Chrome Speed
When I first used Google’s Chrome at work (DSL) I noticed a big difference in how quickly sites loaded compared to other browsers, but when I got home (Dial-up), Chrome seemed sluggish. So, that leads me to believe Google might have included their Web Accelerator in Chrome’s packaging. I have no proof of this. I suppose I could read some of Google’s documents about Chrome, but I’d much rather be lazy and start a rumor. If you look at Web Accelerator’s site, you’ll notice it says “Designed for Broadband – Web pages load even more quickly on DSL and cable connections.” That seems ridiculous to me; sure, I’d like for my Broadband to be faster, but I’m more concerned with speeding up Dial-up.
Firefox runs crazy-fast for me because I use it as a text browser; I disable everything that slows down my web surfing (XP look under Tools-> Options; Linux look under Edit -> Preferences). Most of my www usage is limited to connecting with friends (txt), looking for distractions, such as sports scores (txt) or funny bloggers (txt), and occasionally doing some research (txt). Occasionally I play some games, and then I just enable JavaScript and images and reload the page.
I don’t think Chrome’s V8 can beat that, but Google said they developed Chrome for people who use the web for apps and games, so maybe comparing them to a text browser isn’t really fair.


