Traxless
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Re: [FireFox] I only care about one thing: Initial Load speed.
Could be time for a new computer!  |
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ReVeLaTeD
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| said by Traxless  :Could be time for a new computer! Not likely.
»www.gateway.com/systems/product/···8231.php
The only difference is that my version has a 1920x1200 screen. But it's a beast well capable of handling anything I throw at it.
Any browser works fantastic when it's already open. What matters to me is that it's efficient when it's first opened. If Chrome can open nearly as fast as IE8 and it's also a third party browser, it tells me that Firefox *could* open that fast. IN fact, the old Mozilla browser that Firefox morphed from used to be nice and fast. I don't buy the argument that "IE has hooks in the OS so it's always faster" - that might be true IF Chrome were also 6-7 seconds. It's not. Neither are the older offshoots like GreenBrowser and whatnot. Firefox seems like the slowest of the bunch.
I just don't want bloat on my browser - 7 seconds may not seem like much, but when you're constantly working on the web, it adds up. I also do not leave my computer on for weeks at a time, it's a laptop, it needs periods of rest every so often, so when I start it up I need to know that the browser is up with me.
It's disheartening to hear that they haven't resolved that. Maybe next time. I'm going to try the 64 bit version and see if there's any noticeable improvement. |
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GILXA1226
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| said by ReVeLaTeD :said by Traxless :Could be time for a new computer! Not likely. » www.gateway.com/systems/product/···8231.phpThe only difference is that my version has a 1920x1200 screen. But it's a beast well capable of handling anything I throw at it. Any browser works fantastic when it's already open. What matters to me is that it's efficient when it's first opened. If Chrome can open nearly as fast as IE8 and it's also a third party browser, it tells me that Firefox *could* open that fast. IN fact, the old Mozilla browser that Firefox morphed from used to be nice and fast. I don't buy the argument that "IE has hooks in the OS so it's always faster" - that might be true IF Chrome were also 6-7 seconds. It's not. Neither are the older offshoots like GreenBrowser and whatnot. Firefox seems like the slowest of the bunch. I just don't want bloat on my browser - 7 seconds may not seem like much, but when you're constantly working on the web, it adds up. I also do not leave my computer on for weeks at a time, it's a laptop, it needs periods of rest every so often, so when I start it up I need to know that the browser is up with me. It's disheartening to hear that they haven't resolved that. Maybe next time. I'm going to try the 64 bit version and see if there's any noticeable improvement. Other thing to take into account is size... chrome is a fairly light browser. Firefox on the other hand has a lot more stuff built into it. The bookmarks are managed by a sqlite database IIRC... not that I'm knocking on firefox it's my browser of choice, but seriously, you need a full on database to do bookmarks!?!
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said by ReVeLaTeD :7 seconds may not seem like much, but when you're constantly working on the web, it adds up. Adds up how? The only way I see that happening is constantly opening and closing the browser.
I can spare 7 seconds a day/week.  |
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La Luna
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said by ReVeLaTeD :...I just don't want bloat on my browser - 7 seconds may not seem like much, but when you're constantly working on the web, it adds up. I also do not leave my computer on for weeks at a time, it's a laptop, it needs periods of rest every so often, so when I start it up I need to know that the browser is up with me.... How many times a day are you opening and closing the browser? I find FF is a bit slower when I start it for the first time after a reboot. If I restart it after that it comes up much faster, but I don't spend the day opening and closing it or timing the seconds. I'm not in that much of a hurry to have a heart attack, so I don't let these insignificant things bother me.
Secondly, where did you get the idea that a laptop "needs periods of rest..."? 
If FF WAS just like IE (as in hooked into the OS) it would probably open much faster but thankfully, it isn't like IE.
People get grumpy about such minor things.
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