Fastest Browser

Fobb · August 3rd, 2006, 10:09 AM

What is the fastest browser? Is it Firefox with the fasterfox plugin or what?

master terrence · August 3rd, 2006, 10:14 AM

faster... it is such a subjective term sometimes. What makes it fast"er" is even more confuzzling.

Joeshie · August 3rd, 2006, 10:27 AM

I don't believe that a browser has anything to do with the speed of your internet. Your speed is determined by your connnection and a few other variables.

Fobb · August 3rd, 2006, 10:35 AM

So all those advertisements for "the fastest browser" are fake?

I feel like a noob now...

master terrence · August 3rd, 2006, 10:40 AM

well faster could also equal the time it takes for the broswer to deal with the information recieved over the connection.

1) less RAM usage
2) less CPU usage
3) extensions and such
4) memory

That's why faster is somewhat subjective.

No web browser is really going to change your 10mb transfer rate to 11mb.

Soluzar · August 3rd, 2006, 10:43 AM

Joeshie is pretty much right. There's nothing substantial that a browser, or any other piece of software, can do to affect your internet connection speed. I've heard of FasterFox, but I remain skeptical that there's any real benefit to be gained from it. There is also the question of that other kind of speed, the speed at which the program responds to the user. I'd say that since Firefox takes longer to load than IE, it's not the fastest in that regard.

Fobb · August 3rd, 2006, 10:46 AM

Alright, thnx.

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Joeshie Rest in peace, old friend. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: University of Illinois Posts: 845	I don't believe that a browser has anything to do with the speed of your internet. Your speed is determined by your connnection and a few other variables. __________________ Fundies Say the Darnest Things. "Only in anime could an autistic, albino girl like Rei from Evangelion become a sex symbol."

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August 3rd, 2006, 10:40 AM	#5
master terrence eternal assassin Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: UCF Posts: 2,439 Blog Entries: 3	well faster could also equal the time it takes for the broswer to deal with the information recieved over the connection. 1) less RAM usage 2) less CPU usage 3) extensions and such 4) memory That's why faster is somewhat subjective. No web browser is really going to change your 10mb transfer rate to 11mb. __________________ le

August 3rd, 2006, 10:43 AM	#6
Soluzar Double rainbow! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: All the way across the sky... Posts: 13,579 Blog Entries: 45	Joeshie is pretty much right. There's nothing substantial that a browser, or any other piece of software, can do to affect your internet connection speed. I've heard of FasterFox, but I remain skeptical that there's any real benefit to be gained from it. There is also the question of that other kind of speed, the speed at which the program responds to the user. I'd say that since Firefox takes longer to load than IE, it's not the fastest in that regard. __________________ One day men will ask... "Where did it start?" We shall tell them it started here. Join the ranks of Team Soluzar! Protect the forum against the threat of unexpected Prons incursions. Your forum needs YOU.

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