which browser do you think is superior, chrome or firefox?
- Thread starter jturk
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Firefox for me.
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Chrome is faster FF has more add ins. I use both.
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Firefox is better if you like add ons, but Chrome is definitely faster, and has it's share of add ons, so I'd say Chrome wins overall.
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For me it's noticeable, but not by that much. Except in startup, Chrome blows FF out of the water for me on startup.
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- Chrome
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I use Chrome... 
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Chrome certainly starts faster and feels faster if you don't have too many add-ins. The big downside of Chrome is the memory it uses when you have a number of add-ins and tabs open. Each add-in, plugin and tab has its own process and shares very little. This is good for speed, security and recovery from crashes(very few even on beta or dev) but poor for memory use.
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Servi...Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz8 GB DDR3Intel(R) HD Graphics
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- Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
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- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
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- Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
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- Hewlett-Packard 1425
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- 8 GB DDR3
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- Realtek High Definition Audio
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- 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
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- Logitech Anywhere MX
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- 152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
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- Norton 360
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- Chrome
Have you thought of Opera? Fast, reliable and easy to "learn". If privacy is an issue for you I would suggest Iron Browser.
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Windows 10x64 Build 1709Intel i7 7700HQ Kaby Lake16 GB DDR4 @2400Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060
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- Windows 10x64 Build 1709
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- Micro-Star Intl. MS-179B (U3C1)
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- Cooler Blast 4
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- Steel Series
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- Bit Defender Free
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- Edge
I like Opera the most still, although Chrome is quicker.
I haven't liked FF since the 2.x days, before it became bloated. It was so snappy then.
I haven't liked FF since the 2.x days, before it became bloated. It was so snappy then.
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- Realtek
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I use Chrome almost exclusively because of the sync utility that ensures my bookmarks and browser bar follow me where ever I go. I used to use FF as I used lots of add-ons, but felt that overall they deteriorated my browsing experience, so I stopped plugging up my browser with the add-ons and just went with 3rd party utils for the stuff I really needed to do.
Overall, Chrome does use more memory, but will 4GB of 8GB of RAM, I have tons extra to spare..so no big deal at all.
Overall, Chrome does use more memory, but will 4GB of 8GB of RAM, I have tons extra to spare..so no big deal at all.
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timingsEVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
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- Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
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- 8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
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- EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
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- Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
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- 23" Acer x233H
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- 1920x1080
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- Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
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- Corsair 620HX modular
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- stock
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- ABS M1 Mechanical
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- Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
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- 15/2 cable modem
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- Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
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