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How much RAM is your browser taking?
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Go figure: when I upgraded my RAM from 512 MB to 1.5 GB, Firefox doubled in RAM usage.
If that makes it spiffier, which it should, then it is probably worth it.
its better to compare browser with same amount of tabs open (say, 3-5), and stay open for at least 1 hour.
There will be a lot of noise, especially when it first started. also the content of the webpage demands different amount of ram as well.
Also, do remember that safari 4's top site preview function creates separate process and consume extra memory.
That being said, here is what I see when I just open them and with same three tabs
There will be a lot of noise, especially when it first started. also the content of the webpage demands different amount of ram as well.
Also, do remember that safari 4's top site preview function creates separate process and consume extra memory.
That being said, here is what I see when I just open them and with same three tabs
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Firefox! Simply the best
Don't know if I'm mistaken but Mac OS is written in such a way that the more RAM you have, the more applications are let to leave (archive) files in the RAM, so that if a user requests something he already used, it has a higher probability in still being in the RAM.
Don't know if I'm mistaken but Mac OS is written in such a way that the more RAM you have, the more applications are let to leave (archive) files in the RAM, so that if a user requests something he already used, it has a higher probability in still being in the RAM.
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But what about inactive RAM? I once read that it's used as an archive of old data in RAM.
It's useless comparing how much RAM your browser takes as it depends on your hardware and setup.
yeah, every OS does that.
true, but still interesting topic
its not a browser comparison topic, its only a show your... topic. Nobody should take the single number seriously.
Altho, even with all the variability of RAM size on macs (which really isn't very much). You can see, safari does consume more ram's generally.
