Edge browser is very fast on low-end devices (e.g. Bay Trail Intel Atom), with super smooth scroll, and very responsive UI. Better experience than Chrome and Firefox, on devices with 1GB of RAM.
When Edge was released, it was quite awful. GUI itself didn't work properly when resizing etc. However the last few releases is has become usable.
One interesting thing is that Edge feels more sluggish compared to other browsers on a fast system, but performs well on a slow system compared to other browsers.
One huge annoyance with Edge is that it's spelling tool follows the OS language, hard to switch between languages. It is also not that good to give suggestions on mispelled words.
I use it on a slow netbook only because Opera has introduced a memory leak in the last few releases.
Unfortunately the browser experience is constantly degrading cross browsers, in lockstep with bloated single page apps.
I haven't tried the new Edge, but the old Edge used to get into states where button presses on the controls would be queued. That's not great for performance perception. (Incidentally, firefox on Android sometimes gets there too, especially after viewing npr org, hmm)
I use it. I just like it. It's like old Google Chrome, minimalistic and fast. I've yet to find anything that didn't work. Currently I'm using Windows so cross-platform support is not necessary. Actually I wouldn't use Edge at all if it would be cross-platform, I like native specialized applications.
I second that. Edge is fast and efficient, in my experience. But when I use it, it crashes just a little too often. I've never been a Chrome or Google kind of a guy, so I was actually using Edge instead until FF57 was released. I think they could also improve Edge by making the browser frame and controls a little less plain and blocky in terms of design.
I have switched to Edge as my main browser for my laptop solely on that it does not drain my battery as fast as the others.
Edge has become much better since the last major update this spring, however still missing some functionality compared to the other browsers.
I think rendering performance Edge is already on par with it's competitors, I have no problems there. It is the application it self that has some annoyances, the "feeling" of the GUI. It can feel a bit laggy like when creating tabs, moving tabs etc. That needs more work.
My biggest gripe with Edge is that I can't change spell checking language without changing the keyboard layout for the Edge window.
I have no connection to Microsoft. I regularly use Edge, Firefox & Opera.
I'm not sure about Edge (I stay away from IEs, just out of habit), but comparing to Chrome Firefox uses less memory (I use 100+ tabs). And it has nicer UI than Chrome.
EDIT: And as others mentioned it has adblockers on the mobile version (which syncs with my desktop one).
I use it for watching videos, and if a site doesn't work in my browser of choice (Firefox) Edge is usually what I try it in first since I tend to have it open pointing at Twitch or Youtube. When I open stuff in it, it's usually pretty slick - it just has weird stability issues (randomly hanging, etc) that stop me from using it more often. I do value having my Firefox profile everywhere (mac, windows machines, android phone) and I can't get that out of Edge, but that's not really a factor in why I don't use it much.
the chrome based edge is pretty decent... I'm still mostly using Chrome out of habbit, but there are a few things to like about the Chrome based Edge over Chrome.
Good enough that I haven’t had to think about it since switching back. With that said, I don’t have specific knowledge of any edge cases where that might be a problem.
I’m using an Nvidia RTX 3000 series with 1st party drivers and Firefox for my browser.
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