Google Chrome: Review

I've been using Mozilla Firefox for a couple years now, and I'm kind of tired of looking at the same browser everyday. Maybe its just me, but I like to change scenery every once in a while just to spruce things up a bit. So, a few nights ago I figured, why not change? I already know how much I dislike Internet Explorer from the years before Firefox, so I definitely wasn't going for that. But I do notice how more much more often I'm seeing Google Chrome come up here and there. Considering it cost me nothing, it's definitely worth my time to try it out. Fast forwarding to today, here we are and I'm ready to confide all my deepest darkest feelings about Google Chrome!
We judged chrome on Comprehendability, Features, Speed and Reliability, Safety, Compatibility, and Help Support.
Comprehendability- Chrome is incredibly easy to comprehend. It's got a very basic design, and is a lot slimmer and sleeker than other browsers. There's not a whole lot of buttons and gadgets to confuse you as soon as you open it up which helps a lot for any non-advanced users who tend to get confused easily or for anyone who doesn't really enjoy the bells and whistles.

Google Chrome: New Tab page (click to enlarge)

Features- Google Chrome offers an array of awesome features for anybody. One would be the Google Web Store which is basically an online app store for your Chrome browser where you can find many apps, themes, and even extensions. Chrome also offers an in page translater which will recognize the language of what you're reading in your browser and change it to your preferred language if it isn't already without requiring downloading any extensions to make it possible like other browsers. Another cool feature is Incognito mode which keeps all your actions in the browser 100% private and does not save them to the browser or Google's history. The removal of the address bar and the creation of the omni-box is revolutionary as Google combined your standard address bar and married it to your search box giving you the ability to type an address or a search in the same box without having to go to Google or Yahoo or Bing! to search independently. Also, the new tabs page is a convenient new feature which allows you to see all your most visited pages as well as your recently closed tabs.
Speed and Reliability- Let me be clear, Chrome is FAST. I've never encountered a problem and have noticed definite speed increases over Firefox. Another factor would be the separation of connection quality between the tabs. Time and time again have I been on Firefox and encountered a problem in one tab that screwed all my tabs over. Now, Google Chrome offers the ability for your other tabs to be completely unaffected by another tabs freezing or crashing. This makes it incredibly reliable.
Browser Safety- Browser safety refers to how secure your connection is as well as your information while browsing. It offers sandboxing which is a security mechanism employed by computers to find and remove untested codes as well as close and remove all untrusted programs run by unrecognizable third parties or users. As well as this, Google Chrome also uses Google Safe Browsing which allows applications to check suspicious URL's through Google's list of suspected mal-ware and phishing sites. (A phishing site is a site made to look like a commonly known or trusted site which attempts to scam usernames, passwords, or even credit card information out of you)
Compatibility- So far, Google Chrome has proved to have compatibility on the same scale as that of the previously established browsers. (i.e. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari.) It can handle everything from javascript, to adobe flash from what I've tested. The compatibility issues from the original beta testing have been corrected and scored perfectly in my random webpage test.

Google Chrome- Bug Report Page (click to enlarge)

Help/Support- Google's help and support system for all issues with their software is second to none. Another thing I love about Google's support system is that they know they aren't perfect. They have pages of frequently encountered problems and answers to frequently asked questions so you can scan through and see if your problem is covered there. If not, you're able to report the bug by typing out your issue and taking a picture of the screen using your computer and sending it to them for analysis and support feedback. I tested by making up a fake bug and reporting it, I was responded to within the hour which left me feeling a tad stupid because I had to tell the Support Technician that I was lying.

Overall, I found Google Chrome to be just as good as other browsers. In fact, I find it better. Definitely recommend it to anyone and everyone. It's easy, fast, free, and secure. Why not give it a shot?