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Browser Speed Comparisons

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the on-your-marks-get-set-render! dept.

kfrench writes "Internet browser speed tests for 'cold starts', 'warm starts', rendering CSS, rendering tables, script execution, displaying multiple images and 'history'. 'Opera seems to be the fastest browser for Windows. Firefox is not faster than Internet Explorer, except for scripting, but for standards support, security and features, it is a better choice.'"

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  1. Also by beatdown · · Score: 5, Funny

    Firefox and Opera make tabs quicker than IE.

    1. Re:Also by ben631 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Maybe... But I found IE a lot quicker with My Search Toolbar and all those great apps that IE install by himself!

    2. Re:Also by RonnyJ · · Score: 4, Funny

      Maybe, but IE crashes a lot faster than Firefox ;)

    3. Re:Also by Frymaster · · Score: 2, Funny
      Avant does tabs just fine.

      well, i don't know about tabs... but the fastest browsers on earth are:

      lynx
      links
      dillo

      if you don't mind not seeing the pretty pictures, that is.

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    4. Re:Also by timeOday · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well if that's you bag, how about

      echo GET | netcat cnn.com 80

      Whoo! Fast!

  2. lynx by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    And lynx wins on the speed comparisons, hands down.

    lynx...is there anything it can't do?

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    1. Re:lynx by DrEldarion · · Score: 5, Funny

      lynx...is there anything it can't do?

      Satisfy your porn addiction.

    2. Re:lynx by grassy_knoll · · Score: 4, Funny

      lynx...is there anything it can't do?

      Satisfy your porn addiction.

      I beg to differ...
      http://www.asciipr0n.com/

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    3. Re:lynx by Xeth · · Score: 4, Funny

      lynx...is there anything it can't do?

      You misspelled "can".
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  3. I have to say... by Sheetrock · · Score: 3, Funny
    Having deployed Firefox in a large installation, I noticed a great deal of complaints. While it seemed somewhat snappier, albeit slower to load, than it's IE counterpart, it was incapable of properly processing the internal helpdesk software that was designed with FrontPage to the latest standards.

    Unfortunately, this meant rolling back to Internet Explorer. While I personally prefer Opera, most of the users agreed that Internet Explorer did the best at talking with the internet after this experiment.

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  4. But which browser is faster... by jd · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...on returning the error message when the server is being pummeled by Slashdot readers?

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  5. Obligatory bash quote: by AEton · · Score: 4, Funny
    <kritical> matts: bikes go faster than cars...a bike at 60 mph is a lot faster than a car at 60 mph
    <matts> kritical: um no...
    <kritical> matts: um yes
    <kritical> my sisters sport car at 60 mph goes faster than my dads explorer at 60 mph
    <kritical> a bike at 60 mph will blow by a car at 60 mph
    http://bash.org/?1988
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  6. Next time by mr.newt · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'll know which browser to use to reload Slashdot over and over to get first post.

  7. Re:nice wording by TheCabal · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or one could say "Firefox beats Internet Explorer in the slowness category". That should pass the Slashdot test.

  8. Internet Explorer Security... by CritterNYC · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can we get a realistic test? Lets see how quick IE is after a couple of days browsing some of the.... less family friendly websites. Firefox would rape it hands down.

    Internet Explorer can be *very* secure by setting the slider to highest as demonstrated here:
    http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/ie_security_humor /

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