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Zach's Tech Turf sticks with Chrome, without the browser loyalty

His everyday choice prompts a much busier discussion about ad blocking, memory use and alternatives.

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Zach's Tech Turf Story of November 1, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video drew 1,924 comments in its first day, 5.9 times a normal first day on this channel (324).

Zach from Zach's Tech Turf compares browser loyalty to Pennsylvania's gas-station allegiances: people get territorial about Wawa and Sheetz, and apparently the same goes for the software that opens their tabs. His own explanation is less passionate. Chrome works for him, so he keeps using it.

In "Which Browser I Actually Use 👀", he says he started using Google's browser roughly fifteen years ago and hasn't found a compelling reason to replace it. For a creator whose channel helps people choose and upgrade PC hardware, this is one choice he doesn't feel needs much deliberation.

That doesn't mean Chrome handles everything. Zach says he uses Brave when he wants to avoid ads, and has been leaning toward Firefox for extra security. Neither has displaced his everyday browser.

The response was considerably more involved than his answer. First-day comments came in at nearly six times the channel's usual pace for a Short, while views were ordinary.

Viewers discuss Chrome's memory demands and restrictions on ad blocking, recommend Brave's built-in blocker, and make the case for Firefox as an alternative to browsers built around Chromium. Others put forward Vivaldi, Zen and LibreWolf. One thread questions whether browser performance differences still matter as much as they did in the Internet Explorer era.

Zach's position is simpler than the recommendations beneath the video: a browser that stays out of his way has done its job.

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What viewers say

This debate made a lot more sense back when Internet Explorer was a thing.

Performance wise, they all feel fine now
@TheMightofDabSee it on YouTube
Been daily driving Brave for years, nothing out of the ordinary so far.
@DarkFireYTOfficialSee it on YouTube
I like Firefox because it's open source while still having cool customization features
@Universe_eggSee it on YouTube

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I’ve been playing with Vivaldi and I’m liking it.
@jyax4016See it on YouTube
I use Brave. Don't need anything fancy when it comes to browsers and the default ad blocker works really well.
@NiNjAcAt5677See it on YouTube
Firefox is just perfect, I love it, and that little fox is sooo cute
@PaleFox1See it on YouTube
Meanwhile me using edge with ublock
@DarkKnight67779See it on YouTube