Is Safari better then all other browsers?

[Scott B]

Safari is way better than Internet Explorer, I have tried it out before. Even though Safari is a great browser, I eventually switched back to Firefox because there is no other browser that even comes close to all of its features and abilities. I can now no longer bear browsing with any other browser.

[tittat]

Fire fox is the best that i have ever experienced.Be frank i didn't use safari.

[TechAsh]

I've never used Safari, but I'm happy with Firefox, it works fine and I can't think of any other feature I work need.

I'm sure Safari has some good features, but Firefox has it's huge add-on database which I think outweighs almost anything any other browser can offer.

[Sohail]

I have Safari but it's not better than the others... Firefox is, have a look at this review i found on the browser, i hope it's good enough to get you to understand :-

Mozilla Firefox is the dream Internet browser you've been looking for. Featuring a host of small technical improvements, including tabbed browsing, built-in and customizable search bars, and a built-in RSS reader, Mozilla's Firefox browser is the one that should finally put a dent in Microsoft Internet Explorer's unrivaled market dominance. While its lack of ActiveX support might prevent some sites from working properly, after more than three weeks of use in our tests, Firefox remained fast and stable and displayed an impressive range of cutting-edge browsing options. We were able to view every Web site just fine, thank you. If you're fed up with the latest Internet Explorer security patch issued from Microsoft or with the latest virus to capitalize on some flaw in IE, you should switch to Firefox--now.

Setup and interface of Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox runs on a variety of Windows operating systems, including Windows 98 through XP, as well as on Mac OS X and several varieties of Linux, including Red Hat Linux 8.0. By comparison, to get the latest version of Internet Explorer 6.0, you must already be running Windows XP SP2; if you're not, you'll have to pay about $99 for your operating system upgrade. Microsoft no longer offers new versions of IE as standalone downloads. The hardware requirements for Firefox are minimal. PCs require only an Intel Pentium II or AMD K6 processor, and Macs need a PowerPC 604e 266MHz, with 64MB of RAM and 52MB of drive space.

It took us about 2 minutes to download the Firefox installer, and we had our browser up and running in less than 10 minutes. The Mozilla Organization offers a number of tools to ease the transition from Internet Explorer. For example, the application asked us if we wanted to import our bookmarks from IE, then did so with aplomb.

Most of the Firefox interface labels are intuitive, although users may need to learn a few different menu terms from those in IE: Options instead of Internet Options, Cache instead of Internet Files. In fact, at a glance, Firefox looks and works almost exactly like Internet Explorer.

Perhaps the most noticeable interface difference from IE is the addition of a customizable search bar built into the Firefox menu bar. Although Google, Yahoo, and others offer plug-in search bars for Internet Explorer, the Firefox search bar is much more flexible, allowing you to add not only other search engines but Amazon.com, eBay.com, Dictionary.com, and even IMDB.com.

Features of Mozilla Firefox
Firefox does not reinvent the browser, but it does provide technical enhancements that make Web browsing faster, safer, and easier. Like Internet Explorer, Firefox includes built-in controls to block pop-ups.

One major interface difference is Firefox's tabbed browsing feature, which lets you open several Web pages within a single browser window. Quickly move among pages by clicking the tabs at the top of the window. Compare that to IE, in which you must open several instances of the Microsoft browser, each requiring system resources. So viewing multiple Internet pages in IE can tax your computer, while tabbing through multiple pages within Firefox will not. Tabbed browsing is also available in the Apple Safari and Opera browsers, but not in Internet Explorer.


Once you subscribe, you can read RSS-based headlines directly from your bookmarks.

Another nice feature is a built-in RSS reader. In other words, Firefox delivers automated updates of news or blog content from sites that you subscribe to in advance. Internet Explorer offers no such beast. Mozilla calls these RSS feeds Live Bookmarks because the content is dynamic. With Live Bookmarks in place, we were able to read the latest headlines from sites such as News.com, Slate.com, and Slashdot.org. There are third-party RSS readers that work with IE 6.0, but it's nice to have this functionality built into your browser.

Firefox is more secure than Internet Explorer, in part because most criminal hackers look for holes in the industry leader--that's just efficient business. But there are also several structural differences that make Firefox an inherently more secure browser. First, Firefox doesn't support VBScript and ActiveX Controls, which are often the source of attacks and vulnerabilities within IE. Unfortunately, the lack of ActiveX support also affects the performance of some Web sites. For example, the pop-up menu at Slate.com, a Microsoft site, didn't work within Firefox, but we were still able to navigate the site. Also, while Outlook Web Access did work, some of its features were missing or rendered differently. But at most sites, Firefox worked just as well as IE 6.0.

Another difference from Internet Explorer is in how Firefox handles secure Web sites, such as e-commerce or online banking sites. When visiting a secure site, Firefox highlights the address bar's URL in yellow and shows the Lock icon. If you click the Lock icon, you can review the site's security information and decide whether to continue. The domain name of the site you are visiting is also listed in the right-hand corner of secure windows, so you know the true source of every page. A criminal hacker might be able to spoof the location bar address, but he or she won't be able to spoof this secondary address display. Given all this security, we were still able to log on to secure financial sites, including Citibank.com and Fidelity.com, without any problems.


Extensions such as Chatzilla, an IRC client, can be easily downloaded from within the Firefox interface.

Like Microsoft, Mozilla has developers building helper applications for Firefox. While there are more plug-ins available for Internet Explorer, the Firefox plug-ins, called extensions, are much more varied in nature. For example, Chatzilla is an IRC chat client, Adblock blocks flash advertising from Web sites, and Mouse Gestures lets you navigate using simple mouse movements. There are currently 170 extensions available for Firefox, compared to several hundred plug-ins currently available for Internet Explorer.

Service and support of Mozilla Firefox
During our three-week test period, Firefox didn't crash once, which was encouraging, considering it was still a prerelease version. Firefox is based on open-source code, which is both a good and a bad thing when it comes to getting support. On one hand, hundreds of open-source developers worldwide are working to create new apps and troubleshoot bugs. You can reach many of them through Mozilla's Web site, which features a rich knowledge base of potential problems and fixes, plus numerous message boards where experts can answer your tech-support problems. For example, we had difficulty using Launch.com with Firefox, and after consulting the message boards, we were able to identify the problem quickly. Mozilla can also connect you with real-time chats. Unfortunately, telephone support from Mozilla costs $39.99 per incident. Microsoft charges $35 per incident for both e-mail and telephone technical support.

[polishpirate]

My friend in school was showing us the some of the new feature in CSS 3, and some of them only worked in Safari. So that's one benefit to it, although I'm sure firefox will have it working any time now :cool:.

[Smith6612]

I'm not sure on this question. I've only used Safari on a Mac, but Firefox is very tweakable via the about:config page

[alexandgruntz]

Safari is way better than Internet Explorer

That's because everything is better than IE.

[mender42]

Ah gee I wish I knew. I was pretty excited when I heard that Safari for windows had been released. Went to grab a copy and found out that I can't get because I'm using Windows 2000. <sigh> Does anyone know if they will be releasing for Linux? I just don't have the time to build it right now, it would be great if they would release for deb and rpm!

[Mekryd]

I have Safari (and Opera, and Firefox, and IE) to test if my sites render properly on all the browsers. Safari seems to deviate the most in terms of rendering text and line spacing, and while the browser itself looks sleek, I've gotten my Firefox setup in such a way that the menu bar, the address bar, and my search bar are all on one line, and take up less space than a line of text.

Safari seems to think I'll cramp its style if I so much as move a button or something.

The only points I'd award Safari are perhaps on the speed and efficiency grounds, but I've never had Safari up for 2+ days with 3 windows with 7 tabs each like I have with Firefox, and Firefox 3 bridges and surpasses the gap of memory management anyway.

I'll have to say Firefox.

[BorderLineSigs]

i got a REALLY good browser...stuff came up when yahoos didn't...AND you make money off it...in pounds though (its in europe) but it is for PayPal or cretique (or something like that) PM i you want link to the site =P