I will try to repair permissions, but I'm noticing the same flash behaving before/after.
Flash sucks anytime on Macs...it's due to Adobe's bad coding.
I will try to repair permissions, but I'm noticing the same flash behaving before/after.
In starting up yes but other than that no. Sites don't really load any different in those two browsers. Most people actually have an internetconnection that tributes to the slowness, not their computer and their webbrowser.it will be worth what you pay for it.
There are several that I can think of.
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Safari is generally faster.
Firefox and many others score a 100% at passing the acid test. They also do that on the acid2 test. Scoring a 100% on the acid3 test however is impossible as the requirement is that the animation should be smoothly. Due to internetspeeds, networkspeeds, load of the computer and many other things this is simply impossible to do.2.
Safari tests well for compatibility getting 100% on the acid test.
A lot of browser plugins and software are 32 bit and do not work with the 64 bit Safari. While it somewhat solves the Flash "problem" (the actual problem is Flash eating resources like there is no tomorrow) it opposes other problems. You can hardly call that an advantage imho.3.
Run your machine in 64 bit mode, with 64 bit Safari and you end up with Flash running as a separate process. Ideally this means that bad Flash does not kill the browser.
This is not an advantage as it is both an advantage and a disadvantage. It's simply all in the eye of the beholder. I'd have left out this part as it is not the best argument for your case.4.
Fewer questionable plugins work with Safari. Some would see this as a disadvantage but Safari is pretty stable running clean.
Apart from the fact there are tons of bookmark synchronising tools out there for Mac, Linux, Windows, iPhone, etc. Maybe the MobileMe integration is a bit nicer but that doesn't mean others do not exist. Mozilla is even working on it's own synchronisation server/service (you can use theirs or run your own).5.
Integration with Mobile Me and iPhone / Touch. This is surprisingly handy as your bookmarks sync. That means if you are out mobile, saving a bookmark allows you to find a site on your big machine latter with ease.
Webpages consist of different sort of code, they do not entirely exist of JavaScript. Those benchmarks are nice if you only want to know how fast a JavaScript only page is rendered in a webbrowser. However, rendering an entire webpage with all sorts of stuff on it is an entirely different operation. If it uses more Java and the webbrowser that is the slowest in JavaScript is the most efficient in Java that webbrowser will win this race.6.
We mentioned the speed above, much of which is due to one snappy Javascript engine. This has a huge impact on web apps over browsers like IE. Look at Safari as one of the best platforms for web apps.
There weren't any. The stuff you mentioned are all things you need to put in the right context which you clearly didn't. The points itself say absolutely nothing, it's the context that give them a meaning.That is a half dozen good reasons right off the top of the head.
Both are good browsers if you simply want to visit websites. If you want to do more you might like Firefox more. Choosing a webbrowser is quite personal.I'd give Safari a chance though, I use to use Firefox a lot but no more.
Safari 4.0.4 runs like crap on my mac. The first two times I opened it, it just crashed. Now, it seems to be working but it is running waaay slow. Anyone know how I can downgrade?
After upgrading to 4.0.4, Safari freezes on pages with heavy Flash elements (such as YouTube).
Repairing permissions didn't fix it, going reinstall Snow Leopard to see if that'll work.
Downgrade - Restore Safari 4.0.3 through Time Machine. But first, see below:
You should consider "Empty Cache" in the Safari menu:
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Tried that, didn't work.
Completely formatted (was going to to this anyways), installed Snow Leopard, updated to 4.0.4 and 10.6.2... it still locks up when I load YouTube
Completely fresh installation, never visited a website before, updated the whole computer and went to YouTube and Safari 4.0.4 froze.
Take it to the store.
Ask for a new laptop, it worked for a client of mine.Would that just get the word to Apple quicker about the update being buggy?
Ask for a new laptop, it worked for a client of mine.
Does the update fix this Top Sites bug?
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... When I play a Facebook game, I get activity monitor showing above 100%.
maybe Safari won't crash as much now....
Safari 4.0.4 runs like crap on my mac. The first two times I opened it, it just crashed. Now, it seems to be working but it is running waaay slow. Anyone know how I can downgrade?
It's running like crap on my macbook pro too. It's choppy. Often wont load a page unless I refresh and it's utilising CPU way too much that my battery life goes from 4+ hours down to 1+ hour. Utter *****.
I've had to switch over to firefox until it's patched again.
I really can't understand how you guys have these problems when Safari is blazing fast for pretty much everyone...do you repair permissions at least?
I really can't understand how you cannot comprehend that every user experience is different.