Google Chrome – First Impression

Google Chrome has been released and you can now finally try it. Developed in the past two years, the browser is barely noticeable after you open it. It loads faster than Internet Explorer and it has very few buttons and controls.
In fact, Chrome is an ironic name: Google wanted to create a browser that has a minimal chrome. The browser replicates the simplicity of Google's homepage that hides the complexity of the search engine.
Even if it's just a beta, Chrome already supports 43 languages and it automatically detects your language.

My first impression:

Works great, fast rendering.
Hebrew sites supported well.
Very simple configuration.
Nice homepage - shows your 9 most visited sites.
No status bar – I need to get used to: status bar is my favorite place….
Memory consumption seems lower (about:memory page that measuring memory usage in a multi-process browser).
Simple import of data from FF.
URL text box is also for search.
No history with the Back button.