Safari 3.1 released

[apoorva84]

Experience the web, Apple style, with Safari: the fastest, easiest-to-use web browser in the world. With its simple, elegant interface, Safari gets out of your way and lets you enjoy the web, up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer.

The fastest web browser on any platform, Safari loads pages up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2.

And it executes JavaScript up to 2.8 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2. What does all that mean for you? Less time loading pages and more time enjoying them.



Source,download link and change log:http://www.filehippo.com/download_safari/

[debsuvra]

Thanks for the info, BTW I got it via software update in Mac leopard already!

[sakumar79]

So, is it looks like the Windows version is finally out of Beta... Let me give it a try and compare it with my current favourite Opera...

Arun

[parthbarot]

i have checked all of them...

FF 2.0.0.12, FF 3 beta 4, and safari 3.1 ...

i think now it will be competition between FF 3 and safari.... as FF 3 has increased compatibility with memory and speed ( speed means browsing).

FF 3

- takes less memory then FF 2
- browsing speed is very good
- also shows you typed urls from bookmarks+history
- UI changed somewhat...
- but still lack behind safari in the sense of total memory eating.
- slow loading time...

Safari 3.1
- great UI.
- great loading time...
- great surfing speed...
- very less memory usage...
- main prob. is, no addons like FF
- imports bookmarks from ff/opera/IE etc...

so its now your choice.... i have installed all of them...

---------update:-------

safari starts initially at very low memory..like say 7MB or 8MB...stays there at some time...
Then gradually its growing even if you are browsing only one site...

see my results:
started @ 7-8 MB
after 10 minutes @ 56 MB
after another 10-15 minutes @ 86 MB
after another 5 minutes with 2 tabs (when i am writing this one) @ 94 MB



i think FF 3 is better then . what you say?

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Paarth.

[ray|raven]

^With FF3 getting a native UI, I'd say the mac share might increase.

[alsiladka]

I would have liked it more had they retained atleast the native windows button configs. Safari has the cancel button on the left and the OK button on the right!

[ax3]

am gonna check this browser out .....

@parthbarot .... nice review frd .....

[ThinkFree]

Thanks for the news

[desiibond]

Damn. My Thinkpad's scroll using trackpoint is not working in safari.

[parthbarot]

Originally Posted by ax3

am gonna check this browser out .....

@parthbarot .... nice review frd .....

thanks mate... its just a quick one.
we can figure out more once FF 3 final will be out.Then only we can compare them both.

I think opera missed. Anyone using it now a days?

Paarth.

[MetalheadGautham]

looks rather ugly.

[goobimama]

Been using it since 3.0.3 on PC. 3.1 seems to have fixed a lot of bugs and such. Extremely stable now.

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by goobimama

Been using it since 3.0.3 on PC. 3.1 seems to have fixed a lot of bugs and such. Extremely stable now.

is the html renderer still Similar to Konqueror's ?

[parthbarot]

friends,
again i am still with FF 3 beta 4.
because... even you open more tabs ( say 5 to 8 ) in FF3, it will use some 50 mb memory...

and safari with 5 to 8 tabs reaches @ 90 MB though surfing seems fast...

I hope FF 3 final will be very good regarding memory leaks and loads

Paarth.

[goobimama]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

is the html renderer still Similar to Konqueror's ?

Absolutely no idea.

[Krazy_About_Technology]

WTH, why they have not given any release notes for this release? What they have fixed?? There are no cosmetic changes i guess Anyways, the experience is quiet smooth apart from the memory usage issue.

[goobimama]

Release notes are there. Just check the post about this on MacUser and follow the link from there.

[MiNiMaL_sAnItY]

You people need to experience opera. Fastest browser on earth, bar none!

Safari on windows is too damn buggy to use, guess i'll check out the latest builds.

[ThinkFree]

^^Flock works fastest on my computer. Opera is unable to open new interface of rediff and hotmail. Orkut doesn't open at all

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by MiNiMaL_sAnItY

You people need to experience opera. Fastest browser on earth, bar none!

Safari on windows is too damn buggy to use, guess i'll check out the latest builds.

when it comes to raw speed, nothing beats Konqueror

[MiNiMaL_sAnItY]

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

when it comes to raw speed, nothing beats Konqueror

Nope, thats false info you've got there sir!

heres a comparison: http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html

Its somewhat old, but the argument holds weight.

[goobimama]

Originally Posted by MiNiMaL_sAnItY

You people need to experience opera. Fastest browser on earth, bar none!

Safari on windows is too damn buggy to use, guess i'll check out the latest builds.

I haven't noticed any bugs since the 3.0.4 update. It's got most of the stuff I need. Power users will surely appreciate Firefox for it's extensions though.

Originally Posted by MiNiMaL_sAnItY

Nope, thats false info you've got there sir!

heres a comparison: http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html

Its somewhat old, but the argument holds weight.

That list is outdated.

[cooldudie3]

I don't really think Safari is buggy and hard to use..
Though Safari can't open some of my working web sites, Opera isn't any better.

I wonder what apple did to this version other than removing beta.. it would have been better if they showed it.

[MiNiMaL_sAnItY]

Ok, heres a live lest:
http://celtickane.com/webdesign/jsspeed.php

Post back results with your browsers, preferrably with screenshots of the result. I'll post back when I finish d'ling the new safari.

[cooldudie3]

this is pretty old too...
it talks about FF1.5 and IE6
Now Safari can load more faster than opera

MY REPORT

Try/Catch with errors 90
Layer movement 311
Random number engine 260
Math engine 270
DOM speed 161
Array functions 160
String functions 20
Ajax declaration 170
Total Duration 1442


This is Firefox 2.0.0.12

[ThinkFree]

Safari

Safari can’t open the page.
Safari could not open the page “http://celtickane.com/webdesign/jsspeed.php” because the server is not responding.

Flock 1.1beta

* The connection has timed out server at celtickane.com is taking too long to respond. should you do now?
site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few.
you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection.
* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure Flock is permitted to access the Web.

Firefox

The connection has timed out server at celtickane.com is taking too long to respond. site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments.

* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.

* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

[cooldudie3]

WHAT?????
How did you get that????
I got myself opening this web page about testing speed!!!

[MiNiMaL_sAnItY]

Im surprised!





I'll be using safari from now on!

[ThinkFree]

Not only these statistics but the real experience of using Safari (on windows as well) backs it as the fastest browser

Originally Posted by Krazy_About_Technology

WTH, ............ What they have fixed?? .......................

Earlier when I opened digit forum with Safari, it didn't show any snippet of the content of thread when I hovered mouse over it, but now it does. Same is with some other sites

[goobimama]

I can certainly say that Safari is not for the so called "Power users" who have extensions for almost everything and anything. Safari is an out of the box browser with little customising. Which is what many a computer user requires...