Ladies and gentlemen, we finally have a brand new version of Safari, and this time I think I'll give the Windows version a first try...but let's keep it simple and leave Windows aside, for now. No matter what some people might say, test proved that Safari 3.1 is the world's fastest browser on Mac and Windows - but that doesn't mean it's also the most secure or the one with a feature set that makes its competitors cry - after all, nothing is perfect, don't you agree?
When talking about speed, Safari 3.1 is loading HTML pages 1.9 times faster than IE 7, 1.7 times faster than Firefox, and almost 6 times as fast as Opera, but when it comes to JavaScript, Safari 3.1 crushes its competitors, being up to 6 times as faster. I know, you all have a question - what about compatibility and security?
Since security is not my field, I will get to the compatiblity part, and run all 3 Acid tests available at this time. The results are the following - Acid 1 and 2 were completed successfully, and the result for Acid 3 is an impressive 74/100, better than the current development build of Firefox (71/100), and almost as good as Opera 9.5 beta, that reached a score of 77!
Other than the above, you get enough features, including a built-in RSS reader, but the feature set can be easily extended by using additional plugins, just as it happens with every serious browser out there.
To download Safari 3.1 and get more information about the features available, as well as other interesting details, simply go to the official page, here. Good luck!
