best web browser

before_hollywood

hi i am running i.e 7 on a vista laptop (acer) just wondering what the best web browser is?

thanks

Bexm

I quite like Google Chrome!
I have problems with IE7 & 8.. they crash quite often. Chrome is fast, but there are still a few sites it doesn't work quite right on.

Esqui

You're going to get different answers from different people. But I'm an Opera fanboy, so here's the reasons to get it:

- "Turbo" function which routes websites through Opera servers which reduce their size, so improves speed on slow connections
- Email client built-in, so no need to be running a separate program for your email, or to keep having to check the website for your email
- Speed dial, to have all your favourite websites a single click or keystroke away
- Visual tabs - tabs with the added bonus of a thumbnail view when you hover over them
- The most standards-compliant browser for Windows yet (and you can easily mask it as Firefox or IE if the website doesn't like it)
- Link function, so you can have the same bookmarks, notes and histories on any computer you use and even your phone
- Saveable sessions, so you can save the exact state of your browser and get it back later. Even after viewing other sites.

...and it's all there when you first use it, you don't have to download extensions.


OK, I'm done

aliEnRIK

I use firefox with the NOSCRIPT plugin

Reason being its bomb proof. If I visit an 'infected' site then I know im safe. NONE of the others would protect you by default

[Deleted User]

All of them have pros and cons and you'll get a different opinions off who you ask. The best advice would be to try them all out yourself and see which you feel more comfortable using.

Get Internet Explorer 8 through Windows Update, it's significantly better than 7. If you are using Vista or 7 with UAC enabled, then Internet Explorer will run in Protected Mode which makes it the safest browser.

The other options;

Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Apple Safari
Opera

It won't cause any problems to have more than one, or all of them installed at the same time.

MORPH3US

I have Chrome, Firefox and IE on all of my PC's and I use / prefer them in the order listed (best first).

savemoney

Firefox it has a huge amount of plugins which are very useful

Adblock, noscript, invisible hand (find bargains) ffvb block posters

edgex

upgrade to IE8
(it will block ads as well)

then download Firefox & see what you think of it

then use whichever one you like the best

gaming_guy

firefox on powerful systems (ie lots of ram/good processor)

opera for low power systems (ie limited ram)

mr_fishbulb

Asking in an IT forum what is the best browser, is a bit like asking a group of teenage boys who the sexiest woman is!

I'd go for Firefox and Aliona from Strictly Come Dancing.

MORPH3US

mr_fishbulb wrote: »

Asking in an IT forum what is the best browser, is a bit like asking a group of teenage boys who the sexiest woman is!

Especially when most of them don't specify which browser they have tried.... (not specific to you, in general)

Saying IE is the best (for example) might mean "i've only ever tried IE and it works fine" or it could mean "i've searched the planet for the best browser and tried every one for a month and IE came out on top.