SmartBrowse
2.3 vs Easy Browse Beta
0.1 (!)Technical stats:
SmartBrowse:
0% Idle CPU
2-77% Active CPU (loading microsoft.com - flash/silverlight included)
3 second loading (microsoft.com - flash/silverlight included)
10,424kb Idle RAM (google.com)
EBB:
0% Idle CPU
3-66% Active CPU (loading microsoft.com - flash/silverlight included)
4 second loading (microsoft.com - flash/silverlight included)
7,558kb Idle RAM (google.com)
Features:
SmartBrowse:
Full set of browser navigation buttons
Keyboard activated controls
Combined Stop/Refresh buttons
Status bar notification and loading progress
Complete tabbed browsing
Tab list - view all open tabs in a simple drop down list
Printing/Print Preview w/ page setup
Easy Copy/Paste/Select all access
Automatic website encryption level detection and notification
Popup blocker
StatusClock (accurate to the second)
ESA - Easy Site Advisor, allows access to a websites SiteAdvisor rating page with a single click
Automatic after-browse cleanup
EBB:
Browser navigation buttons (no home)
Keyboard activated Go button
"Switching" Stop/Refresh buttons
Status bar notification
Clock (accurate to the minute)
Summary:
EBB is easier on resources but lacks MANY features. However this is an impressive feat for a 0.1 beta, and Walt continues to add features, so I might have to replace SmartBrowse soon if he gets enough things together.