I think Firefox 5 should work a bit better on slower machines, due to the memory handling and performance improvements
Haven't had a chance to test yet on a slower machine.
I can probably find a slow machine in the cupboard if you would like to do a swap ! ! !
I don't like their new release schedule...from a user's point of view, nothing was added.
I think Firefox 5 should work a bit better on slower machines, due to the memory handling and performance improvements
I don't have a slower machine and don't know if it specifically runs differently on a lower spec system however from version 4 and now 5 it consumes gobs more memory now, especially with multiple instances of plugin-container.exe but at least those extra processes means a plugin won't usually crash/freeze the whole browser. Albeit the only plugin related issues I've ever had are from Adobe Flash Player.
I don't like their new release schedule...from a user's point of view, nothing was added.
Me either, just stupidly following Chrome's approach for no apparent reason.
however from version 4 and now 5 it consumes gobs more memory now
That's interesting given that's the exact opposite of what they are claiming V5 is supposed to do
I think the idea of the new release schedule is to get smaller improvements out quicker, instead of once every year and a half bundled with hundreds of other improvements.
That's interesting given that's the exact opposite of what they are claiming V5 is supposed to do
To rephrase and what I should've wrote is: When going from v3 to either v4 or v5 it uses allot more RAM.
Also the last version 3 I used never once crashed on me, can't say the same about v4 and v5.
To rephrase and what I should've wrote is: When going from v3 to either v4 or v5 it uses allot more RAM.
Also the last version 3 I used never once crashed on me, can't say the same about v4 and v5.
Ah, I see what you mean now. Weren't you just saying there was no reason not to update
good thing I just ordered another 8gb of ram for my machine..
I got randomly BSOD such IRQL ...? if I update through built-in updater. For that reason,I always do clean install every new version is out! in my xp machine.That never happen with W7. Btw, I have dual doot,XP Pro Sp3 and W7 Ultimate.
any thoughts ? hardware or driver issue ?
in W7, cold start now quicker than previous build.
An interesting read: An In-Depth Look at What's New in Firefox 5
Hahaha, clever.
Ah, I see what you mean now. Weren't you just saying there was no reason not to update
Meant that of course security-wise. If you like how version 3 looks and many people do check out this theme which also works in version 5: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/firefox-3-theme-for-firefox/
i use 3.6.18 and not 5
I use 5 and not 3.6.18. And yet, I still live to tell the tale.
I've been updating my friend's and family's computers without them knowing.
update ninja.
I've been secreting sugar into my co-workers' gas tank.
Do you harvest the caramel from their engines after?
I like FF5 enough where I've finally dumped Opera after 5 or 6 years. Opera 11 is fast and very good, except for site compatibility. The list of regularly visited sites that don't work well for me in Opera is huge. Primarily Facebook. Awesome browser, but I just got sick of site problems. I've now upgraded Iron from my backup browser to primary, and Firefox is my new backup.
there is also thunderbird 5, number 4 was not released, I've heard
Strange jump, I remember hearing about that myself.