Google Chrome

[superman]

@itman007
If it isn't great important to use the latest stable version of Google Chrome (51.0.2704.106 as of 23/June/2016), using old stable 32-bit version of Chrome (48.0.2564.116) may be an option....

This Chrome (series 48 ) is not current; also i386 is for 32-bit systems.

The Chromium which comes with Mint17.3 usVersion 50.0.2661.102 Built on Ubuntu 14.04, running on LinuxMint 17.3 (64-bit)
So if you can find a Chrome (series 50 or later) that might help.

I am quite aware that the Chrome 48 is outdated and the specified filename is for 32-bit system as both points have been mentioned in my original post. Besides, from my limited on-line search, it is most unlikely that Chrome (not Chromium) v50 and above for 32-bit Linux can be found on the net. It is also not doable to run Windows 32-bit Chrome via Wine and is too expensive to use the approach of virtual machine just to run this single software.

[Harry Kuhman]

"'and is too expensive to use the approach of virtual machine just to run ..."

I'm not saying that you should run a virtual machine. But in what way is it more expensive to do so? There are free options available. And since you are already committed to running a 64 bit version of the browser, i assume that you're not talking about any need to upgrade hardware for this. Please explain the "too expensive" comment.

[superman]

"'and is too expensive to use the approach of virtual machine just to run ..."
...
Please explain the "too expensive" comment.

That comment solely refers to the ratio between the storage space of Chrome and that of Windows OS.