Huh. I use IE8 at work (goddamn company policy won't let me use a browser with keyboard shortcuts I already know) and it's been faster than IE7. But then again, we have uber-fast internet and a very close connection to The Source of All Internet (in Cleveland, at least) so I may just be lucky. I was SO HAPPY when IE7 introduced tabbed browsing, though. Made my life so much simpler.

I use Firefox at home. Or Epiphany. Or Midori. I tried Chrome once; it was kind of fun but not worth switching. There's also a 'port of Firefox called Iceweasel, which I find amusing, although I haven't used it.