Post by mslo79 on Jun 25, 2019 22:32:47 GMT
TheSowIsMine
Sure, neither is super light on resources as the modern web is just more resource hungry than it once was. but between the two... Firefox is the overall lighter browser and people who prefer more privacy tend to like Firefox over Chrome from what I have heard.
also, just about everyone should have at least 4GB of RAM on their computer as those who have less than that probably have a pretty old computer in which case they are better off installing something like Linux Mint ( www.linuxmint.com/ ; which is free (basically if you have a computer with WinXP on it, get rid of it and install Linux Mint and you can use it securely online unlike WinXP) ) on it as that's works with 1GB of RAM although 2GB+ is recommended for more of a smooth experience and damn near everyone should have at least 1-2GB of RAM on their computer unless it's ancient. although if someone has 8GB of RAM or more (I got 8GB on my PC) chances are you can use either Firefox or Chrome and you don't have to worry too much as with Firefox I tend not to use more than around 40-60% of my total RAM under my typical usage and that's with plenty of tabs open and the browser is running for days.
ghostintheshell
How much RAM does your computer have?
I suspect those with 4GB or less could see a benefit using Firefox over Chrome. but if your system has 8GB of RAM or more this might not be a issue and if you got 16GB+ you should be golden since that's a overkill amount of RAM for most uses. I tend to consider 8GB the sweet spot for years now as 8GB is finally at that point to where it won't be a issue for a large portion of people where as back in the day when we had 256MB to 512MB to 1GB to 2GB to 4GB, lack of RAM was more of a issue but once we reached 8GB, RAM stopped being a potential problem for a sluggish system. sure, if someone plays modern games, 16GB would be a good idea but short of that (or maybe those who edit video etc) 8GB is plenty.
p.s. I have had 8GB since I bought my motherboard/CPU/RAM back in May 2012 and here is is 7+ years later and 8GB is still solid for general usage etc.
In terms of being secure online I would imagine you can't really lose either way. although from what I read online it appears Chrome might have a slight lead. but main thing is... if your using either Chrome or Firefox you probably don't have much to worry about where as with Microsoft browsers they tend to do worse.
They both use loads of RAM and CPU.
Sure, neither is super light on resources as the modern web is just more resource hungry than it once was. but between the two... Firefox is the overall lighter browser and people who prefer more privacy tend to like Firefox over Chrome from what I have heard.
also, just about everyone should have at least 4GB of RAM on their computer as those who have less than that probably have a pretty old computer in which case they are better off installing something like Linux Mint ( www.linuxmint.com/ ; which is free (basically if you have a computer with WinXP on it, get rid of it and install Linux Mint and you can use it securely online unlike WinXP) ) on it as that's works with 1GB of RAM although 2GB+ is recommended for more of a smooth experience and damn near everyone should have at least 1-2GB of RAM on their computer unless it's ancient. although if someone has 8GB of RAM or more (I got 8GB on my PC) chances are you can use either Firefox or Chrome and you don't have to worry too much as with Firefox I tend not to use more than around 40-60% of my total RAM under my typical usage and that's with plenty of tabs open and the browser is running for days.
ghostintheshell
Ive used several browers over the years and Chrome just eats up your RAM, it's not the best browser if you like multitasking/or running another apps in the background. Your tabs can get laggy when you do that.
How much RAM does your computer have?
I suspect those with 4GB or less could see a benefit using Firefox over Chrome. but if your system has 8GB of RAM or more this might not be a issue and if you got 16GB+ you should be golden since that's a overkill amount of RAM for most uses. I tend to consider 8GB the sweet spot for years now as 8GB is finally at that point to where it won't be a issue for a large portion of people where as back in the day when we had 256MB to 512MB to 1GB to 2GB to 4GB, lack of RAM was more of a issue but once we reached 8GB, RAM stopped being a potential problem for a sluggish system. sure, if someone plays modern games, 16GB would be a good idea but short of that (or maybe those who edit video etc) 8GB is plenty.
p.s. I have had 8GB since I bought my motherboard/CPU/RAM back in May 2012 and here is is 7+ years later and 8GB is still solid for general usage etc.
[Firefox] is the safest one from what I hear.
In terms of being secure online I would imagine you can't really lose either way. although from what I read online it appears Chrome might have a slight lead. but main thing is... if your using either Chrome or Firefox you probably don't have much to worry about where as with Microsoft browsers they tend to do worse.