Verdict
Winner: Firefox, just
So have the new builds of IE8 and Chrome changed our minds about our favourite browser? Not really. Chrome narrowly pips Safari for the fastest browser crown, but Firefox's add-ons still do it for us: while there's a clear difference in performance when you run the benchmarks, on a reasonably specified PC all four browsers run perfectly quickly. It's a different story on netbooks, though, where Chrome is noticeably faster than IE or Firefox.
If add-ons matter, Firefox is still our pick for desktop browsing; if you prefer speed and simplicity, have a netbook or can be bothered installing an ad-blocking proxy then Chrome is the one to try.
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