Safari 4 beta Reviews

Safari won't change the browser game the way the iPhone has changed mobile phones. This year's Apple Worldwide Developer Conference billed it as "the fastest and most innovative browser." While it is both fast (with the Nitro JavaScript engine) and ...

Very fast JavaScript performance. Beautiful interface elements like Cover Flow. Built-in RSS reader. Good standards support. Neat tab implementation

No extensions or themes

Safari offers plenty of eye candy, with its Cover Flow history display. Some clever interface innovations, near-Chrome speed, and site compatibility make it a good choice overall. For Mac users, the Safari 4 upgrade is a no-brainer, but Windows users ...

If you want the fastest browser on the Mac, Safari 4.0 is the hands-down winner. It lacks the endless flexibility of Firefox's plug-ins, and it's far less svelte than its rival browsers, but Safari combines raw power and a thoughtful, well-crafted ...

Fastest Mac browser ; slick interface ; built-in tools for Web developers

Unhelpful loading indicator ; bare-bones help files ; takes up more hard drive space than rivals

In XHTML rendering, Safari's 0.54 seconds clocked in at nearly seven times faster than Firefox 3's 3.42 seconds, and still thrashed Firefox 3.5's 2.82 seconds. Even Chrome, which uses the same WebKit rendering engine that powers Safari, could only ...

safari 4 review: Apple is touting Safari 4 as the fastest browser on the web for both Windows and Mac. Depending on your computer's specs that may indeed be true. However, if you need more than speed, Safari may not be the best choice.

It's zippy ; New interface and improved graphics

Still no extension support ; A RAM-devouring beast ; "Smart" surfing, limited to history and bookmarks