The Ashimmy Blog: In the case of Chrome 2.0, does speed kill?

May 23, 2009

In the case of Chrome 2.0, does speed kill?

On my laptop in addition to IE 8.0 and the latest version of Firefox, I also keep the latest version of Safari and Google Chrome. While I don’t use the two latter browsers very much, I do occasionally log in with them and compare performance. However since my password manager does not support those browsers and I use random passwords now, it is a pain for me to browse the sites I visit frequently and require me to log in to my account. As a result I primarily use IE or Firefox to browse (usually both are open on my desktop).

When I heard there was a new version of Chrome, of course the geek in me rushed over and downloaded it to see what was new and improved. But like Preston Gralla says, the Chrome 2.0 upgrade can be underwhelming. The clean Spartan interface remains virtually the same, there are no new killer features. Unless of course you think speed kills. This new version of Chrome is lightening fast! It was already my fastest loading browser before this upgrade and now it is sick fast. Yes Chrome does not have many of the bells and whistles that IE, Firefox and even Safari have. But I really do like its clean interface and look and most important of all, I love the speed!

I just checked on my password manager (Roboform) and they will have a beta for Chrome by Q4. Maybe then I will start using Chrome more.