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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: July 09, 2009
- Total Downloads: 514,310
- Downloads last week: 5,917
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 541 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on June 09, 2009
Initially met with some skepticism, the Windows version of Apple's Safari browser has developed into a strong Web-surfing candidate. Previous versions felt unfinished, but Safari 4 can stand should to shoulder with the other major Windows Web browsers--depending on what kind of experience you want.
Safari lacks most customization features. Skins and other aesthetic tweaks exist in the Mac version, but not here. Just about the only thing you can alter is the font. However, the new version represents a radical departure in look and feel, and the changes are for the better. Safari now looks much more like Google Chrome, although the tabs are placed below the navigation bar, not above it. The status bar and menu bar do exist, but they're hidden by default. You can make toolbar changes and customizations by clicking on the gear icon--another similarity to Chrome.
Both browsers are built on the open-source Webkit rendering engine, although they use different JavaScript engines. Safari's Nitro is definitely fast, although Apple's claims that it's the fastest browser on the market might depend more on your hardware than anything else. In our testing, it ran a bit slowly after heavy tab and video playback, and still consumed more RAM in general than Firefox. You can also opt out of automatic updates when you install Safari.
Features unique to Safari 4 include Cover Flow, for visually searching your history and bookmarks, and Top Sites. This presents a "speed dial"-style list of favorites on blank tabs, melded with the visual flair of Cover Flow. There's a decent built-in roboform, too. Overall, this Safari is the best one yet, and graduates from mere Windows-based developers' tool to a reasonable choice for average users.
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Publisher's description
From Apple :With a simple, elegant interface, the Safari browser gets out of your way and lets you enjoy the Web. Features include: fast performance; an elegant user interface, easy bookmarks, pop-up Blocking, inline find, tabbed browsing, SnapBack, automatic form filling, built-in RSS, resizable text fields, private browsing, and security.
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User reviews of Apple Safari 4.0.2
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 541 votes
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Version: Apple Safari 4.0.2
Pros: It is faster, and looks pretty.
Cons: takes too much memory.
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Version: Apple Safari 4.0.2
"Why must Apple imitate Google Chrome ?"
Pros: - Fast
- SimpleCons: I don't like the new interface.
Summary: First of all , Mozilla is much faster than Safari. Safari is lacking of the ability to install custom add-ons which I feel quite important for users. The new interface really blew it, the original Safari interface looks way better, because in versio... read more >>
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Version: Apple Safari 4.0.2
Pros: Fast and easy to use
Cons: not enough plug ins
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Version: Apple Safari 4.0.2
"Fast loading and fairly stable."
Pros: Loads pages quickly. Top sites page novel.
Cons: Minimal add-ons available. Bookmarks not available on sidebar, very limited and inconvienent.
Summary: Might use in the future if add ons and bookmarks improved.
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Version: Apple Safari 4.0.2
Pros: It's very fast and it loads youtube.com videos faster than IE8.
Cons: no cons to report
Summary: It's very good
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