Resource usage: Firefox against IE

[ShoobieRat]

IE is NOT a free-standing application. It is an integrated part (module) of the OS file system (Explorer). Therefore it will not behave the same (resource and memory wise) as a 3rd-party browser.

 

[gregm]

Been REALLY busy the last day or 2... So,

1st: I had them all open to google.
2nd: I do often have up to 30 web pages open at once, so resource usage is important to me.
3rd: To open a bunch really fast, have it in quick launch.
4th: I have never had any security issues with FF, and only a few with any UP TO DATE version of IE, and carefull/choosy surfing.

 

[lamefif]

If u were to add extensions to firefox it will ends up using much more memory then IE cous lets face it without extensions firefox is not that much better then IE, if at all.
DonÂ’t get me wrong im all for firefox because im not a come, but to give credit to where is due stripped down to bare bones IE has a leg up.

 

[Osiris]

Well, i tested it with 38 different websites opened.

FireFox: http://img16.exs.cx:81/img16/5533/firefox7ob.jpg

Opera: http://img16.exs.cx:81/img16/6414/opera0af.jpg

And thanks to FireFox my computer is now infected with spyware and trojans: http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45326

Imagine that....Some one was able to be infected using FF..I guess FF sucks now like IE, or people are just going to make excuses for the spyware being on his system, blame it on XP most likely, no firewall, no AV, etc etc..

 

[ShoobieRat]

WhoTF needs 30 web-pages open at once?

No wonder yer seeing a performance problem. This is both an unrealistic and strange situation. You can't expect normal results.

 

[jinexile]

I hadn't run my spyware checkers since I upgraded to firefox 3 months ago, just to see I opened up spybot S&D yesterday updated it then checked and had absolutly ZERO Spyware.

Using Spybot I immunized my system. Peerguardian blocked most known ads and adblock plugin for FF took care of the rest.

 

[algu7344]

Well IE is so tightly integrated into windows, I chose firefox.

 

[Sui]

I hadn't run my spyware checkers since I upgraded to firefox 3 months ago, just to see I opened up spybot S&D yesterday updated it then checked and had absolutly ZERO Spyware.

Yeah I don't get what major is doing to infect his system like that, but I've had 0 since the day after I built this machine and had to download FF with IE.

 

[TheMajor]

I don't get it either. Sorry for posting stupid stuff in case my posts didn't make sense.