Google Chrome Review
Summary
Google Chrome is the latest web browser to seriously compete with Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari, and is vying to be the top web browser of them all. With added security, tabbed windows and other innovative features, Chrome looks likely to flex its muscles, but what are real users thinking? At Review Centre our user reviews will tell you exactly what they think of Google Chrome as well as all the other web browsers, and once you’ve had a go with it we’d love to read your Chrome review. Is Chrome the best web browser? Find out at Review Centre.
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★☆☆☆☆
“Very slow to download at times”
Written on: 30/01/2013 by fozzywozzydodah (1 review written)
When I first changed from IE to Chrome I was very impressed.I loved the fact you could download some really good games. That was about a year ago, now I find it won't download Hotmail and it is slow to download some info sites and getting into my bank is a nightmare. When I switch back to IE everything is perfect. I have no idea what is going on but I won't be using Chrome any more. (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Rubbish!!!”
Written on: 21/12/2012
I installed it a couple of years ago. Initially all was fine but then GC started slowing down, and I went back to IE (which was at that stage faster). Yesterday, I succumbed to the pop up message telling me everyday that my version of IE is old and unsupported,and I downloaded GC again. I had the 'empty message/no data sent out' as soon as I started using it. I was checking some details on the www.rac.co.uk and half way through I could not access the website. I looked up some forums and it... (read more)
★★★★★
“Fast, Sleek, Great.”
Written on: 02/11/2012 by harryjamesuk (3 reviews written)
Chrome is a fantastic browser! It's got a nice look and feel, many apps, easy to use (Though from those moving from IE, a bit of getting used too is required at first), many websites work great and has lots of features packed in! Auto-Updating for security, sandboxing and they're just two! There's a whole range I could talk on and on about forever! Much better than IE for sure! Never moving back! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Do not touch this with a barge pole”
Written on: 05/07/2012 by bramble123
I used this product for many years and was very please but then it went very slow slow slow tried removing and reinstalling. But will not start on completion. When trying to remove again says that you can not do this because it is running,not on my computer it isn't. JUST DO NOT TOUCH THIS PRODUCT (read more)
★★★★☆
“Open First when I start my PC.”
Written on: 07/06/2012 by allrok (1 review written)
I love this browser for its fast browsing. Before the chrome Firefox was my favorite browser but now it is my second and Chrome is my fist. (read more)
★★★★☆
“The best of the three browsers I have on my PC”
Written on: 05/05/2012 by JayZeeRay (2 reviews written)
It is the fastest of the three browsers I have on my PC (the other two are Firefox and IE). It is generally very easy to use, has easy navigation and tweaking options. I like pretty much everything about it except for the fact that it doesn't always work as it should. This is probably due to issues with certain websites being incompatible with Chrome, but I find myself resorting to IE at least a couple of times a week. It is usually issues with websites not displaying correctly in Chrome or... (read more)
★★★★★
“Super Speed”
Written on: 05/05/2012 by ZacharyWatts (2 reviews written)
One of the best Google product.Speed,Attractiveness and many more.Try it. (read more)
★★★★★
“Google again Rock the party”
Written on: 13/04/2012 by ThomasTodd (4 reviews written)
As far as my internet and web browsing knowledge concerned,Google Chrome is the Best Browser I ever used.Fantastic (read more)
★★★★☆
“Still rate Mozilla Firefox higher”
Written on: 30/12/2011 by janciejackson (2 reviews written)
Chrome may have overtaken the market as the most used browser but I still tend to rate Mozilla Firefox higher. True that Chrome has plenty of features and also loads far more quickly than Firefox but the truth is that it also contains a lot of bugs and thus tends to crash more times than Firefox. Moreover I love the addons of Firefox much more than Chrome. Maybe I tend to use Firefox more than Chrome and hence the bias but Chrome too is a good browser and hence I have decided to give it a... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“I expected more from Google”
Written on: 25/07/2011 by brutalhonesty (2 reviews written)
I was thrilled at the thought of Google coming up with their own internet browser, but it was until I downloaded and installed it in my PC. I always thought Google had sort of a Midas touch, where everything they work on is an instant hit and turns to gold standard - not Chrome browser! The look is sleek and it is very easy to use, but that's not the most important thing of a web browser, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BROWSE THE INTERNET! It gets stuck if you open web-pages with flash content, or... (read more)
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★☆☆☆☆
“This messed up my computer and i had to reset it...”
Written on: 04/09/2010
This messed up my computer and i had to reset it thanks to this rubbish download i've now got safari.
Safari is better than Chrome and internet explorer.
Chrome crashed, didn't download any thing and it took 5 minutes to load the bbc homepage on a good connection speed.
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★☆☆☆☆
“DOSENT LOAD WEBSITES AT QUICKLY AS INTERNET EXPLORER”
Written on: 11/02/2010
DOSENT LOAD WEBSITES AT QUICKLY AS INTERNET EXPLORER (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Good Points ”
Written on: 27/01/2010
Good Points
*Well layed out
*easy to book mark pages
*download files straight into a new download folder.
Bad Points
*It has trouble loading quite a few web pages
*It keep on storing browser data all time and keeps on get's slower and slower so you have to keep on clearing your browser data every few hours.
Finial thought
Chrome is still the baby of internet browsers, Firefox tends to be more reliable and stable
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★☆☆☆☆
“I tried the much hyped Google Chrome 2on my XP but...”
Written on: 20/09/2009
I tried the much hyped Google Chrome 2on my XP but cannot load anything after installation; even google.com site will not load.
:(. This web page is not available...is the constant error message whereas my IE and Firefox works perfectly.
Back to my Firefox...No go Google C***
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★★★★☆
“I'm a big fan. It's faster, less crash prone and less...”
Written on: 29/05/2009 by Economist4Justice (2 reviews written)
I'm a big fan. It's faster, less crash prone and less cluttered than Firefox. Firefox also failed to allow me to access my office network from home, iexplorer was very slow, but Google Chrome is fast and thus far problem free.
Web based mail, video streaming and downloading is faster.
One minor problem with downloading is that the program tries to be too clever, always trying to stick files in a 'downloads folder' whereas iexplorer remembers where you put the first file and puts the second...
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☆☆☆☆☆
“Google Chrome is rubbish. Uninstalling it caused...”
Written on: 22/05/2009 by sandmine (1 review written)
Google Chrome is rubbish. Uninstalling it caused problems with Windows Mail and I could no longer use any links in my emails which took ages to fix. Beware! (read more)
★☆☆☆☆
“Google Chrome is too complicated I want my old google...”
Written on: 27/04/2009
Google Chrome is too complicated I want my old google homepage back. I wish that I hadn't upgraded now I have to learn something new. My husband is less of a techie than me and he is going to flip. (read more)
★★★★★
“I tried Google Chrome out as a Beta not so long ago,...”
Written on: 20/04/2009
I tried Google Chrome out as a Beta not so long ago, from using Firefox, and wasn't very impressed at first glance. I quickly switched back for its lack of customization.
However, my computer was having a few problems at one point and what I really needed was a quick browser that would open as soon as I clicked it and I didn't have to mess about with once it had opened.
Chrome was exactly what I needed. After trying a few browsers and being disappointed, I came to Chrome with low expectations...
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★★☆☆☆
“Google Chrome is still a baby, It is good with ita...”
Written on: 10/04/2009
Google Chrome is still a baby, It is good with ita limited features.
Right now, I prefer to go with firefox and eagerly waiting for 3.1
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★★★★☆
“What's good about Google Chrome”
Written on: 01/04/2009 by nintendonut
What's good about Google Chrome
The start up screen shows thumbnails of your favourite sites - this is really useful
Speed - it appears to be faster than firefox and radically faster than microsofts IE
Simple GUI - easy to use controls
Hasn't crashed...yet
What's not so good about Google Chrome
It might be a bit too simple.
No plug ins that I am aware of.
Some of the controls are difficult to find
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★★★★★
“The best thing about Google Chrome is that its so...”
Written on: 03/02/2009
The best thing about Google Chrome is that its so light, easy to use, super interior outlook, n very shotr load time.. website suggestion bind search bar.. its not jammed with so called tool bar, and other damm things like firefox n IE.. it's have superfast page load speed with compare all... i personally used opera first but now i am fan of it. my all friend used firefox for all time.. now they out firefox and with chrome.....Only one sector of Chrome that needs supervise--- upgrade the... (read more)
★★★★★
“most bossic things about Google Chrome that, it's so...”
Written on: 02/02/2009 by rocksku (2 reviews written)
most bossic things about Google Chrome that, it's so light, easy to use, super interior outlook, n very short load time.. website suggestion bind search bar.. its not jammed with so called tool bar, and other things like firefox n IE.. it's have superfast page load speed wicompare all... i personally used opera first but now i am fan of it. my all friend used firefox for all time.. now they out firefox and with chrome.... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“This browser for some reason feels like windows xp...”
Written on: 15/09/2008
This browser for some reason feels like windows xp graphics all over again, babyish. It is clean to the point of un-functional at the moment. It does load quite fast, and all pages load pretty well. It is quite a lot like Apple Safari in my opinion, as google can be quite original I feel. Therefore do not recommend Google Chrome... (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Chrome is not ready for prime time. I have used...”
Written on: 12/09/2008 by GeorgeEO (4 reviews written)
Chrome is not ready for prime time. I have used Firefox, Opera and IE browsers. I am primarily an Opera browser user. While Chrome is faster than IE I didn't see a noticeable difference over Firefox or Opera. Although Chrome has a nice clean look I have come to like my clutter. With Opera I can change and configure the browser layout many different ways. With Chrome WYSIWYG, I kept looking for the extras. Only notable feature I found was opening new tab. Chrome automatically displays... (read more)
★★★☆☆
“Google Chrome is a nice idea, nothing special just...”
Written on: 10/09/2008
Google Chrome is a nice idea, nothing special just another browser, great pity all hype and no substance, maybe future versions will be better. (read more)
★★★★☆
“I decided to download Google Chrome because I like...”
Written on: 10/09/2008 by springboy (5 reviews written)
I decided to download Google Chrome because I like most products that Google do. Performance wise I wasn't disappointed, it is very fast when searching for web pages and I like the fact they've gone along the same route as Safari with the book marks bar along the top so you've got easy access to your favorite sites and they're just a click away. Also when you first open up the browser it gives a list of all the sites that you look at the most so you can easily just click on the picture and... (read more)
★★★★☆
“I decided to down load this browser because I'm a bit...”
Written on: 10/09/2008 by springboy (5 reviews written)
I decided to down load this browser because I'm a bit of a Google fan. Most of there stuff is good and worth having, so I thought I'd give it a go. First impression is that it is uncluttered unlike many browsers, and it is very fast to use. Up until now Safari was always the fastest on my pc, but this seems to beat it hands down,it has the same book mark bar set up as Safari so i'm familiar with it. The only downside is it freezes every now and then which i find really annoying to say the... (read more)
★★★★☆
“One bar for search and web pages ”
Written on: 09/09/2008
One bar for search and web pages
Extremely fast
Good crash control
Too slow downloading files. It needs a download engine also, you cannot modify your bookmarks structure.
It doesn't work on Linux either for me...
In general, very satisfying. I would just see the items above fixed. Well recommend Google Chrome for a web browser.
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★★★☆☆
“Wears out the hard drive. I don't know what goggle is...”
Written on: 05/09/2008 by brucepiggott (1 review written)
Wears out the hard drive. I don't know what goggle is doing but as soon as Chrome is launched the hard disk never stops scanning. I will continue to test Chrome because I am impressed with Goggle in general. But I am watching my hard drive activity with suspicion! For now I recommend Google Chrome BETA and to download it! (read more)
★★★★★
“This morning I did the Google BETA download and...”
Written on: 04/09/2008 by zEURE (71 reviews written)
This morning I did the Google BETA download and absolutely loved it within in mintutes after a day of using this browser my conclusion is...
A very open and clean feel to the browser.
Very simple yet very effective as I would think anyone could use this browser at any age.
Like the idea of the tabs web address and toolbar all included into one block, prefer it over Firefox where there was the status bar, web adress, toolbar... all in blocks.
To be honest would pick this over IE and Firefox and...
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★☆☆☆☆
“Nothing special and you cant add add ons but I suppose...”
Written on: 03/09/2008
Nothing special and you cant add add ons but I suppose it just a regular browser... Did not add any special features that I did not have with firefox. Chrome task manager is nice but not sure if it is correct because when you look at windows task manager it is a bit different. (read more)
★★★★★
“It's FAST! Clean Interface and No clutter on tabs....”
Written on: 03/09/2008
It's FAST! Clean Interface and No clutter on tabs. It's the best beta browser I have tested and even better than mozilla and safari. Well recommend Google Chrome as web browser and its only BETA at the moment, there are no add ons which I really like, for example piclens... (read more)
★★★★☆
“Feels like what it is.... a Beta!”
Written on: 03/09/2008
Feels like what it is.... a Beta!
I will surely give it a try later. First impression - Google Chrome is a promising browser. I'm just afraid that I may be a little too in love with FF. Nevertheless it beats IE just like it is right now, well recommended!
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★★★★★
“Clean, fast and efficient browser. Its so much better...”
Written on: 03/09/2008
Clean, fast and efficient browser. Its so much better than Firefox and IE as an overall browser. Very impressed with the GUI. All sites, and so far I mean all sites are faster on loading.
I love the inbuilt plugins like Java and Flash. Googles own systems work so well like Maps, Gmail and Youtube. Amazing beta browser, cannot wait for the alpha and then total Google domination!
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★★★★★
“Though its too early to write a full fledged review, I...”
Written on: 03/09/2008 by binsoy74
Though its too early to write a full fledged review, I would dare say that chrome is performing as expected. It wont rattle any browser cages like what ff did to ie but then one cant deny its out there. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Shows exactly what it's doing ”
Written on: 03/09/2008
Shows exactly what it's doing
It's like looking through a glass wall while you're browsing the internet. Exactly what's happening is clear, but there's nothing you can do about it.
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★★★★★
“Overall it's a great browser, very fast, secure and...”
Written on: 03/09/2008 by felipefrango (1 review written)
Overall it's a great browser, very fast, secure and intuitive. The bad points listed in this review well probably be looked after by Google Chrome in future builds, and are totally acceptable quirks considering it's the browser's first beta relase. Once it has extension support, slightly bigger compatibility and features like a Session Manager and an Undo Close Tab function it'll be up to the level of Firefox and I'll definitely consider changing my browser of choice. (read more)
★★★★☆
“I think it's a simple but non-exciting browser. It...”
Written on: 03/09/2008
I think it's a simple but non-exciting browser. It fails to do anything particularly new or exciting, but it does have a refreshingly "open" design and easy to use straightforward layout. It's a browser that wants you to forget you have a browser. Well recommend Google Chrome. (read more)
★★★★★
“Fast, clean, & stable. Good outlook for future...”
Written on: 03/09/2008
Fast, clean, & stable. Good outlook for future versions. Not many third part apps available for it yet... however, this is just the first day of its release. Well recommend Google Chrome just to see what google can do. (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Google Chrome has some good ideas such as incognito...”
Written on: 03/09/2008 by Private Hell (2 reviews written)
Google Chrome has some good ideas such as incognito mode. Just a pity that it saves bookmarks and downloaded files?. This redefines the meaning of incognito. What's the point of Google Chrome? Has someone hacked this programme to mess it up? I'll try it some more as Google usually works faster, but Yahoo's search engine is better. I hate to say it but I'm afraid it's back to IE. (read more)
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★★★★☆
“Very Fast.... looks sharp and clean.... installed with...”
Written on: 03/09/2008 by Dwyw885 (1 review written)
Very Fast.... looks sharp and clean.... installed with easy and imported everything from Firefox.... only used it for about 20-30min so far but I like it. I know its only a beta as of right now, but adobe flash doesn't play for me. Maybe next update or so. Battle of the Browsers! (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“The program loads and runs quickly ”
Written on: 03/09/2008
The program loads and runs quickly
Nice light weight browser, I liked the cartoon into that is on the web some good thought has gone into this. Hopefully all of the bugs and teething problems will be worked out of this Beta version soon, then Bill Gates and co will have some work to do.
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★★★★☆
“Nice look, great tab layout, although I like Opera's...”
Written on: 02/09/2008 by mattyeahoo (1 review written)
Nice look, great tab layout, although I like Opera's Speed Dial page more, it's very fast and had very simple options. I really liked the one window address/search bar! That was cool! I also liked how you can pull/drag a tab and make it another window.
I am really looking forward to the updates! It was a very smooth clean looking browser! I'm keeping it on my computer for sure... to be used as my primary browser when the kinks are ironed out. Seven is a great rating...I hope it can shoot to...
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★★★☆☆
“Great new design that I personally love, it is a...”
Written on: 02/09/2008
Great new design that I personally love, it is a little slow but im sure Google will be working a lot more on Chrome as a Web browser. As user of computer for a such a long years, I dont feel any new things in google chrome... I think its just marketing strategy... but, I could be wrong as Google have done some pretty cool things. Have to wait and see but for now I do not recommend GoogleChrome Browser. (read more)
★★★★☆
“It is fast, it imported everything from Firefox very...”
Written on: 02/09/2008
It is fast, it imported everything from Firefox very well and I didn't have to download any plugins for flash content or pdfs. It is crisp and clean as well. All in all it is a nice start for a beta, but for now I'm sticking with Firefox 3. It is what it is, a beta. Tabs become sluggish and unresponsive upon certain pdfs being opened and it isn't playing nicely with my wepaint wiki. (It will not allow me to publish new pages and most of the formatting options are absent.) (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“Just another browser, looks very lights, average...”
Written on: 02/09/2008
Just another browser, looks very lights, average speed. Baby steps from google. Where is Google toolbar? Not available? Major flow. Much to work on I feel, Im sure they will but for now as a beta I do not recommend Google Chrome internet browser. (read more)
★★★★★
“Speed, easy use, search and address bar in one... etc. ”
Written on: 02/09/2008
Speed, easy use, search and address bar in one... etc.
No SPEED DIAL like Opera has.
It's a very good step forward, I already thought Opera would be the only good browser out there with Firefox 3 being stupid as hell. I hope Google brings out an OS.
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★☆☆☆☆
“I personally do not like Google Chrome, prefer IE and...”
Written on: 02/09/2008
I personally do not like Google Chrome, prefer IE and Firefox anyday, too simple to me, although I do think simple is effective I find Chrome a little to boring. There are some flaws with it too which Im sure google will sort out since its the beta version but for me I cant find a reason why I would want to change from Firefox to Chrome browser so I personally do not recommend it, sorry google. (read more)
★★★★★
“Google's Chrome Browser is from the very off a breeze...”
Written on: 02/09/2008 by Shakieuk (1 review written)
Google's Chrome Browser is from the very off a breeze to download, install and set-up. Its a quick and simple process that highlight's the fine developmental pedigree we are beginning to expect as the norm from Google's expanding swarm of programmers.
Once the installation was complete, the browser started up without a hitch and the initial impressions were good - Its clean, sleek and crisply presented and dare I say "sexy?" The way the tabs sit snugly together at the top of a big white...
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★★★★★
“Pages load super fast ”
Written on: 02/09/2008
Pages load super fast
Browser launches super fast
Keeps a note of websites you search so you can search them later directly using "sitename" followed by TAB in the location bar
Doesn't waste space for status bars and toolbars etc Great browser from Google: amazingly fast, searching is - really - simple now for any site I want to search, I have much more space for pages instead of toolbars and status bars which aren't needed.
I'm swapping Firefox 3 to Google Chrome as my favourite browser now...
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Allrok's Response to JayZeeRay's Review
Written on: 07/06/2012
I agree with you.