Chrome Beta is Well … Beta

Ars:

We have already mentioned a few of the downsides of this beta (lack of bookmark organization, no extensions), but there are other downsides that inevitably come as part of prerelease software. A few Ars staffers have already had Chrome crash during not much more than regular browsing (though I, personally, have not). There’s also the cadre of users who are mounting a campaign against the “toppy tabs” that sit above the address bar—not a detail that I’m in love with, but is also not throwing me for a loop either.

Ultimately, Chrome may not be ready for your hardcore browsing needs, but it’s definitely getting there. The progress made on this project since the first developer releases is noteworthy, and I came away from Chrome thinking that I could potentially make the switch—not yet, but perhaps after it exits beta. The speed and ever-so-subtle usability changes have piqued my interest enough that I’ll definitely be back. For the rest of you who haven’t tried Chrome on the Mac yet (or are thinking of trying it), it’s definitely worth a look.

Chrome — so far — is crazy fast. It’s off to a good start, but until Extensions are available to Mac users, it’s pretty limited in what it can do.