| Windows 7: Best browser for Windows 7? |
06 Jul 2012
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#11 | | Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 Southern California, USA |
IE9. fast, everything on my windows machine links to it anyway, more space saved by not having to install anything else, updates ride along the rest of the updates in windows update, it looks good, doesn't take up a lot of space... | My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron M5040 OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 CPU AMD E-450 APU 1.65 GHz Memory 4GB Graphics Card Built-in Radeon HD 6320 Graphics Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Cooling fan Hard Drives 500GB Internet Speed 2.86Mbps Download Speed, 2.85Mbps Upload Speed & 26ms Ping Antivirus Defender Browser IE10 |
06 Jul 2012
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#12 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1 |
How is Google Chrome crashing? And in what ways? Like what were you doing? Maybe you were doing too many actions at once on the browser? Or on the computer itself with too many complex programs? Because if so, I suggest you limit yourself to 3-4 Applications and 4-5 Tabs. And Use CCleaner and Microsoft Security Essentials regularly. Also remove old junk in your system that you don't need. Uninstall and Upgrade programs, and delete your temporary files. After I did all these things, google chrome and my computer itself has run a lot faster. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilon g7 Notebook PC OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Service Pack 1 CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350 CPU @ 2.30 GHZ (4 CPUs) ~ 2.3GHZ Motherboard Hewlwtt-Packard Memory 6.00GB Usable Graphics Card Intel(R) HD Graphics Family Sound Card (1)IDT High Definition Audio CODEC (2)Intel(R) Display Audio Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 x 32-bits @ 60 Hz Hard Drives Local Disk (C:)
Recovery (D:)
Local Disk (Q:)
Seagate GoFlex 1TB Desktop Hardrive (External) Other Info Logitech m325 Blue Wireless mouse. |
06 Jul 2012
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#13 | | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 |
I think you need to figure out why your browser is crashing first, it's not due to the brand of browser and using a different one you'll be dealing with why that one is crashing. +1 to thepivotstudent, before doing anything see if you can fix the crashing.
The best browser for any OS is the one that works for you. There is no overall best browser for everybody.
Steve | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self/Custom Build OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1 CPU 3G AMD AthlonII 640x4 Propus Motherboard ASUSTeK M5A88-V EVO Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8G (2x4G) DDR3 Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4250 (Onboard) Sound Card Realtek® ALC 892 8-Channel (Onboard) Monitor(s) Displays Acer S200HLAbd Black 20" Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Mouse MS Optical Wheel Mouse (USB) PSU RAIDMAX RX-380K 380W ATX12V Case Unknown Cooling CPU-stock cooling fan, 1 extra 80mm case fan Hard Drives Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III SSD (Win7)
Maxtor 6Y120P0 120G 7200 HDD Internet Speed ATT Uverse (internet only) 3.0M down/1.0M up |
06 Jul 2012
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#14 | | Windows 8 Enterprise x64 Near Dallas |
I use IE10/9, Rockmelt, Waterfox, and Nightly. IMO, IE10 is the best browser that Microsoft has released. If add ons matter for you, go with Waterfox/Nightly. If for speed, Rockmelt. If for beauty, IE10/9. | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony VAIO VGN-FZ430E OS Windows 8 Enterprise x64 CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5550 @ 1.83GHz Motherboard Sony Corporation VAIO Memory 3.00 GB Graphics Card (1) Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family (2) Mobile Sound Card High Definition Audio Device Monitor(s) Displays 15.6 Inch Screen/HP VS17 Screen Resolution 1280 x 800 x 32 bits @ 59 Hz/1280x1024 @60MHz Hard Drives FUJITSU MHY2250BH ATA Device Internet Speed 20.0 MBPS Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials Browser Chrome and Opera Primarily Other Info Windows XP Pro x32, Windows 2000 SP4 also installed in a triple boot. |
06 Jul 2012
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#15 | | Windows Seven, Home Premium, x64 |
Like mentioned in one of the above posts, you will find many different opinions.
Ultimately, it is your choice. Personally, I use Firefox. It's open-source, comes with many tweaks and great extensions. The Firefox registry is what really stands out to me. So Firefox is good for people from basic to advanced computer knowledge. I also use a back-up browser in case Firefox doesn't work with something. So that usually is Google Chrome or Comodo Dragon. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire 5750 OS Windows Seven, Home Premium, x64 Memory 4GB DDR3 Memory Hard Drives 640GB HDD. |
07 Jul 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by thepivotstudent How is Google Chrome crashing? And in what ways? Like what were you doing? Maybe you were doing too many actions at once on the browser? Or on the computer itself with too many complex programs? Because if so, I suggest you limit yourself to 3-4 Applications and 4-5 Tabs. And Use CCleaner and Microsoft Security Essentials regularly. Also remove old junk in your system that you don't need. Uninstall and Upgrade programs, and delete your temporary files. After I did all these things, google chrome and my computer itself has run a lot faster. 
Quote: Originally Posted by IT1 Like mentioned in one of the above posts, you will find many different opinions.
Ultimately, it is your choice. Personally, I use Firefox. It's open-source, comes with many tweaks and great extensions. The Firefox registry is what really stands out to me. So Firefox is good for people from basic to advanced computer knowledge. I also use a back-up browser in case Firefox doesn't work with something. So that usually is Google Chrome or Comodo Dragon. 
Quote: Originally Posted by 714 I use IE10/9, Rockmelt, Waterfox, and Nightly. IMO, IE10 is the best browser that Microsoft has released. If add ons matter for you, go with Waterfox/Nightly. If for speed, Rockmelt. If for beauty, IE10/9. 
Quote: Originally Posted by cmmtch I think you need to figure out why your browser is crashing first, it's not due to the brand of browser and using a different one you'll be dealing with why that one is crashing. +1 to thepivotstudent, before doing anything see if you can fix the crashing.
The best browser for any OS is the one that works for you. There is no overall best browser for everybody.
Steve Lol I should just have created a poll.
Google Chrome crashes on me rarely, but it happens to every one occasionally. I'll stick with Google Chrome. It loads the sites faster, but downoad speed is slower. Firefox freezes for about 5 seconds... then it loads. But the download speed it faster (about 3,400MB transfer rate and 4,300 with Internet download manager). | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 5600+ OS Windows 7 Ultimate x32 CPU Dual Core Processor 2.90Ghz Memory 4GB DDR2 RAM Graphics Card ATI Radeon Series HD 4800 Series Sound Card AMD High Definition Audio Device Screen Resolution 1440x900 Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Logitech HID-compliant Mouse Hard Drives Hitachi 298GB Internet Speed 1.300MBps (TRANSFER rate), 70 to 80KBps upload speed. Other Info WEI: 5.9 |
12 Jul 2012
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RockMelt is just a rip off of Google Chrome. It's exactly the same as Chrome but just a little more customized. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 5600+ OS Windows 7 Ultimate x32 CPU Dual Core Processor 2.90Ghz Memory 4GB DDR2 RAM Graphics Card ATI Radeon Series HD 4800 Series Sound Card AMD High Definition Audio Device Screen Resolution 1440x900 Keyboard Standard PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Logitech HID-compliant Mouse Hard Drives Hitachi 298GB Internet Speed 1.300MBps (TRANSFER rate), 70 to 80KBps upload speed. Other Info WEI: 5.9 |
12 Jul 2012
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#19 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
There is no 'Best'. I use IE, Chrome and Opera and like IE best. FF is a dog in my book. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
12 Jul 2012
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#20 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Hamburg, Germany |
I am an avid user of Firefox back since it was still called Firebird (below Version 0.8 if I'm not mistaken), but I will say that only if you tweak it heavily it provides the (IMO) best user experience.
Out of the box I really like Chrome although I wonder what kind of data Google checks when I use that.
But since I love tweaking stuff, I really enjoy Firefox, and now that I have seen this Waterfox I am totally going to try it out | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Core i7-2600K Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Memory 16 GB (4x4) G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3-1600 Graphics Card 2048MB HIS Radeon 6970 IceQ Turbo Sound Card Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio Monitor(s) Displays Iiyama ProLite B2712HDS (27"@1920x1080) Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Mouse Logitech G500 Case Lian-Li Hard Drives 2 TB on usual HDD
60 GB on OCZ Vertex 3 (SATA3) for Windows
240 GB on OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS (SATA3) for games Internet Speed 100mbit/s over fibreoptic cable Best browser for Windows 7? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:48 AM. | |