Was it just me or is IE faster than Firefox at the moment???

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  1. Posts : 477
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit, Windows Developer Preview, Linux Mint 9 Gnome 32 Bit
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    Was it just me or is IE faster than Firefox at the moment???


    Firefox has had a few updates recently but now, as I write this post, I am using Internet Explorer 8 which feels faster than Firefox 3.6.8 at this point and I don't know why.

    I am more of a Firefox user but, I just feel that IE 8 is doing smoother and faster on the browsing.

    Those of you who have updated to Firefox 3.6.8, why don't you try comparing its speed to IE 8??? I do not remember doing any updates to IE 8 but it feels faster as it loads pages smoother and a few seconds faster that Firefox 3.6.8....


    What do you think???
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  2. Posts : 370
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #2

    I could never tell the difference between any of them to be honest... I just use IE because it's "already there" and it usually starts up quicker than all the other browsers.
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  3. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
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    CreepinJesus said:
    I could never tell the difference between any of them to be honest... I just use IE because it's "already there" and it usually starts up quicker than all the other browsers.
    Opera is still faster for me, but generally, speed between the browsers changes with every new version and they are all faster now. We win when they fight to be #1.

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  4. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
       #4

    Actually Firefox is faster than IE8
    IE8 is the slowest browser
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  5. Posts : 477
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit, Windows Developer Preview, Linux Mint 9 Gnome 32 Bit
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    yowanvista said:
    Actually Firefox is faster than IE8
    IE8 is the slowest browser
    Well that does not seem to be the case with IE 8 for me at the moment.

    I tried the two browsers on a very same website and IE 8 just loaded them 2 seconds or so faster than Firefox 3.6.8.

    So I wouldn't really say IE is and always will be the slowest browser. The makers of Firefox can make a mistake that can turn it slower.

    Firefox has had multiple updates recently for an unknown reason besides trying to be more competitive and they will not always do it right.
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  6. Posts : 7,878
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    To be honest, I've always read about browser X being faster than browser Y. But often with a stopwatch and some basic testing...I've never been able to prove it. I've tested IE, Firefox, Opera and Chrome and after a series of tests....they usually all finish at just about the exact same time for me. Therefore, I just use the one that I am most familiar and comfortable with.
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  7. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
       #7

    Im currently using firefox 4 beta1 which seems to be faster than google chrome, safari and of opurse IE 9 beta.
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  8. Posts : 565
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    Every browser is fast for me. I am on a 15Mbps (down) internet connection. I will say that IE8 is not stable. It crashed far too many times for me, most likely due to Flash or Javascript.
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  9. Posts : 25
    windows 7 ultimate
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    google chrome canary build


    the new chrome canary build is by far the fastest web browser ive tried on my machine.
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  10. Posts : 8,476
    Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
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    SoLiD said:
    the new chrome canary build is by far the fastest web browser ive tried on my machine.
    The canary build also lacks some features like bookmarks toolbar, etc. Still I like it.
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