Thread by @andrewpprice, I've been a Chrome user for 5 years now but I'm now [...]

Andrew Price

andrewpprice

I& #39;ve been a Chrome user for 5 years now but I& #39;m now starting to reconsider. What browser do you use and what are it& #39;s pros and cons?

Okay the clear answer seems to be & #39;Brave& #39;. And I& #39;m embarrassed to say I hadn& #39;t even heard of it till now

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤭" title="Face with hand over mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Face with hand over mouth"> But I& #39;ve just installed it and it looks great. Thanks for the replies all.

I tried Brave for the two weeks, but I& #39;m not a fan.
Pros:
-Privacy

Cons:
-Some chrome addons are glitchy
-Always forgets my logins for Behance
-Random pages don& #39;t load due to "Shields Up"
-It& #39;s ad model alternative isn& #39;t nearly as virtuous as people say: https://practicaltypography.com/the-cowardice-of-brave.html">https://practicaltypography.com/the-cowar...

My next test is Firefox. Let& #39;s see how I feel after two weeks.

I tried @firefox for a month and here& #39;s my thoughts:

Pros:
Snappy. Felt very responsive.
Privacy

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Cons:
Seems to use *more* RAM than Chrome for same tabs.
Backspace still goes Back! (why?!)
Constant issues with Google Meet
Scored the worst in speed benchmarks

Next up... Edge! I& #39;ll try it for 2-weeks and see how I feel.
Though since it& #39;s built on Chromium, I suspect it& #39;ll be similar to Chrome.

NOPE. I made it 2 hours folks.
Handles embedded video like trash. There& #39;s at least a one second lag when clicking play or pause on a youtube video. Sometimes more. Unusable in it& #39;s current state. Looks like I& #39;m back to Chrome :(

Hang on I take that back! Apparently there& #39;s two versions of Edge: one that comes with Windows 10, and a newer one that you download. I& #39;ve just installed the newer one and it& #39;s much much better. So I& #39;ll give it another try. Hopefully it& #39;s less stressful :)

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