…are good. It’s very fast. Pages load almost instantly now, and there’s no lag in switching between tabs a la Firefox. Even the Damocles Sword known as “Myspace” is pretty snappy.

The layout is insanely minimalist. You have a UI that’s about 80 pixels high, a scrollbar down the side, and the rest of the screen is content. There’s no useless status bar down the bottom of the screen, either.

Unlike most programs, it doesn’t sacrifice functionality to obtain minimalism. Everything’s right where you need it, 1-2 clicks away. This is a relief, as there are many browsers out there that were obviously designed by graphic designers with no regard to how the program would actually be used.

Some stuff I’m used to seems to be missing. How do I view a page’s source? Maybe the feature exists, but I can’t seem to find it. Other than that, my only reservation is that Chrome seems to ignore my middle mouse button (which I use a lot), but it’s a beta so I’m not going crazy about it.

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