Question: Which is faster? Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox?..........

08-16-2012 | Red Badger

[Red Badger]

I am thinking of switching from FF to Chrome. Is it faster? Easier to use? Same??........

[hamboy]

Spyware according to Wiki is a type of malware (malicious software) installed on computers that collects information about users without their knowledge. Spyware needs to be installed in your computer. Nowadays businesses also use the Internet via secured Internet Protocols so Internet isn’t a spyware, hello...!

Everytime I run Bleachbit to deletes clutter files it also removes big chunk of Chrome data while with only FF and Safari browser present it only deletes sessionstore.bak. It also asks to update Google Chrome after everytime Bleachbit is run. I’m not sure if Chrome indeed spyware but I’m paranoid.

[RangerM]

I’ve largely switched to Chrome from IE because of M$’s inability to update it for XP.

It is quick, and has many extensions that allow for personalization.

If you’re worried about security, just enable all the security settings (or turn off the data miners) or use one of the web anonymizers.

Wasn’t impressed with FF, although I could see how someone going from IE would appreciate the (more similar to IE) interface.

[Red Badger]

Thanks for all the comments. I think I will stay with FF for a bit longer...........

[hamboy]

Actually tweaked FF is faster than Chrome...

[Zhang Fei]

If you’re using a single core CPU and have 1 gb of RAM or less, Chrome is way slower.

[steve86]

The latest versions of Firefox have been getting to be fat and lazy resource hogs.

Disagree. I have an old 192 MB laptop I still fire up occasionally just to see what works and doesn't. There were a couple versions of FF that would not run satisfactorily on it, I think V5 and V6. Those versions I could get away with only one tab at a time and even then it would start swapping after a few minutes. But memory footprint seem to have improved considerably in subsequent versions. Now it can handle three or four tabs! Not exactly state of the art, but the machine is perfect to evaluate memory management at the margin.

[InterceptPoint]

I’m sure Chrome is faster but Firefox has much the better Delicious based tagging system.

[steve86]

Not in my experience but I still choose FF with add-ons.

Chrome start-up is considerably quicker on all my machines (Linux and XP). Other benchmarks vary but in most cases Chrome has the edge on speed. But like I say, my priorities are elsewhere.

[Red Badger]

Dats me.........

[Red Badger]

I have found that disabling anything and everything by ‘HP’ (this is an HP computer)in the start up file really speeds things up..........

[hamboy]

Chrome is, if you enjoy being spied on any more than you already are using Firefox.

spel_grammer_an_punct_polise said Internet is spyware, if you don't like that unhook the network cable forever. :-)

[newzjunkey]

Chrome.

Firefox has fallen on hard times.

As long as your comfortable with Google, I'd suggest Chrome.

[Zhang Fei]

Chrome start-up is considerably quicker on all my machines (Linux and XP). Other benchmarks vary but in most cases Chrome has the edge on speed. But like I say, my priorities are elsewhere.

Do you use tabs at all? My experience is that Chrome tabs are memory hogs and slowwwwwww.

[steve86]

My usual FF configuration has 11 saved tabs but no, I can’t say I’ve used tabs at startup in Chrome enough to make a comparison.

[Repeal 16-17]

I've used Firefox since 2006 (much better than IE 6). I like that Firefox is customizable. It doesn't use much memory.

As for Chrome, I don't trust Google in any way. Google is way too chummy with governments, especially authoritarian ones.

[VeniVidiVici]

Firefox is on its way down. Chrome seems to be holding steady. They both heave, spew, blow chunks, etc., when doing anything other than just reading text.

[Zhang Fei]

My usual FF configuration has 11 saved tabs but no, I can’t say I’ve used tabs at startup in Chrome enough to make a comparison.

In my experience, a Chrome session with 10 tabs takes 5 minutes or more to get started. The latest Firefox with 50 tabs takes about 2 minutes, tops. Again, this is with a single core CPU and 1 gb of RAM - a 10-year-old machine.

[cashless]

Why in the world would you knowingly give Google any chance to sell anymore information about you than they have and more than likely have copied same information for unsubpoened access by the jack booted thugs in this current Federal government? Answer that and you have your answer.

[arasina]

Yeah, been using Opera for years. It is much faster then IE and FF, and I find it faster than Chrome. Browser speed is more subjective nowadays with faster computers, and is less an issue, but Opera is generally the fastest. But is is a bit different, and I find that most people don’t want to learn something different...

In what way is Opera different? FF was different from IE when people first switched over to it. We just had to adapt. I'd love a faster browser. I don't like Firefox as much as I did the first few years I used it. How would you categorize Opera's "difference"?