It took long enough, but this past week, Google finally released Chrome for Mac OS X, ok sure it’s a beta, but it’s something, it’s official, and it (almost) rocks.
I’ve been using it as my default browser since it was released and I am loving it. I’ve used Chrome on Windows several times before, and I always liked the way the tabs are positioned at the top, and I especially like the idea of each tab being an independent process. That has not changed with this beta.
For being a beta I have few complaints about performance and stability. I’ve seen no crashes with hours of constant usage on two separate machines. My only complaint is speed. Loading a new window still feels a little sluggish, as does loading new pages, so I’m still using Safari when I need speed.
One last hinderance to my complete adoption of Chrome is that 1Password doesn’t work with it yet. That’s understandable since it’s only a beta and it’s relatively new at that. Hopefully they start working on a Chrome plugin soon and will have it available shortly after the new year.