Safari 4 Beta

A lot of people have been blogging about the recently released Safari 4 Beta. There seems to be plenty of camps on whether new features are of any benefit, if they break usability and if Apple really knows what they are doing.

Throwing all of that garbage aside, Safari 4 is a nice update. The tabs work, they actually make more sense at the top than under the address bar and it seems that the browser is overall a much faster, sleeker implementation.

My only issue at this point in time is it’s CPU usage. Some bloggers seem to be saying CPU usage on Safari 4 is lower than 3, but I am experiencing quite the opposite, with my poor MBP stuck with Safari chewing up 80%+ CPU and driving up the temperature.

If anyone has any suggestions as to what may cause such CPU usage please let me know.


 
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  • http://www.bunnyhero.org/ bunnyhero

    alas i don’t have any tips, but on my rev 1 macbook air, safari 4 beta definitely uses more CPU than 3 did. my battery life estimate always takes a noticeable drop when i’m running it, too…

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