Firefox is a monster resource hog. how can it not be?

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Addons will increase them memory usage, but even without addons, firefox still has some strange behavior.

Some say it is a memory leak while others say it's not a true memory leak, you can try tweaking some settings in about:config, but there is nothing out there that will "fix" it for everyone:


4 memory reduction tweaks for Firefox | Thinktechno.com
 
seoquake
firebug
flashgot
greasemonkey
download status bar
colorzilla
checkboxmate
autopager
autfill forms

its ridiculous though. i had 4 tabs running and it was using 600,000k
 
I've always had resource issues (mainly RAM) with firefox. I just don't notice it anymore, because I have 4gb of RAM and only use about 1.5gb...

I just looked and firefox is using 184mb right now, with 7 plugins and 2 tabs.
 
My firefox 3 was getting ungodly slow, especually if was typing out an address I'd have to wait almost 10 seconds thru as the browser locked up til I could type further.

I've since then switched to Safari 4 and enjoying it. Much much much faster, and is 100% CSS3 compliant.
 
I'd really like to switch but damn, I've already gotten dependent on a lot of the addons.
 
Right-click your Firefox launch icon, click Properties, click the Compatibility tab, make sure the check box under Compatibility mode is unchecked and restart Firefox.
 
I use opera
keep 25 tabs open at all times and still works as smooth as butter.!
 
I would switch, Firefox is such a pig, but I can't live without Firebug, Rank Checker, or Twitter Fox.
 
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