" While us Mac users can't use Chome yet, we can test out current Mac browsers on Google's own JavaScript suite that's linked to in one of the Chrome articles you had linked on the news page (yesterday). (V8 Benchmark Suite v1 and also some (windows) Browser speed comparisons with Chrome-Mike)
Tests run are:

Richards (OS kernel simulation benchmark. 539 lines)

DeltaBlue (One-way constraint solver. 880 lines)

Crypto (Encryption/decryption benchmark. 1689 lines)

RayTrace (Ray tracer benchmark. 3418 lines)

EarleyBoyer (Classic Scheme benchmarks. 4682 lines)

Here are my results from a 1.67GHz G4 Powerbook running 10.4.11 with Better Performance energy setting. (Minefield 3.1b1pre was latest from Mozilla as of yesterday) (I asked if he enabled javascript.options.jit.content in the About:config of FF 3.1beta. They promised improved JS performance with FF 3.1, but his results showed a lower overall score with the 3.1beta vs FF 3.0.1. Lars later wrote he hadn't changed that setting from the default.-Mike)
Higher scores are better:

... I'm now really curious how the Chrome beta, Safari 4.0, and Firefox 3.1 will do. If I can get access to my sister's dual core Vista notebook, I will try out the Chrome beta and Firefox 3.0.1 and maybe Safari with the suite.
(he later sent results with the Sept. 5th webkit build - note the huge boost in scores compared to previous results above.)

Score: 172
Richards: 251
DeltaBlue: 166
Crypto: 180
RayTrace: 90
EarleyBoyer: 222

Regards, Lars "

I've gotten some other reader results that I've added on a separate page including Chrome running under VirtualPC (PPC macs), VMware Fusion and Parallels on Intel-based macs, and tests using nightly Apple webkit builds, etc. (Webkit updates for OS X provide a significant score boost, although Chrome is still king by a good margin.)

DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• USB LG GSA-E60L used w/Mac Mini (Intel-CPU) OS X 10.5.4
  
  Hard Drives:
• SATA (onboard) Samsung F1 1TB in (white) iMac Intel-CPU (OS X 10.5.4)
  (another white imac owner report on problems w/F1 running OS X on that model)
• SATA (onboard) Seagate 1TB in Mac Pro (OS X 10.5.x)
• SATA (onboard) Seagate 1TB in G5 Tower (OS X 10.5.x)

You can read full reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). The database includes reports on Optical Drives (Blu-Ray, DVD, CD/CDR, etc.), Hard Drives, Tape drives, Removable media (ORB, ZIP, MO drives), NAS (Network Attached Storage), in all interface types (IDE, SATA, Firewire, SCSI, USB, adapters).
If you've added/upgraded a drive in your Mac send me the details (drive info/speed rating/mac model/OS version used, etc.). Note: Please use the drive for at least a week before reporting on it and test for booting from Disc with Optical Drives (as well as burning discs). Thanks.

• Wegener Media G4/550 in PowerBook G3 2000 (aka Pismo)
  (Listed under "Other Brand")
  
  (Full reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades compared to stock CPUs, including real world apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked at the G4 upgrade reviews and G3 upgrade reviews pages. Intel-CPU chip swaps (i.e socketed Mac Mini) and OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)

If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, send a review with your experience (performance/stability/installation, etc.), Mac Model/Upgrade brand info and overall rating (1= worst to 10=best). If you can, please run some tests with the original CPU vs the upgrade (for example time some tests with your favorite app, game, etc. - see full reviews here for example tests with common apps/games/benchmarks.)

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