I just installed FF 3.5b4 and it's insanely fast. It seems to be much faster than Safari 4 beta. Is this your experience too? Have they been compared?
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Firefox 3.5b4 is insanely fast!
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FF has been way faster for me too compared with Safari. I was hesitant to switch over to the Beta at first because I wanted to do the multi-touch gestures for going forward and back, but Safari wasn't performing well with those. I'm glad I was able to switch over. I'm liking it a lot better. It's quicker.
clevin
macrumors G3
firefox 3.5 beta 4 actually support the multi-touch gestures, and I heard it supports more type of gestures than safari.
michael.lauden
macrumors 68020
TuffLuffJimmy
macrumors G3
placebo effect. There is no way you're going to be able to tell the difference in speeds of any of the modern browsers these days. They all execute javascript extremely fast, it really doesn't matter anymore which one executes it the fastest.
After using it more I've noticed that the speed is variable. Safari is faster with some sites, FF with others. Overall it's probably a draw.
clevin
macrumors G3
this is quite true, the browser speed depends on so many issues. and modern browsers collectively dont do much differently in terms of speed.
However, many issues (clean profile, small hiccups here and there in the system) and uncertainty (server handling different browsers, dns handles different browsers, etc) also exist in each individual's computer, its not impossible for somebody to find one browser somewhat faster than the other in some cases.
Catfish_Man
macrumors 68030
Actually there's still rather significant speed differences between browsers in many places. The javascript engines are close, but DOM bindings, layout, style resolution, etc... are still quite varied.
DNS does not handle browsers. DNS requests are made by the OS IP stack, not the applications.
Here is one example, why the new browser generation has speed improvements.
Keyword = DNS Prefetching
More about for example: http://blog.chromium.org/2008/09/dns-prefetching-or-pre-resolving.html
or https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453403
And your point is? The browser still does not make DNS requests to any DNS servers. The browser just passes the request to the OS, which handles it. Just because it wants more, does not mean it is doing it itself.
clevin
macrumors G3
are you aware of a safari problem that is rare but does happenes multiple times here? where safari couldn't reach servers?
safari is passing the request to OS, but My impression is that firefox has part of all of the process handled by itself.
Also about his point, if firefox preftech DNS info before you click it, then when you click it, the time for dns resolve will be eliminated or minimized.
clevin
macrumors G3
rename your firefox 3.0.10 from "firefox" to something else, such as "firefox 3.0.x"
alternatively, you can just put them in different folders.
MAC-PRO-DEMON
macrumors 6502a
Yeah... I am loving it!!
I always have these tweaks done though.. so that may be influencing it... also, I have really fast broadband... so that may also be an influence...
J
I always have these tweaks done though.. so that may be influencing it... also, I have really fast broadband... so that may also be an influence...
J