IE8 vs FF3.5 vs IE7?

[rakcs]

i like IE8. but recently i've noticed that it was eating my resources. 100,000K per tab? wtf? so i thought of switching to IE7. but, i've been a fan of firefox too. i wanted to try FF3.5. but i've read that it's slower than the previous.
so, can you tell me which of the three is better? or do I have a memory leak in my IE8? hmmm.


thanks!

 

[swarfega]

Ive found FF 3.5 fast enough tbh and havent noticed it to be much slow. Im not aware that you can install IE7 in Win 7.

 

[Gene]

Firefox all the way.

 

[copernicus]

Opera 10 B2

=)

 

[zigzag3143]

IE vs FF

i like IE8. but recently i've noticed that it was eating my resources. 100,000K per tab? wtf? so i thought of switching to IE7. but, i've been a fan of firefox too. i wanted to try FF3.5. but i've read that it's slower than the previous.
so, can you tell me which of the three is better? or do I have a memory leak in my IE8? hmmm.


thanks!

Hey rakcs

Ok mem use will vary on any browser dependant on addons, tabs, and other factors. That being said FF 3.5.1 for add-ons, ease of use, and its quick enough out of the box. there are also tweaks to make it really fast.

BTW FF can use as much as 250Mb of ram if you have 8 tabs, and 15 addons like I do

Hope this helps

Ken

 

[LFB]

Opera 10 B2

=)

+++++1 Opera 10 B2... the best, faster and first 100% Acid3 test

 

[pparks1]

Personally for me, it's Firefox all the way...even if 1 particular version or update causes it to run a bit slower than previous versions. The reason...plain and simple.....ADD-ONS. I use quite a number of firefox add-ons and without them, my browser is nowhere near as functional to me. My browser and it's add-ons have replaced quite a number of third party apps that I had once installed on the PC.

 

[rakcs]

thanks. i will try all of them.

as of now im using chrome. im testing it if it still gives me the same crashes and errors with my vista. im not much into add ons. i only use flash player. and for firefox, i use noscript on FF3 even if it causes it to slowdown a bit. i just hate the ads. i already tried opera before, but i hate it when downloads are too slow.

thanks again. cheers!

 

[FullyLoadedMan]

Google Chrome!!

 

[dan7777]

Google Chrome!!

+1 Google chroma & firefox equel in my opinion firefox 3.5 i found buggy so im now useing firefox 3.0 and its much smoother than 3.5 just my exsperience

 

[Mercurial]

google chrome!

 

[shahed26]

Firefox 3.5 ROCKS!

IE8 is slower than IE7.

 

[smarteyeball]

I've tried to like Chrome, I really have, but I just can't get into it.

 

[FullyLoadedMan]

I've tried to like Chrome, I really have, but I just can't get into it.

WHAT!!

Its like the sexiest thing ever!!

 

[lUser]

FF 3.6a1pre for me. The main thrust of development is to increase speed atm.

 

[mickey megabyte]

Its like the sexiest thing ever!!

i think you exaggerate maybe a teensy weensy bit , but chrome is also my browser of choice.

on a side note (not aimed at anyone in particular, or even this thread): i get slightly annoyed reading comments saying x,y, or z is 'the best'.

there is no 'best' browser, it's a case of personal preference. everyone uses the www in a different way, and different browsers cater for different people.

we all prefer one browser over another, it doesn't make it the best, it merely makes it your favourite. </rant>

 

[lUser]

I disagree. Yes there are differences between the browsers that one person may favour over another as a matter of personal opinion, something you might call a subjective opinion. But at the same time, on a technical level, there are differences that makes some browsers objectively better that the others.

 

[mickey megabyte]

you're probably right, but the way i think about it is a bit like this:

if somebody said, i think browser X is better than Y because it allows users to add useful add-ons, then i have no objection to that statement, browser X is better in that particular respect, and it will suit users who like having add-ons.

but browser Y may be better than X at rendering speeds, for example, or crashes less, and it suits people who want to look at websites quickly.

browser Z may be ultra-secure, but is clunky and it's difficult to add bookmarks, so that suits the more paranoid types.

which is the best? in my opinion, none of them. 'favourite' does not equal 'best'.

someone on this forum in a different thread used a car analogy - which is best, a porsche or a truck? well, it depends if you need to move big heavy stuff, or if you want to drive around quickly. neither is 'the best' - each of them are better in different ways.

at the end of the day, it's great that we have a choice, so we can all use whatever we like- and as you say, it's subjective.

 

[pparks1]

I've tried to like Chrome, I really have, but I just can't get into it.

I feel exactly the same way that you do. It's an alright browser, but a bit too minimalistic for my liking and of course lacking my firefox plug-ins.

 

[Firestrider]

I find Firefox 3.5 no faster than IE8. Maybe FF is faster in microbenchmarks by nanoseconds, but based on my experience in page load times there is no discernable difference. Third party add-ons require more resources causing bloat to FF and are a source for crashes.

It's great that FF is well rooted in open source and open standards but this doesn't mean much for the end-user. Until they have an acceptable client for Linux that matches the performance on Windows I'm not supporting FF. I'm also waiting for isolated processes for better security and performance and multithreaded rendering...

In my opinion IE has a more streamlined interface and integrates well with Windows (common RSS feed, favorites)