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Using Chromium (which is the base of Chrome).. Win7. 128gb ram.. tons of tabs open.. No problems yet. No problems on Linux (Mint) either. Tho I will say... Chromium and it's derivatives are resource hogs. I have no flash plugins installed as well.
That's why I dropped it completely. I don't even have it on my computer as a potential "go to" backup. I was a FF fan for many years, but I've happily switched to Chrome which is faster, leaner, and easier to use overall. The ONLY thing I miss with FF are the large assortment of FF add-ons.
Maybe I'm just acclimated to the Chrome layout after years of using the FF layout. Now, I prefer it. Everything, for me, is faster and easier with Chrome. Again, maybe I've just completely adapted to the layout. Hey, that's why we have options. Different strokes for different folks. You love FF and hate Chrome. I hate FF and love Chrome. Both have their loyal following.
EDIT: After reading up on Firefox Quantum (Mozilla's new browser), it appears that Quantum is much leaner than Chrome, uses less memory, and is faster. I'm going to at least take a look at it since I haven't used Firefox for at least 3 years.
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I just installed Firefox Quantum and I can see some subtle, positive changes. One negative I encountered right away was keystroke lag. With Chrome, no lag. With Quantum, sometimes while I type the characters don't display for 1-3 seconds. What's up with that? I'll continue to play around with it.
EDIT: Found the keystroke lag culprit. An ad! The only way I could get rid of the annoying lag was to install AdBlock. In addition, an SVTP page went into a constant load (with a warning from Firefox that a web page was slowing down the browser). Eventually the page just froze (ad was frozen, too) and I had to close the tab and re-open it. With AdBlock, no lag at all and no web page load slowness. Now THAT sucks!
EDIT: Found the keystroke lag culprit. An ad! The only way I could get rid of the annoying lag was to install AdBlock. In addition, an SVTP page went into a constant load (with a warning from Firefox that a web page was slowing down the browser). Eventually the page just froze (ad was frozen, too) and I had to close the tab and re-open it. With AdBlock, no lag at all and no web page load slowness. Now THAT sucks!
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What's strange, too, is that I'm a Premium Member. Are maybe some unauthorized ads getting through the gates unbeknownst to the Admins?
I've been experiencing the keystroke lag on Firefox Quantum, too. I thought it was because the batteries in my keyboard are on the way out. I run ad block software full-time. I get the long loading bar on SVTP, but the pages still load quickly. Like said, it's probably an ad trying to bogart its way in but can't. It eventually times out after a couple of minutes without disrupting what I actually want to see/read.
I went from Chrome with extensions to BRAVE and have not had a problem in 3+ weeks!!
Check out the Statistics especially the BLOCKED TRACKERS!!
Check out the Statistics especially the BLOCKED TRACKERS!!
Maybe I'm just acclimated to the Chrome layout after years of using the FF layout. Now, I prefer it. Everything, for me, is faster and easier with Chrome. Again, maybe I've just completely adapted to the layout. Hey, that's why we have options. Different strokes for different folks. You love FF and hate Chrome. I hate FF and love Chrome. Both have their loyal following.
EDIT: After reading up on Firefox Quantum (Mozilla's new browser), it appears that Quantum is much leaner than Chrome, uses less memory, and is faster. I'm going to at least take a look at it since I haven't used Firefox for at least 3 years.
Quantum sucked just as much memory dick as the prior versions. It was the final straw for me.
That's what I did. Worked for me as well.
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