3/3/2023 0 Comments Adblock for firefox 14.0![]() ![]() It placed fourth in the SunSpider benchmark, only slightly edging out Opera, and light-years behind Chrome’s winning score. In two JavaScript tests, Maxthon posted mixed numbers. Its score there roughly equaled Chrome’s, but came in at around half of Safari’s results. (This may explain its superb speed when loading pages.) However, it placed dead last for HTML5 text handling, and came in fourth out of five browsers in HTML5 vector graphics. Maxthon beat all comers in HTML5 bitmap graphics performance, edging out Opera and Safari. It did, however, ace the Acid3 standards test, like every browser save Firefox. But the Mac version-at least on my Mac-beat only Firefox, trailing Safari and Opera ( ), and left far in the dust by Chrome. Maxthon’s PC version posts one of ’s highest scores for compliance with the latest Web standards. ![]() ![]() ![]() In benchmark tests on a 2GHz aluminum MacBook with 2GB of RAM, Maxthon performed quite respectably in some tests, but lagged curiously in others, especially in several tests where Chrome smoked the competition. Not Quite There Yet: Though the PC version of Maxthon posts impressive HTML5 standards compliance, the Mac version (at left) falls considerably short I don’t know whether I’ve used a Mac browser that feels faster than Maxthon. Full support for OS X gesture controls lets you scroll and swipe through the web with impressive grace. HTML text on pages renders in less time than it takes to blink, and images and other features appear as quickly as your connection will allow. Maxthon promises a fast browsing experience, and on this count, it absolutely delivers. So why should you even bother with a browser that’s basically Chrome with a facelift? Maxthon offers several reasons, but not all of them are equally compelling. Maxthon has its own My Maxthon synching system for bookmarks and passwords, though you’ll need to hand over an email address to sign up. Everything you know from Chrome (and a lot you’ll find in Safari 6 ( ) is here in Maxthon, including a handy unified search/URL bar, tabbed browsing, the exact same developer tools, and an options menu at the top right of the window. ![]()
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