When comparing Microsoft Edge (Chromium) vs Rethink, the Slant community recommends Rethink for most people. In the question“What are the best ad blockers for Android?” Rethink is ranked 5th while Microsoft Edge (Chromium) is ranked 8th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Fast
Pro Supports Chrome extensions
As it is built on Chromium.
Pro Better web compatibility
Uses the same engine as Chromium so web pages render better.
Pro More private
During the launch of Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, the company claimed to have removed more than 50 services intended to collect user data. The improvement in this aspect does not come only from the hand of privacy, but also from optimization. The privacy settings are also a lot simpler to understand, more robust, and better than Chrome. There are three modes, basic, balanced and strict.
Pro Faster than Chrome and other browsers
It uses less RAM, has tracking prevention and accelerates the hardware when possible.
Pro Built on Chromium
Microsoft are contributing to Chromium.
Pro Great UI
It will soon get a new UI codenamed Phoenix. Very cool.
Pro Consumes much less battery than Chrome and other alternatives
Pro Preinstalled in most Windows 10 devices
Most Windows 10 devices have Microsoft Edge preinstalled.
Pro Has built-in ad blocking features
If you select the "strict" option in the Microsoft Edge settings, it practically becomes an ad blocker.
Pro Fast enough, fair privacy protection and compatible with chrome extensions
Pro Has its own built-in plugin web store
Microsoft edge support both, microsoft edge add-ons and chrome web store
Pro Replaces the old pre-installed Edge
Since the old Edge isn't removable on most PCs.
Pro You can earn money with this Browser
with microsoft rewards and Edge you can earn money
Pro Free integrated VPN
Pro Good features for teams to work together, like workspaces
free Office integrated
Pro Lots of features
Pro Sidebar with AI features and new Edge Drop
Edge drop is a good way to integrate your phone into windows
Pro Useful features like the reader mode
Pro All feature that I mention on pros is totally free you don't have to pay for single money
Pro you can make and store your notes on cloud
Pro About 100 preview available on cloud
for example If you want to view video just click and see the online video start on rethinks player
Pro You can download files without using your internet data on your rethink cloud (inbuild online download manager)
If you want to download for example 100 mb file from google drive to your rethink account for example any confidental data that delete in future.
1.just click on create icon on rethink
2.click on download url
- enter url of your file and give its name.
- click download and save buttom.
After few minutes you see your files are downloaded by rethink cloud without using 1 mb of your data and then download it anytime.
Pro Neat and clean interface and have 2FA option for extra security
Just go and enable it from settings if you don't trust anyone and want extra security
Pro It is so fast
I personally use it in uploading file and transfer from other clouds it is so fast.
for example if you transfer (it just copy it not delete original one) any 1GB or 2GB file from pcloud to rethink it take about 1 minute.
Pro get Popular clouds integration in one place
It integrates with
box
google drive
onedrive
outlook
zoho
dropbox
pcloud and more.
you can see on their site
Just integrate by sign up on that account of that site then transfer files or make link of your data from that cloud to rethink that's your choice.
Pro You get upto additional 2TB storage by referring upto 200 friends.if your friend signup on site
Rethink have referral like this
1st friend=3 GB
3rd friends =5GB extra (total 8GB)
5th friends=10GB extra (total 18 GB)
....
total 100th friends=1 TBextra (total you calculate like above)
Pro 10 GB free storage (Basic Plan)
if you are referred by your friend then you and your friend both get additional 2GB storage
if you don't have friend then you sign up with my referral,
https://rethink.software/signup?referrerId=c1rr5a0wlrpzdiz42m2ar
OR other option is to pay for extra storage
Cons
Con Microsoft sends all your browsing history to Microsoft and tracks you by default
Microsoft Edge collects less information than Chrome, but still is collecting data about you and your interests.
Con Synchronization between PC and phone is weak
Although synchronization between computers is similar to Chrome, synchronization between PCs - phone is weak.
Con Unlike the legacy version, it doesn't have the option to set aside tabs which was a very useful feature
It does give you the option to give feedback for people who want setting tabs aside back, but it's not likely they're going to add it.
Con (Integration with) Windows designed by Microsoft so that deinstall/ install of browser of user choice is extremely elaborate
Let's just wait to see history repeat itself, and Micorsoft being fined for it. (Again!)
Con Design similar to Google Chrome
Con Their contact support is not good
I emailed them for issue but not any reply
Con you can only connect 2 clouds at one time untill professional plan
If you want to connect other clouds then you must disconnect any of one of two
Con I think price is high as compared to others clouds
4$ /month only for 50 GB
8 $ /month for 500GB
13 $/month for 1TB
Con They doesn't develop any app on any platform it is fully web based
Con site is sometimes buggy or unstable.If you refresh then problem is solve
Con It require download from fast servers
If your download files that have limitation for example if website give only 100kbps speed then rethink not download that file by pasting link.
but You can download then upload that file to rethink
Con I personally see it download 500 mb file but not download 1GB file if you download file by create buttom from anywhere from web
Con You can't see or create google docs,excel preview directly
If you want to see or create google docs or excel preview then you must integrate google drive with rethink to do so.
