When I first started using Windows 8, I really tried to make IE10 my browser of choice, but the inconsistencies in webpage display and the availability (or lack) of extensions kept me from doing some of the things I was expecting.
I used Firefox and Chrome (the latest beta versions of each), each for a couple weeks at a time, to figure out which browser to make my daily driver.
First, Firefox was great. Pages loaded fast, tons of great extensions, etc. But, it was using up my memory more so than Chrome or IE10.
Chrome on the other hand used the least memory, seemed to slow down and/or crash the least, and still had all of my extensions that I needed. Plus, with the latest beta version, Chrome can switch to a Windows 8 style browser (full screen, like the metro style IE10) and back to standard desktop mode...without opening a separate application!
The fact that there were essentially two IE10's really bothered me (especially when teaching people about using Windows 8, and trying to explain to IE icons that aren't the same IE).
So, I'm currently a Chrome user on both my desktop and tablets, and with the much improved touch support (it was not so good back in the Windows 7 on the EXOPC days) it will continue to use it as far as I can tell.
Now, no matter which browser you use, I highly suggest adding an ad blocking extension. Not only is it annoying to accidentally touch an ad and have it activate when you are touch scrolling a web page, but depending on the ad type, it can be a big battery drain as well.
Here's some links to the ad block extensions I use for the main three browsers:
Internet Explorer 10
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
I used Firefox and Chrome (the latest beta versions of each), each for a couple weeks at a time, to figure out which browser to make my daily driver.
First, Firefox was great. Pages loaded fast, tons of great extensions, etc. But, it was using up my memory more so than Chrome or IE10.
Chrome on the other hand used the least memory, seemed to slow down and/or crash the least, and still had all of my extensions that I needed. Plus, with the latest beta version, Chrome can switch to a Windows 8 style browser (full screen, like the metro style IE10) and back to standard desktop mode...without opening a separate application!
The fact that there were essentially two IE10's really bothered me (especially when teaching people about using Windows 8, and trying to explain to IE icons that aren't the same IE).
So, I'm currently a Chrome user on both my desktop and tablets, and with the much improved touch support (it was not so good back in the Windows 7 on the EXOPC days) it will continue to use it as far as I can tell.
Now, no matter which browser you use, I highly suggest adding an ad blocking extension. Not only is it annoying to accidentally touch an ad and have it activate when you are touch scrolling a web page, but depending on the ad type, it can be a big battery drain as well.
Here's some links to the ad block extensions I use for the main three browsers:
Internet Explorer 10
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome