go. My first impressions are not that good.
So I then opened Google Chrome up and had a little play, and that was when I noticed the first of my problems. Firstly I could not find a button or logo to go back to my homepage, on further investigation it seems that you need to have your toolbar on for the Homepage button to appear.
Then there is the problem with my bookmarks which I imported from Firefox, for some reason I could not get them to show up. No matter what I tried I just could not find my bookmarks.
So what are your first impressions of Google Chrome?
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Well the layout is very clean and uncluttered which is good. You have to go into the options to make the home button appear which is fine. The main problem was the flash player not agreeing with the browser. Youtube vids started slowly compared to firefox and explorer and the whole browser sometimes crashed. The incognito function was cool. This is definitely a work in progress, but right now not worthy of usurping firefox as my browser of choice.
I’ll stick with Firefox …
I was too unimpressed with Chrome. Since I am a Chinese user, Many Chinese web site can not open correctly, many web picture can not show on screen. Some website should reflash many times, then the website would be opened.
All in all, the Chrome is not good for me to access website.
well quiet different comments form my side.
i just quit browsing on other browsers. within days i can say i am addicted to it. its tabs management is superb and the only feature i don’t like in it is it’s HISTORY feature.
but to avoid it we also can use the incongnito browser given right to the address bar in dropdown menu.
what i had noticed is browsing in this browser is a bit fast than FF and internet explorer.
Best features:
1… Tab organisation.
2… Incognito Browsing window.
3… Bit faster than other ones.
4… Imports bookmarks from IE and FF.
5… WideScreen browser because no toolbar.
6… One AdressBar for searching and Browsing.
7… Displays history pages(may help some peoples).
Some bad features:
1… Doesn’t Import bookmarks from other major browsers.
2… Some links of some websites are not working.
3… Lack of AddOns. or No AddOns.
Still i want to say as this is the new browser it had learned a lot from the current competition. so Google think a bit more to remove the current problems.
Thanks for your time
Harinder
I found it a little on the simple and useless side. One of the first things I tried to do was load my local home page. Interestingly enough, there is no File/Open. Not a good sign. Under the hood it may be superior, but who wants a well tuned motor if your seat is a milk crate?
Personally I use Maxthon. Using a few Maxthon plugins, (a few of which I wrote), I have a superior browser that is robust and truly useful.
I don’t see a difference between firefox pre-3.0 and chrome. For me unless a product brings something new or better to the table then it isn’t “good” or “worthwhile”.
What ever happened to having some originality?
“Vinícius (Youta) on September 3rd, 2008 2:43 pm”
So whats the point of it then? Neither bring anything better or new to the table in order to replace the others.
When Goggle has actually made a functional browser…I will look at it. Using the general public (many should not even try this) as guinea pigs instead of doing your own R&D is deplorable.
there are so many advantages and features with Chrome, such as it’s speed, for example; now if only they would take care it’s quirky cookie management…
the best browser i have ever used …………….it is ultra fast, stylish ……and simply wonderful…………guyss it is just the beta version ……………..which is so good……..just imagine how the actual version would be hmmmmm.
I have already made this my default browser. Makes my 2mb broadband seem super-fast. Not every webpage is compatible but shame on them! The only thing that bothers me is that perhaps it will become too popular and the browser will start to slow down - or isnn’t that how it works ?!!