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mbpark · 05-08-2011, 08:51 PM

Firefox 4 is a POS.

It uses way too much memory (think slowing down a Core 2 Duo with 3GB RAM running Win7 Pro x64 edition).

Google Chrome 11 is nice, it really is, but IE9 is also really good and does accelerated video with the drivers. You need Win 7 to use it well, however. Just remember to keep it updated.

The problem is that IE8 on Windows XP is very unstable. We tested it at work, and it outright broke our corporate apps. IE8 on Windows 7 was completely stable, however, and only a couple of apps broke.

If you have Windows XP, you have the choice of Google Chrome or IE8. IE8 on XP is not good. Chrome is actually quite good on XP, and doesn't require flash player updates as it updates automatically. It's actually the most secure browser you can get out there at this point on XP, as all the security improvements in IE9 require Vista (which barely anyone runs) or Windows 7.

05-08-2011, 08:51 PM	#8
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	Firefox 4 is a POS. It uses way too much memory (think slowing down a Core 2 Duo with 3GB RAM running Win7 Pro x64 edition). Google Chrome 11 is nice, it really is, but IE9 is also really good and does accelerated video with the drivers. You need Win 7 to use it well, however. Just remember to keep it updated. The problem is that IE8 on Windows XP is very unstable. We tested it at work, and it outright broke our corporate apps. IE8 on Windows 7 was completely stable, however, and only a couple of apps broke. If you have Windows XP, you have the choice of Google Chrome or IE8. IE8 on XP is not good. Chrome is actually quite good on XP, and doesn't require flash player updates as it updates automatically. It's actually the most secure browser you can get out there at this point on XP, as all the security improvements in IE9 require Vista (which barely anyone runs) or Windows 7.