Mel81x Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 So, I tried the IE9 Beta today and for the most part it held up what the website said in terms of offering me more options in the interface and even telling me that the browser was performing slow and then prompting me to disable add-ons to help me browse but its still not where it should be. Is anyone else here using it? If so, what are your opinions about it? Link - http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/ Things I found that I hated It died on two Java heavy pages while FF4 just whizzed on those pages It lagged on a flash heavy website which loaded after an eternity Opening new windows seemed like IE was doing more than just load a new window Things I liked They have cleaned up the UI and offering more screen real-estate to play on, but so is every other browser Add-Ons are a bit better Download Management has gotten a lot more ... manageable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Its a beta, will have lots of bugs and issues.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 While I concur with that, its a beta built on a predecessor and I can agree with the UX heavy sites not loading quick but a window opening? That should be bread and butter for the boys at MS right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingMan777 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 screw IE. they are half the reason we have bot-nets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Google Chrom, Use it or Get a Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 ^^^ Secondary browser to Firefox because it suffers with a break-line issue that I use when I get to CKEditor objects so unfortunately it takes a back-seat to any work that I do but its definitely in my top-two interchanges (Chrome + FF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Mozilla rulez.. , never will use IE even if IE 20 comes out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 According to some web-design experts, IE kills itself every time it doesn't confirm to Web-Standards but .. that said, its also good that they don't because it creates a healthy competition among other browsers. that said, I like how they finally got their butts around to fixing a lot of CSS issues that plagued IE's predecessors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choron ka raja Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 For me, its opposite. IE8 and 9 beta are performing much better than FF4. Atleast on youtube, ff4 hangs at 480p video, while ie9 just stutters a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCodePurple Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 For me its Google chrome and its custom themes ,the only thing bad about chrome is that it does not support my fingerprint reader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinJo Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Chrome FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel81x Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Well its been running for a while now and its performing pretty well for when I first started it up. Doesn't show any progress indicator when I click on links in the forum then like magic it just loads the page hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Does it still take 2 seconds to open a new tab? That's the one reason I don't use IE8. Otherwise I think IE8 rocked. It's secure. And screw web standards - 90% of the websites are geared to IE. I always use IE8 for banking transactions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rad2689 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Firefoz jizzes all over IE n Chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Hell noes. Each has their own set of issues. Firefox is a disgusting memory hog. Chrome just can't handle 20 tabs running Flash. IE is a nightmare to develop for if you want to use standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Firefoz jizzes all over IE n Chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Does it still take 2 seconds to open a new tab? That's the one reason I don't use IE8. Otherwise I think IE8 rocked. It's secure. And screw web standards - 90% of the websites are geared to IE. I always use IE8 for banking transactions. This , I also use IE for banking transactions only , otherwise it has no use That too cause I get error on FF that Java Script is disabled while online banking transfer even though its enabled in options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 I am late !!.. So wanted to start this thread as have been using IE Beta 9 since yday & it's a surprise for sure !!.. It's working much much better for me than Chrome & Opera (hate FF ).. Loads in a zippy, and by zippy, I mean a zippy !! Even web page loading times have improved remarkably.. Did a web page loading comparison of Chrome, Opera & IEBeta9, and IE trumped both of them !! .. Did a 2nd comparison with Flash heavy sites and IE came at par with Chrome.. Of course Opera lagged ! It's the best IE ever for me and I don't intend to go back to Chrome or Opera until I encounter any bugs.. Of course I am missing my extensions from Chrome, but at least it aint hanging even with 25 tabs open !! Loving it !! And Pinning, Jump Lists & Aero Snap work beautifully !!.. .. Hoping they will optimize it so that any site can support jump lists !! That would be so freaking awesome !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Tab open timings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Bird Bird Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Tab open timings? Blink of an eye !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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