Best Browser?

Kiroshi · December 19th, 2004

Which browser do you prefer? I have been using Firefox for what seems like forever now but I have noticed the speed difference compared to IE.

I dont like to use IE because of security and what not and I'm still using SP1 (I dont want any of my apps breakin down). Is MyIE2 safe? I think it would be faster since it uses the IE engine.

bahamut_2006 · December 19th, 2004

Firefox. Period. I only use IE when I absolutely have to (and its not very often) Their is no reason to use anything else.

kof2k · December 19th, 2004

you could also try out "mozilla", it runs as fast as IE to me. And it has alot of cool stuff that firefox has too. give it a try you might like it.

Proto · December 19th, 2004

Well in fact firefox is the same as the mozilla browser, it's just that mozilla carries along the whole suite

kof2k · December 19th, 2004

isn't mozilla a lighter verion of firefox ? i mean just the web browsers themselves.

**Kane** · December 19th, 2004

Firefox is Mozilla sans the gumpf. Mozilla is the internet 'suite'

Kiroshi · December 19th, 2004

Avant, Opera, Maxthon... is IE safer if I upgrade to SP2? To many...

**Yeloazndevil** · December 19th, 2004

no such thing as the best browser

**I-Chan** · December 19th, 2004

Actually, Firefox is faster for me. It depends, however, on the extensions you have installed. Ad-block, to name one, can be a hit in page rendering if you have a huge filter list. I have used MyIE2/Maxthon for almost a year, but, despite the nice enhanced functionality, it's almost as safe as IE is. Blocks pop-ups and some ads, nothing else. If security is important for you, keep firefox.

furbyhater · December 20th, 2004

Definitely FireFox. I don't notice any speed diff comp. to ie, and there are less crashes + all the extensions, why would i want to use ie !?

**moomoomoo** · December 20th, 2004

Hmm. I tried firefox a while ago, and it looked horrible. But I like it now; usable interface with nice icons, minus all the problems of IE.

Seta-San · December 20th, 2004

best part of firefox to me is that it's interface is alot like IE but like moomoo said without the problems. To make things fair Firefox is probably just as vulnerable to hackers but because IE is so dominate it's always the one that gets hit. I'd say go to a browser that isn't used by many people. You'll be safe due to scarcity.

KanedA · December 20th, 2004

what can I say... FirefoX roX

Cid Highwind · December 20th, 2004

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Originally Posted by furbyhater

Definitely FireFox. I don't notice any speed diff comp. to ie, and there are less crashes + all the extensions, why would i want to use ie !?

On my old computer I notice that FireFox as an application loads faster and uses less resources than IE.

Norbi · December 20th, 2004

Firefox for me. It came out recently, and already it got lot of fans! IE is too slow, and without the option of having multiple sites open at once.

Jldnr77 · December 20th, 2004

Firefox is actually faster for me alot of times....the only problem is with pages that have lots of pics on them....firefox seems to not like to many pics

RZetlin · December 20th, 2004

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Originally Posted by bahamut_2006

Firefox. Period. I only use IE when I absolutely have to (and its not very often) Their is no reason to use anything else.

There is one feature that I wished Firefox had.

The ability to save open webpages when you close the browser. So that way I can continue to surf the websites where I left off. Opera and Maxthon has to feature, why not Firefox?

Firefox also seen to crash when trying to print out selected text on a website.

Cypherswipe · December 20th, 2004

Well, you can bookmark the pages you're on and then go back to them. This also allows you to go back to a whole set of pages. When you bookmark, you can choose to save all tabs in a folder. When you return, you can go to your bookmarks, right click the folder, and choose "open in tabs". Bingo. You are now exactly where you left off.

kof2k has it bass ackwards, firefox is the faster version of mozilla, not the other way around. Mozilla was first, but was rather slow. Firefox came out to address some of the speed issues. As I-chan stated however, the extensions you have can slow it down a lot, if you have too many, or if you have one that is buggy or bloated.

Firefox is best, mozilla is close but bigger download and generally slower. Opera is also good, except for it being shareware/adware and having fewer customization options.
IE is garbage. Period. Frontends like avant and maxthon can improve it, but it's rather like putting your garbage bags in a pretty painted can instead of the plain old rusty can. If you're concerned with security, DON'T GO NEAR IE or anything based on IE. No matter what windows updates you have, IE is always highly vulnerable to active-x and BHOs. Not to mention the fact that IE gives hackers a direct link to the heart of your OS. If they crash any other browser, they simply ruin the browser. If they crash IE, your whole system's toast.

Kiroshi · December 20th, 2004

I have been using Firefox since it's first beta and I still say they need to make it faster. If you load a webpage in Firefox and IE, then close them both, and re-open to the same page Firefox does have a longer time starting and loading the entire page.

Firefox is the best browser for security but I wish they would speed it up a little.

RZetlin · December 20th, 2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cypherswipe

Well, you can bookmark the pages you're on and then go back to them. This also allows you to go back to a whole set of pages. When you bookmark, you can choose to save all tabs in a folder. When you return, you can go to your bookmarks, right click the folder, and choose "open in tabs". Bingo. You are now exactly where you left off.

This is no different from using the Favourite bookmarks in IE.

When I open my browser I want the webapages where I left off to be opened up already.

December 19th, 2004	#1 (permalink)
Kiroshi Dont Touch Me There Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Metropolis Posts: 287	Best Browser? Which browser do you prefer? I have been using Firefox for what seems like forever now but I have noticed the speed difference compared to IE. I dont like to use IE because of security and what not and I'm still using SP1 (I dont want any of my apps breakin down). Is MyIE2 safe? I think it would be faster since it uses the IE engine. __________________ "血の死体のコレクター"

December 19th, 2004	#2 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	Firefox. Period. I only use IE when I absolutely have to (and its not very often) Their is no reason to use anything else. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

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Proto Knowledge is the solution Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Posts: 5,548	Well in fact firefox is the same as the mozilla browser, it's just that mozilla carries along the whole suite __________________

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Firefox is Mozilla sans the gumpf. Mozilla is the internet 'suite' __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

December 19th, 2004	#7 (permalink)
Kiroshi Dont Touch Me There Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Metropolis Posts: 287	Avant, Opera, Maxthon... is IE safer if I upgrade to SP2? To many... __________________ "血の死体のコレクター"

December 19th, 2004	#3 (permalink)
kof2k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: City of Angels Posts: 181	you could also try out "mozilla", it runs as fast as IE to me. And it has alot of cool stuff that firefox has too. give it a try you might like it.

December 19th, 2004	#5 (permalink)
kof2k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: City of Angels Posts: 181	isn't mozilla a lighter verion of firefox ? i mean just the web browsers themselves.

December 19th, 2004	#8 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	no such thing as the best browser

December 19th, 2004	#9 (permalink)
I-Chan Ex Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 3,085	Actually, Firefox is faster for me. It depends, however, on the extensions you have installed. Ad-block, to name one, can be a hit in page rendering if you have a huge filter list. I have used MyIE2/Maxthon for almost a year, but, despite the nice enhanced functionality, it's almost as safe as IE is. Blocks pop-ups and some ads, nothing else. If security is important for you, keep firefox. __________________ "I'm living in a dream I can't wake from" Core 2 Duo 6600 FSB 1066 \| 2048 MB DDR2 PC2 6400 800 MHZ \| NVIDIA 8800 GTS \| Sound Blaster Audigy 4 \| Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATAII+WD Caviar 250GB \| Dell 3007WFP-HC 30" Widescreen

December 20th, 2004	#10 (permalink)
furbyhater Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Switzerland Posts: 39	Definitely FireFox. I don't notice any speed diff comp. to ie, and there are less crashes + all the extensions, why would i want to use ie !?

December 20th, 2004	#11 (permalink)
moomoomoo Administrator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 844	Hmm. I tried firefox a while ago, and it looked horrible. But I like it now; usable interface with nice icons, minus all the problems of IE.

December 20th, 2004	#12 (permalink)
Seta-San PCSX2ベータテスター Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,393	best part of firefox to me is that it's interface is alot like IE but like moomoo said without the problems. To make things fair Firefox is probably just as vulnerable to hackers but because IE is so dominate it's always the one that gets hit. I'd say go to a browser that isn't used by many people. You'll be safe due to scarcity. __________________

December 20th, 2004	#13 (permalink)
KanedA PS2 PAL[v9] Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PolanD Posts: 5,288	what can I say... FirefoX roX __________________

December 20th, 2004	#15 (permalink)
Norbi KO'ed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: TBA Posts: 934	Firefox for me. It came out recently, and already it got lot of fans! IE is too slow, and without the option of having multiple sites open at once.

December 20th, 2004	#16 (permalink)
Jldnr77 Emulation Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 731	Firefox is actually faster for me alot of times....the only problem is with pages that have lots of pics on them....firefox seems to not like to many pics __________________ Current Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester/ 2 GB Corsair PC3200 Ram / DVD-RW DL Light Scribe / Lite-On SOHW-832S DVD+-RW DL / 200 Gig Samsung HD / 250 Gig Maxtor HD / Nvidia GeForce 7600GT 256 MB PCI-E / Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS Bruce Almighty: How do you make someone love you without affecting free will? God: Good Question. If you find the answer to that, let me know.

December 20th, 2004	#18 (permalink)
Cypherswipe Extra Large Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 934	Well, you can bookmark the pages you're on and then go back to them. This also allows you to go back to a whole set of pages. When you bookmark, you can choose to save all tabs in a folder. When you return, you can go to your bookmarks, right click the folder, and choose "open in tabs". Bingo. You are now exactly where you left off. kof2k has it bass ackwards, firefox is the faster version of mozilla, not the other way around. Mozilla was first, but was rather slow. Firefox came out to address some of the speed issues. As I-chan stated however, the extensions you have can slow it down a lot, if you have too many, or if you have one that is buggy or bloated. Firefox is best, mozilla is close but bigger download and generally slower. Opera is also good, except for it being shareware/adware and having fewer customization options. IE is garbage. Period. Frontends like avant and maxthon can improve it, but it's rather like putting your garbage bags in a pretty painted can instead of the plain old rusty can. If you're concerned with security, DON'T GO NEAR IE or anything based on IE. No matter what windows updates you have, IE is always highly vulnerable to active-x and BHOs. Not to mention the fact that IE gives hackers a direct link to the heart of your OS. If they crash any other browser, they simply ruin the browser. If they crash IE, your whole system's toast. __________________

December 20th, 2004	#19 (permalink)
Kiroshi Dont Touch Me There Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Metropolis Posts: 287	I have been using Firefox since it's first beta and I still say they need to make it faster. If you load a webpage in Firefox and IE, then close them both, and re-open to the same page Firefox does have a longer time starting and loading the entire page. Firefox is the best browser for security but I wish they would speed it up a little. __________________ "血の死体のコレクター"

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