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EC March 17th, 2017 7:09 AM

What web browser do you use?
 
Off a discussion we had in the Discord last night... what web browser do you use, and why?

Me, I use Chrome. Fast, has a bookmarks toolbar, and my bookmarks follow me everywhere I go.

Lucario March 17th, 2017 7:24 AM

Firefox, because it's open source, customisable, and doesn't eat as much RAM as chrome.

moon March 17th, 2017 10:31 AM

/not techy

I use Chrome, even on my macbook. It just looks the best and works the most intuitive way imo. Or maybe I'm just used to it since forever. I tried using Safari when I switched to macbook, but in the end I just cringed at the interface.

Detail though - PokéCommunity lags a bit when scrolling on Chrome. Not on Safari o:

Radiating March 17th, 2017 12:28 PM

I prefer Google Chrome

I use it on all my devices except my phone (Which has Firefox for listening to music).

Megan March 17th, 2017 1:14 PM

Firefox, because I've used it for years and over time I got a pretty good setup that I can't mimic with another browser.
Quote:

Originally Posted by engineer (Post 9595269)
Detail though - PokéCommunity lags a bit when scrolling on Chrome. Not on Safari o:

Don't tell me, there actually is a browser where PC doesn't produce lag? *implying that PC might not be as well optimized as it should be*

Percy March 17th, 2017 5:49 PM

My main browser is Vivaldi, my backup browser is Firefox. I've been searching for the most customizable and these two works perfectly. My main browser was supposed to be Firefox, but it uses more RAM than Vivaldi, even more than Chrome! I'm just using 3 tabs with Firefox and its going up to 143 MB of RAM! When I use Chrome or Vivaldi, 5 tabs just use 30 - 65 MB of RAM. Dunno why.

Starry Windy March 17th, 2017 6:11 PM

Nowadays I tend to rely on Firefox, even though at times I resort to Google Chrome or even Palemoon as the backup for occasion.

Tsutarja March 18th, 2017 4:43 AM

Google Chrome, Google Chrome, Google all the way!

pkmin3033 March 18th, 2017 4:46 AM

Firefox. It was the best alternative to Internet Explorer at the time (this was several years ago, I don't think Chrome even existed back then) and I'm too stubborn to change. It's not so bad, though.

Qibli March 18th, 2017 6:34 AM

Firefox because it fast loading, though chrome often auto-strong refresh itself makes the loading like heck

Legendary Silke March 18th, 2017 7:14 AM

Jumping between Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Samsung Internet depending on what I'm using.

It's nice to not need to rely on anything special a browser offers. They're practicalyl interchangeable as I generally purely web browse with web browsers.

Desert Stream~ March 18th, 2017 8:58 AM

Google chrome. I prefer google as my search engine, as I find there are less ads and more good results, and also it just looks cool. And for bookmarks, I have almost as many as I have items on my steam wishlist xD

Staraptor_Zachary March 18th, 2017 10:34 AM

Google Chrome for the Win!
I used to use Firefox until It cannot find my Profile.

Amore March 18th, 2017 2:12 PM

Safari Technology Preview.

I used Chrome when I had a Windows laptop, but I was basically driven to Mac by the car-crash that was Windows 8 when I needed to get something newer that didn't heat up to the temperature of the Sun when running YouTube. I have an iPhone as well so Safari makes sense because of all the syncing between iOS and MacOS. Even without Chrome being a power suck on desktop, the fact that everything on iOS has to run on the same underlying architecture as Safari means there's just no point using anything else.

As to why I have the Technology Preview on my Mac? Its got a cool purple icon and there's absolutely no instability so why not be slightly ahead on updates?

Also, I use DuckDuckGo as my search engine to avoid the Google tracking. They have nice products but I tend to try to evade their ecosystem as much as possible, although a lot of group work at university tended to be on Docs and there is no substitute for YouTube, or Google Scholar when it comes to academic work.

EDIT: Because the British government is technologically backwards to go along with their 19th century social policies, I have to use Google Chrome to access my student finance. I have a browser just for one website, because for some reason they can't make their site compatible with a product from one of the most valuable and visible companies on the planet.

Lunar March 18th, 2017 2:47 PM

Yeah I've been using Chrome for years and probably always will, like Rika I considered using Safari on my Macbook, but it just didn't feel right and I've quickly gone back to Chrome.

Raffy98 March 18th, 2017 3:22 PM

Google Chrome.
I don't mind its RAM consumption too much (even if it's annoying at times), I can also use it on my phone and synchronize the history and bookmarks between my devices and I find this feature really useful.

Cordeline March 18th, 2017 6:46 PM

Safari on my computer and Chrome on my phone ^-^. I used to use Chrome on my computer too, but I hate how it makes tabs smaller and smaller the more tabs you have.

Reyzadren March 18th, 2017 9:11 PM

I am staying with firefox because the I don't prefer the other browsers atm.

Edge is the back-up browser for me though. *everyone gasps*

Sheep March 19th, 2017 7:33 AM

I remember when Firefox was love, life, and everything. Now I'm all about that Google Chrome. <3 Like Marth except with Chrome, I've got a good set up that I don't think I can mimic by using any other browser. Plus it'd be a pain to transfer all my data/plugins/etc, like saved passwords and whatnot, at this point.

Hikamaru March 19th, 2017 7:43 AM

Google Chrome mostly. I did have to use Firefox for a while when my Chrome bugged up, but Chrome usually has the speed reliability which is crucial when you're someone who's on the internet a lot.

Brendino March 22nd, 2017 9:49 PM

For whatever reason, Firefox has always run faster for me than Chrome, so it's what I stick with. Chrome is a reliable backup though, and even used it for some time before I made the switch to Firefox about 4 years ago.

VoltYellow March 23rd, 2017 1:37 AM

Google Chrome because of its simple looks and fast speed though I use Opera on Windows cause it is faster than chrome, blocks ads and offers unlimited vpn

Maki-Nishikino March 23rd, 2017 11:56 AM

i use chrome i started using it after dealing with 2 many memory issues with firefox

Tsutarja March 23rd, 2017 4:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VoltYellow (Post 9599135)
chrome and offers unlimited vpn

Um, what? Unless I'm blind, I was not aware of this at all.

Meganium March 23rd, 2017 4:18 PM

Google Chrome for life. Didn't care if it takes up resources, it's great. lol


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