Out of the most common of the web browsers id rate them as follows:
1. Safari
(Speed rivals chrome 2, a close second, and I favor the Mac-like interface and convinience)
2. Firefox
(speed is not far behind Chrome and safari, Tons of options and customization, not much different than the IE interface.)
3. Chrome 2
(fastest browser avaibible, not much other functionality, not customisable, no pretty interface.)
4. IE 8
(Shit Shit Shit Absolute SHIT! This browser sucks in every way it can. on average at least 10x+ slower than Firefox, FULL of bugs, Interface is ugly and non functional.)