For several years, Chrome has become one of the best browsers available today as long as it is used on desktop computers, especially if we talk about Macs, since the laptop version is a whirlwind in terms of battery consumption . Each new version of Chrome that is released, in theory the consumption of both resources and memory is reduced, at least on paper, because in practice Chrome is still the browser that we should avoid at all costs install on our laptop. Google continues to roll out update after update and as reported, in number 55 that will arrive in December, it says that memory consumption will be cut in half.
It is very good that memory consumption is reduced by half, but if nothing else to put it into operation the fan of our Mac goes into reactor mode, we are not going to be able to minimize the impact of this browser on our Mac's battery. As published by Google in the Chrome blog, the Mountain View-based company is preparing a new version where memory consumption is much lower than the current one .
To try to improve memory consumption, Chrome version 55 will use a new Javascript engine that reduces memory requirement. In the first tests, it has been possible to verify how memory consumption is actually reduced by 50% on average. Logically, memory consumption depends on the web pages we visit. Where a significant improvement has been seen is on Reddit, Twitter, and the New York Times.
At the moment we will have to wait until next December 6 to check if Chrome really can be considered an alternative to Safari in the laptops manufactured by Cupertino, the company's laptops that this month should receive a highly anticipated update from users, or at least that's what all the rumors point to.