View Full Version : Which browser is the least resource intensive?
Kane Knight
06-03-2008, 09:20 PM
Just bought a laptop, And I'd like something that's fast and not resource intensive.
Firefox 3
It's in Release Candidate form right now but launch day is soon. Either way, get it and use it.
#BROKEN Hasney
06-04-2008, 01:20 AM
Lynx (http://lynx.isc.org/) :shifty:
Bad Company
06-04-2008, 01:47 AM
A friend of mine has been wanking on about the new Firefox Beta being the lightest ever.
I prefer Opera.
Requiem
06-04-2008, 01:51 AM
Just downloaded Firefox 3 finally, and found a beta version of delicious to go with so I wouldn't lose my bookmarks. Loving it so far. The new look is sexy too.
St. Jimmy
06-04-2008, 02:35 AM
Firefox 3 is amazing. Cannot wait for full release.
Downunder
06-04-2008, 03:34 AM
Opera.
Firefox is horrible
I prefer Opera over Firefox 2 but it's not good enough to beat Firefox 3.
Firefox 3 is bloated as hell, as is/was 2. If you need something that isn't resource intensive, Firefox isn't it.
Opera is probably your best bet.
IE is slow and now FF is incredibly slow too. Opera's way quicker but some sites look weird on it.
I don't know what you guys are basing your opinions on but I have yet to find a benchmark yet that says that Opera 9.5 uses less resources/memory than Firefox 3.
I love Opera, and if it were as lightweight and as quick as Firefox 3 is, I'd use that. But let's not kid ourselves here.
I'm trying FF3 right now and it's pretty smooth. I can't really tell if it's faster than Opera or not but at least I don't have to deal with the awkwardness of Opera.
I would like to say FF3 is faster.
Kane Knight
06-04-2008, 10:01 PM
I don't know what you guys are basing your opinions on but I have yet to find a benchmark yet that says that Opera 9.5 uses less resources/memory than Firefox 3.
I love Opera, and if it were as lightweight and as quick as Firefox 3 is, I'd use that. But let's not kid ourselves here.
"I like Opera, therefore it must be true."
But yeah, I've read a lot about Mozilla's speed in 3, and that it and Safari are comparable (And both tops), but I wasn't sure about resource intensive.
I'm not sure what you're getting at with that quote there.
And Safari isn't bad if you're running on a Mac but I've heard bad things about it on Windows.
Kane Knight
06-04-2008, 10:43 PM
I thought it was self explanatory.
Firefox is much smaller. Testing the alt+S shit now to see if I need to fix it.
Kane Knight
06-04-2008, 10:45 PM
re-test
Check to see if your new browser lets you read the posts others submit or if it still only lets you read what you want to. I think it's in the Preferences somewhere.
"I like Opera, therefore it must be true."
Except I use FF2, mostly because of a few key addons.
I find FF2 on my system slow as fuck and find Opera more responsive, though I've only messed with it a little bit so longer sessions may give worse results. Just going by what I've heard.
Also haven't tried FF3 since the second or so beta but it was the same problem as 2.
Sure, FF is more responsive and less of a resource hog than IE, but that doesn't make it efficient.
If it weren't for the addons I'd dump Mozilla in a heartbeat. They pretty much fucked it up somewhere after 2.0.
Requiem
06-05-2008, 08:15 AM
Firefox 3 was updated to RC 2 last night. Can't wait till full release, and developers start focusing their add-on creating abilities for it.
Kane Knight
06-05-2008, 10:21 AM
Check to see if your new browser lets you read the posts others submit or if it still only lets you read what you want to. I think it's in the Preferences somewhere.
This would be less ironic if you were actually reading what I were saying. It would sure have been a snappy comeback were that not true, but alas.
Even better is the part where it doesn't actually seem to be that unclear, since others are getting it (Though Xero's got no real reason to get his ass chapped, I wasn't speaking directly about him). It just seems like you took it personally, and started responding in ways that look like you should check your own "browser settings."
Tip: If you still think I'm talking about you after you change your browser settings, try restarting the browser.
Kane Knight
06-05-2008, 10:23 AM
Except I use FF2, mostly because of a few key addons.
I find FF2 on my system slow as fuck and find Opera more responsive, though I've only messed with it a little bit so longer sessions may give worse results. Just going by what I've heard.
Also haven't tried FF3 since the second or so beta but it was the same problem as 2.
Sure, FF is more responsive and less of a resource hog than IE, but that doesn't make it efficient.
If it weren't for the addons I'd dump Mozilla in a heartbeat. They pretty much fucked it up somewhere after 2.0.
Everyone, and I cannot stress everyone enough, says you're wrong. What's more, they actually bring numbers to the table regarding speed and resource use. I'm really not sure where you heard this from, but it sounds pretty unreliable.
#BROKEN Hasney
06-05-2008, 03:54 PM
FF3 still uses more memory for me. Viewing this page in FF3 RC2 compared to Opera it's using up 50 more megs of RAM and processing power goes up higher when rendering as well. This is a Firefox with no add-ons as well.
Not that it bothers me. I love Firefox and will never use anything else, but it still steals your RAM.
Kane Knight
06-05-2008, 05:15 PM
I think I'm still using RC1, but I'm not getting the same outcome. Do processor type and the like affect it, maybe? I can't see how it would, but....
This would be less ironic if you were actually reading what I were saying. It would sure have been a snappy comeback were that not true, but alas.
Even better is the part where it doesn't actually seem to be that unclear, since others are getting it (Though Xero's got no real reason to get his ass chapped, I wasn't speaking directly about him). It just seems like you took it personally, and started responding in ways that look like you should check your own "browser settings."
Tip: If you still think I'm talking about you after you change your browser settings, try restarting the browser.
I took it "personally" because you quoted me. And I didn't understand what you meant, because when I wrote all my previous posts it never crossed my mind that I figured I was right because I use Opera.
I gave you the answer you were looking for and simply asked a question because I didn't understand your comment and you reply like a jackass. This is how you always post. You read something and take it in a way that you can argue with someone over when it's never what they meant in the first place. And then you try and argue them into a corner so they end up actually arguing over what you told them they were saying in the first place. You insist that you knew exactly what they meant and then when you are proven wrong you try and bring up another point that you threw in your replies with that nobody said anything about in the first place.
Take the opinions you were given, even if they aren't your own or what you want to hear.
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