Opera behaves in an absolutely retarded manner when it comes to handling images. Images that are linked to from other sites (such as those embedded in forums) are not loaded by the browser unless they are supposed to be on the screen at that time. That means I can open 20 tabs of forum threads, but almost none of the pictures are loaded by the browser- which means I need to wait for each picture to load one by one after clicking on a tab.

 

Ive tried increasing the memory and also the disk cache of the browser to get it to load up the images in advance but it still doesnt.

Firefox and Netscape are great browsers. Opera takes forever to load sites, epecially image intensive ones and it doesn't always read the websites code correctly.

I use Firefox, have for a long time now, never been unhappy with it.

Another firefox supporter here. Updates are pretty regular, and extensions add a lot of customization. If you go tab crazy like me though, it can soak up ram like mad. I think at one point I had it using 800 megs of ram. Usually averages at about 250MB though.

Edited June 9, 200718 yr by Oerwinde

Firefox is a top memory hog in my system. It is basically a mess of JavaScript/XUL on top of Gecko components and such. But memory was not a problem for me for a long time (my swap partition is never used).

 

 

However it is also very extensible. Much more than any other browser.

Edited June 9, 200718 yr by Diamond

I think at one point I had it using 800 megs of ram. Usually averages at about 250MB though.

 

Hmmm... sounds like Im gonna stick to Opera.

I don't think Oerwinde is the best judge to go by though. I am nowhere near those numbers with FF and I am very fond of tabs as well. For me FF typically uses 70-150, depending on how many pages and how long it's been open. It's extremely rare that I go over 200k.

 

The customization of FF makes it my favorite browser by far. No one else is even close really.

Firefox is the best thing to happen to the internet. Tab browsing and lots of extensions you can add to it.

I don't use the tabs - I don't notice any lag or severe memory hogging - even if I have many multiple windows open.

Firefox FTW and i notice no memory hogging, I even run it in the background when i play games

FF ... you still need IE for some commercial sites if your are making purchases online however ...

Firefox, and never look back. Teh hot chick0rz and the official firefox mascot Alexandra Ansgar will love you foreverafter:

 

 

!!!

After trying IE, Netscape, and Opera over the years, I'm finally using Firefox. I won't go back. It works great, is fast and customizable, doesn't hog memory or performance on my system, and is closer to web specs than most other browsers (I hand-code html docs for fun so this matters to me.). This is one reason why it won't work on some sites that IE will work with. IE is known for allowing noncompliant conduct and some sites are written to take advantage of that. But I don't mind using IE for things like Windows Update or the occasional misbehaving website. Firefox does everything else, and does it better. I think I've had as many as 80 tabs running with no perceptible performance loss. Not bad for a wimpy AMD computer.

Edited June 12, 200718 yr by Wistrik

i'm using firefox myself, though not at home yet. no reason other than the fact that my system is a brand new build and i haven't worked other kinks out yet. not sure that i won't wipe and start over anyway.

 

taks

Of the web browsers out there I only suggest two. Firefox and the Internet Explorer 7.0. If you hate using Microshaft then the best bet is Firefox. Jammed pack with features, reliable, and fast. Best web browser I have come across.

I haven't tried this myself, but for the sake of.. uh.. argument (?) I'll add it here anyhow.

 

Safari for Windows:

 

http://www.apple.com/safari/

Safari is still in beta though, beware of security vulnerabilities.

Apple isnt exactly famous for good windows ports. Both quicktime and iTunes suck ass.