When Edge first appeared, it was, indeed, junk. And that is being kind.
Over time, M$ have tried to make it look and feel more like the Chrome on which it was based, and, from a users point of view, it works well once the preferences like search engine and home page have been sorted. That sorting needs persistence rather than the kind of herbs that seem to be smoked in Seattle.
It certainly did have less impact on my laptops resources than Chrome, but again, I started using Chrome instead of whichever IE it was at the time because Chrome woke up a lot faster. This advantage has been steadily eroding as Chrome has bloated itself over the years.
