Google Chrome

[Nathan Cerny]

Actually, I upgraded to firefox 3 not the day it was released, but the day
after ;)  But yes, I had firefox 2 before that...
And my experiences may be completely due to the type of sites that I go to
at work.  I was just giving my 2 cents about my personal experiences :)


On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Jeffrey Watts <jeffrey.w.watts at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Nathan Cerny <ncerny at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>> My work computer is a fresh install of Windows Vista (it's 2 weeks old
>> today).  So I'm running on an IE7 profile/Firefox profile that is 2 weeks
>> old.  And a chrome profile that's a day and a half old.  With a single tab
>> open, IE7 is in the 60MB range of memory usage.  Under my normal load, it's
>> closer to 140MB.  Firefox was at over 120MB (with multiple tabs open...since
>> I've since uninstalled firefox I can't give you better numbers than that).
>> Chrome was sitting at 25MB with 2 tabs open.  Now in Linux it's completely
>> different - I swear by firefox.
>>
>
> Well, in Linux you don't have many other options.  ;-)
>
>
>> But, numbers aside...when I say IE7 outperforms Firefox 3, I'm referring
>> to overall feel and speed.  The same site would load faster in IE7 (or so it
>> felt due to the feel of the browser).  I have browser windows open for weeks
>> at a time usually - Firefox's footprint would continue to grow and get to
>> the point where my computer was unusable until I closed it.  IE7 doesn't
>> have this same type of leak (or it's much smaller).  I haven't had chrome
>> installed long enough to know if it has any major memory leaks or not...I
>> would assume so, but hope not.  But so far I really like the lightweight
>> feel to it.
>>
>
> Well, every benchmark I've seen says that your experience is anecdotal.
>  I'm also wondering if you're talking about Firefox _2_, and not 3.  You've
> said "weeks at a time", and Firefox 3 hasn't been out very long.
>
> Firefox 2 would bloat up, memory-wise, after extensive use.  One of Firefox
> 3's biggest improvements is in the area of speed and memory management.
>
> Jeffrey.
>
> --
>
> "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from
> oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that
> will reach to himself." -- Thomas Paine
>



-- 
Nathan Cerny

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