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    Safari 4, Wickedly Fast.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by masterchef341, Jun 9, 2009.

  1. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    Its seriously fast.

    I don't really know what else to say about it, other than Apple is definitely full of themselves for releasing an application that contains its own first-run-intro-movie.

    But, like I said, this sucker is a speed demon. Faster than safari 3 or firefox...
     
    masterchef341, Jun 9, 2009
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  2. Lethal Lottery

    Lethal Lottery Notebook Betrayer

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    Top sites is a great feature. I can not figure out how to disable the coverflow mode on the bookmarks however
     
    Lethal Lottery, Jun 9, 2009
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  3. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    has it gone out of beta?i haven't kept in touch with the browser development.
     
    Luke1708, Jun 9, 2009
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  4. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    uhhh.. yeah its out of Beta.. where have you been...? was announced at the same time as the new Macbooks and the iPhone 3GS
     
    doh123, Jun 9, 2009
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    I downloaded safari 4 last night and my mac crashed this morning while i was using iphoto.

    Not sure if safari 4 caused the crash, but never had a system crash before.
     
    Roger Dodger, Jun 9, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Having a very fast internet connection is better than having a fast browser. Nevertheless, Safari is a bit better than safari 4, though still can't match the speed of chrome/opera/internet explorer 8 in terms of speed on Windows.
     
    jackluo923, Jun 9, 2009
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    Colton Also Proudly American

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    I'm currently experiencing a much faster browser compared to FF when I was using it 15 min ago. Safari 4 is a great browser, none the less it can have it's flaws, but it's is VERY fast. :D
     
    Colton, Jun 9, 2009
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    So Safari 4 is snappier. Now if only random Flash ads don't peg the CPU at 100%. At least in Snow Leopard with Safari 4, plugins like Flash can no longer crash the whole app. Although the cynic in me believes a Grand Central capable Flash plugin just means that it'll be able to peg all your CPU cores and GPU at 100%.
     
    ltcommander_data, Jun 10, 2009
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    It's a shame that flash plugin in Mac OS is so poorly developed.
     
    jackluo923, Jun 10, 2009
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    I liked the tabs on top like the Beta had.... more than how they put them back on the bottom like Safari 4 release version... but its still a good browser
     
    doh123, Jun 10, 2009
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  11. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    I like tree style tabs plugin for firefox, I wish safari had tabs like that.
     
    Seshan, Jun 10, 2009
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    I've been using the beta version of it on Vista 64-bit for sometime now, and it is BUGGY. Fast, yes, but very buggy.
     
    applebook, Jun 10, 2009
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    That's why it's called a beta. I guess i was too engrossed in the new iphone release that i overlooked the safari 4 release.
     
    Luke1708, Jun 10, 2009
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    Lyanowu Notebook Consultant

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    I just updated to Safari 4. No scroll lag or crash yet, and yes :D it's really fast I am happy now, finally, after 3 months of using Safari 3 :(
     
    Lyanowu, Jun 10, 2009
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    Don't forget the Java :eek:
     
    stylinexpat, Jun 10, 2009
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