Microsoft Edge 75 (Chromium-based) First Impressions

trparky · Apr 4, 2019

I have to admit, it's fast. Like really fast! I'd say that it's faster than Google Chrome itself. I'm posting this thread/topic with the new Microsoft (Chrome) Edge and I've been browsing a bit with it and despite it being a rather early beta version it's pretty solid.

One can grab a copy of it and test it here.

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 4, 2019

Just installed it to try. :lovetpu:

Rahnak · Apr 4, 2019

Wow, I'm really diggin' the UI on that. Which is something Chrome ruined for me with their last Material Design refresh. If it works well and has uBlock Origin I might just make this my default browser.

theFOoL · Apr 4, 2019

Yall should Def. try our Night-Eye and course Adblock :slap:

Also this Browser for now.... works with Windows 7

Space Lynx · Apr 4, 2019

Rahnak said:
Wow, I'm really diggin' the UI on that. Which is something Chrome ruined for me with their last Material Design refresh. If it works well and has uBlock Origin I might just make this my default browser.

yep if it supports ublock origin i will use it. if not i won't use it. that simple.

trparky · Apr 4, 2019

There are some issues with full screen YouTube video playback though.

kastriot · Apr 4, 2019

And when will be integrated in win 10 updates with concurrent edge ditching?

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 4, 2019

Is there any dark theme for this at all?

:lovetpu:

Rahnak · Apr 4, 2019

tigger said:
Is there any dark theme for this at all?

If it doesn't have it already (it's only in beta, so probably not a priority) it will soon, probably before or soon after it ships. Dark mode is now a thing in Windows and current Edge has it for a long time now.

dcf-joe · Apr 4, 2019

tigger said:
Is there any dark theme for this at all?

https://techdows.com/2019/03/enable-dark-mode-microsoft-chromium-edge-on-windows-10.html

Bill_Bright · Apr 4, 2019

I don't understand why/how MajorGeeks has this. What is the version of that Edge? Go to "Settings and more" (the 3 dots in the upper right) > Settings then scroll down and look under "About this app".

It should say something like:

Microsoft edge 44.18362.1.1

Microsoft EdgeHTML 18.18362

Deleted member 24505 · Apr 4, 2019

Bill_Bright said:
I don't understand why/how MajorGeeks has this. What is the version of that Edge? Go to "Settings and more" (the 3 dots in the upper right) > Settings then scroll down and look under "About this app".

It should say something like:

Microsoft edge 44.18362.1.1
Microsoft EdgeHTML 18.18362

My Version is this-

Bill_Bright · Apr 4, 2019

Okay, now I understand. Thanks tigger.

MG scarfed it from the Microsoft Edge beta site. I would recommend getting it from there to ensure you get the latest version and information about it from the horse's mouth. No need for a middleman.

Caring1 · Apr 7, 2019

kastriot said:
And when will be integrated in win 10 updates with concurrent edge ditching?

After all these beta testers sort it out for us :laugh:

Ravenas · Apr 7, 2019

Not really excited for a another Chromium browser. I have tried this build, and I just find myself asking why not just use Chrome?

MrGenius · Apr 7, 2019

Ummmm....because Chrome sucks?

Sent from my Android smartphone using the default Chrome browser.

Seriously though. I can't stand Chrome on any of my PCs. It's about as difficult and/or non-intuitive to use as it could possibly be(like they tried to make it that way on purpose). All mobile browsers suck though. So why bother with anything other than whatever's installed by default? I did try Edge on this phone for a minute. Wasn't any better, or any worse. Same amount of suckitude. There's only so much you can do. And it's never enough on a mobile device.

Ravenas · Apr 7, 2019

Not much of a difference between the two. Basically MS giving up on trying to carve out browser market share and reallocating resources.

Would rather just use Firefox then switch to Chrome, ugh, Edge.

Mayclore · Apr 7, 2019

MrGenius said:
Ummmm....because Chrome sucks?

Sent from my Android smartphone using the default Chrome browser.

Seriously though. I can't stand Chrome on any of my PCs. It's about as difficult and/or non-intuitive to use as it could possibly be(like they tried to make it that way on purpose). All mobile browsers suck though. So why bother with anything other than whatever's installed by default? I did try Edge on this phone for a minute. Wasn't any better, or any worse. Same amount of suckitude. There's only so much you can do. And it's never enough on a mobile device.

I just moved to Vivaldi, which, yes, is Chrome.

But it's pretty Chrome.

GoldenX · Apr 7, 2019

Chrome is botnet Chrome.
Vivaldi is pretty Chrome.
Opera is Chrome+.
Edge is fast Chrome.
Brave is privacy Chrome.
Chromium is base Chrome.

Firefox is Firefox.

The least we need is a monopoly of web rendering engines.

windwhirl · Apr 7, 2019

trparky said:
There are some issues with full screen YouTube video playback though.

Funny, since Youtube issues were one of the reasons why Microsoft decided to ditch Edge development and make their own Chromium variant.

kastriot said:
And when will be integrated in win 10 updates with concurrent edge ditching?

Caring1 said:
After all these beta testers sort it out for us

It's unlikely that it will happen in time for the late 2019 update, and at least for current Skip Ahead builds (for the early 2020 update), Edge remains untouched.

micropage7 · Apr 7, 2019

trparky said:
There are some issues with full screen YouTube video playback though.

i guess that's ok
but i'm waiting for further

AsRock · Apr 7, 2019

GoldenX said:
Chrome is botnet Chrome.
Vivaldi is pretty Chrome.
Opera is Chrome+.
Edge is fast Chrome.
Brave is privacy Chrome.
Chromium is base Chrome.

Firefox is Firefox.

The least we need is a monopoly of web rendering engines.

Ooh come on so many people trust Google as the next lemming in line.

Yeah wont be trying it, if they made some thing them self's maybe but, no thanks.

Bill_Bright · Apr 7, 2019

And Pale Moon (my default) is a forked Firefox. Just because a browser has roots in another, that does not mean they are essentially the same. The fact is, in most cases, it is taking something good and making it better. That is what MS is doing with Edge.

AsRock said:
Yeah wont be trying it, if they made some thing them self's maybe but, no thanks.

Claiming you won't even try it is letting your prejudices and biases cloud your judgement, and rule your life. Sorry, but it is like a kid refusing to even try "toads in a hole" because it "sounds" yucky. Oh well, more for me!

Chromium is an open-source browser project. It is not Chrome in a similar way Pale Moon is not Firefox, and how LibreOffice is not OpenOffice.

It should also be noted that many Microsoft products were originally conceived and developed by another company first and then Microsoft scarfed them up and developed it into what it eventually became - and not to stifle competition, but because they recognized the potential of the product. I see nothing wrong with that.

Surely, the MS execs blew it - again

- by pushing out what clearly was a half-baked, unfinished, not-ready-for-prime-time Edge with W10. That was not the choice of the developers! But the execs wanted something to replace IE. IMO, they should have left out Edge until it was ready. But I don't run Microsoft.

IE was actually my preferred browser but it seems clear to me Microsoft scaled back maintenance as it became less and less stable and reliable after W10/Edge came out - I assume in MS's misguided attempt to push users towards Edge. But since Edge clearly was not ready, I switched to Pale Moon as my primary and, IMO, it is the best browser out there - but it too is not perfect. I have tried them all and have yet to find the perfect browser.

I am NOT saying Edge will become my default browser. But I sure will give it an unbiased try.

Ravenas · Apr 7, 2019

GoldenX said:
Chrome is botnet Chrome.
Vivaldi is pretty Chrome.
Opera is Chrome+.
Edge is fast Chrome.
Brave is privacy Chrome.
Chromium is base Chrome.

Firefox is Firefox.

The least we need is a monopoly of web rendering engines.

A monopoly that obtains profits from their user base via data collection for advertising.

trparky · Apr 7, 2019

Ravenas said:
A monopoly that obtains profits from their user base via data collection for advertising.

That's Google.

System Name	My Ryzen 7 7700X Super Computer
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	DeepCool AK620 with Arctic Silver 5
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 EXPO (CL30)
Video Card(s)	XFX AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Storage	Samsung 980 EVO 1 TB NVMe SSD (System Drive), Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB NVMe SSD (Game Drive)
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XV272U (DisplayPort) and Acer Nitro XV270U (DisplayPort)
Case	Lian Li LANCOOL II MESH C
Audio Device(s)	On-Board Sound / Sony WH-XB910N Bluetooth Headphones
Power Supply	MSI A850GF
Mouse	Logitech M705
Keyboard	Steelseries
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/liwjs3

System Name	Blackbox
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Motherboard	Asus TUF B550-Plus WiFi
Cooling	Scythe Fuma 2
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 G.Skill FlareX 3200Mhz CL16
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3060 Ti Gaming Z
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB + WD SN550 1TB + Samsung 860 QVO 1TB
Display(s)	LG 27GP850-B
Case	Lian Li O11 Air Mini
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z200
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech G305
Keyboard	MasterKeys Pro S White (MX Brown)
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	It plays games.

System Name	BoX-Server \| 775PC
Processor	I3 3.5GHZ (3150) \| Modded Xeon E5450 (OC @3.60)
Motherboard	ASRock B85M-ITX \| ASUS P5Q-EM
Cooling	OEZM HSK \| 92MM Heatsink RGB
Memory	8GB DDR3 \| 8GB DDR2
Video Card(s)	AMD 6450 \| AMD RX 550 4GB
Storage	120GB SSD 1TB WD \| 120GB SSD 1TB Seagate 500GB HDD <<
Display(s)	DELL 17" LCD 1280x1024 \| ASUS 24" LCD IPS
Case	CoolerMaster 110 \| RoseWill ZIRCON
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Rosewill 610WATT \| Rosewill 550WATT
Mouse	Input-Director\| RoseWill FUSION C40
Keyboard	Input-Director \| RoseWill FUSION
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

System Name	My Ryzen 7 7700X Super Computer
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
Cooling	DeepCool AK620 with Arctic Silver 5
Memory	2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 EXPO (CL30)
Video Card(s)	XFX AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
Storage	Samsung 980 EVO 1 TB NVMe SSD (System Drive), Samsung 970 EVO 500 GB NVMe SSD (Game Drive)
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XV272U (DisplayPort) and Acer Nitro XV270U (DisplayPort)
Case	Lian Li LANCOOL II MESH C
Audio Device(s)	On-Board Sound / Sony WH-XB910N Bluetooth Headphones
Power Supply	MSI A850GF
Mouse	Logitech M705
Keyboard	Steelseries
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/liwjs3

System Name	My PC
Processor	4670K@4.4GHz
Motherboard	Gryphon Z87
Cooling	CM 212
Memory	2x8GB+2x4GB @2400GHz
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Edition 1425MHz OC+, 8GB
Storage	Intel 530 SSD 480GB + Intel 510 SSD 120GB + 2x500GB hdd raid 1
Display(s)	HP envy 32 1440p
Case	CM Mastercase 5
Audio Device(s)	Sbz ZXR
Power Supply	Antec 620W
Mouse	G502
Keyboard	G910
Software	Win 10 pro

Microsoft Edge 75 (Chromium-based) First Impressions

trparky

Deleted member 24505

Guest

Rahnak

theFOoL

Space Lynx

Astronaut

trparky

kastriot

Deleted member 24505

Guest

Rahnak

dcf-joe

Bill_Bright

Deleted member 24505

Guest

Bill_Bright

Caring1

Ravenas

MrGenius

Ravenas

Mayclore

GoldenX

windwhirl

micropage7

AsRock

TPU addict

Bill_Bright

Ravenas

trparky

System Name	Built By Me
Processor	Intel Core i9 9900K @ 5.1 GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra
Cooling	Custom Water Cooling - CPU Only
Memory	32GB (2 x 16) GSkill Ripjaws V DDR4
Video Card(s)	RTX 4080 - ASUS ROG Strix 16GB OC - P Mode
Storage	1TB Samsung 970 Evo NVMe
Display(s)	Alienware AW2723DF @ 280 Hz @ 1440P
Case	Fractal Design Define S2
Audio Device(s)	Corsair Virtuoso Pro
Power Supply	850W Seasonic Platinum
Mouse	Razer Viper V2 Pro @ 2k Hz
Keyboard	Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless - ROG NX Snow Switches
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Brightworks Systems BWS-6 E-IV
Processor	Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.9GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 Rev 1.0
Cooling	Quality case, 2 x Fractal Design 140mm fans, stock CPU HSF
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3000 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	EVGA GEForce GTX 1050Ti 4Gb GDDR5
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD, Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung S24E650BW LED x 2
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 550W G2 Gold
Mouse	Logitech M190
Keyboard	Microsoft Wireless Comfort 5050
Software	W10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Black Box
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Motherboard	MSI E3 KRAIT Gaming v5
Cooling	Tt tower + 120mm Tt fan
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3600 C18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 970 Mini
Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

System Name	AM5
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	Asrock X670E Taichi
Cooling	EK AIO Basic 360
Memory	Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600 64 Gb - XMP1 Profile
Video Card(s)	AMD Reference 7900 XTX 24 Gb
Storage	Samsung Gen 4 980 1 TB / Samsung 8TB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" 240hz 4K
Case	Fractal Define R7
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME PX-1300, 1300W 80+ Platinum, Full Modular

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X (4.0 GHz @ 1.4V)
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X370-F Gaming
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 5 with Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM
Memory	8 GBx2 Corsair Vengeance LPX (running at DDR4-2933, CAS 16)
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 1080 Turbo
Storage	1x 500 GB Samsung 850 EVO, 1x 1 TB Crucial MX500 M.2, 2x 3 TB Toshiba P300 7,200 RPM HDD
Display(s)	24" Acer R240HY
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Z + Sennheiser HD 558
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum
Keyboard	Corsair STRAFE RGB (Cherry MX Brown)
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Passmark System Score: 5252.4

System Name	Ciel
Processor	AMD Ryzen R5 5600X
Motherboard	Asus Tuf Gaming B550 Plus
Cooling	ID-Cooling 224-XT Basic
Memory	2x 16GB Kingston Fury 3600MHz@3933MHz
Video Card(s)	Gainward Ghost 3060 Ti 8GB + Sapphire Pulse RX 6600 8GB
Storage	NVMe Kingston KC3000 2TB + NVMe Toshiba KBG40ZNT256G + HDD WD 4TB
Display(s)	AOC Q27G3XMN + Samsung S22F350
Case	Cougar MX410 Mesh-G
Audio Device(s)	Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger Core 7.1 Wireless PC
Power Supply	Aerocool KCAS-500W
Mouse	EVGA X15
Keyboard	VSG Alnilam
Software	Windows 11

System Name	System V
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus Prime X570-P
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212 // a bunch of 120 mm Xigmatek 1500 RPM fans (2 ins, 3 outs)
Memory	2x8GB Ballistix Sport LT 3200 MHz (BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE) (CL16-18-18-36)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 8 GB
Storage	SHFS37A240G / DT01ACA200 / WD20EZRX / MKNSSDTR256GB-3DL / LG BH16NS40 / ST10000VN0008
Display(s)	LG 22MP55 IPS Display
Case	NZXT Source 210
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G430 Headset
Power Supply	Corsair CX650M
Mouse	Microsoft Trackball Optical 1.0
Keyboard	HP Vectra VE keyboard (Part # D4950-63004)
Software	Whatever build of Windows 11 is being served in Dev channel at the time.
Benchmark Scores	Corona 1.3: 3120620 r/s Cinebench R20: 3355 FireStrike: 12490 TimeSpy: 4624

Processor	AMD 3900X \ AMD 7700X
Motherboard	ASRock AM4 X570 Pro 4 \ ASUS X670Xe TUF
Cooling	D15
Memory	Patriot 2x16GB PVS432G320C6K \ G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F 2x16GB
Video Card(s)	eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9
Storage	Sammy 860, MX500, Sabrent Rocket 4 Sammy Evo 980 \ 1xSabrent Rocket 4+, Sammy 2x990 Pro
Display(s)	Samsung 1080P \ LG 43UN700
Case	Fractal Design Pop Air 2x140mm fans from Torrent \ Fractal Design Torrent 2 SilverStone FHP141x2
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 Infinity RS4000\Paradigm P Studio 20, Blue Yeti
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless
Keyboard	Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE
Benchmark Scores	Meh benchmarks.