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Comments on: New Firefox beta even faster than FF3

Firefox 3.1 beta 1 delivers the fastest iteration of Mozilla's browser yet, although it takes a small tweak to activate the new JavaScript engine.

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by RashidiB October 14, 2008 5:56 PM PDT: Seth, how does the speed of this new release compare to Google's Chrome?
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by BlitzBoy1120 October 14, 2008 6:25 PM PDT

holy crap im using it right now, and is it fast!

The only drawback is that 80% of my add-ons don't work with it.

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by kylebuttermore October 15, 2008 2:32 PM PDT: same thing happened to me, its faster but there are too many bugs...; Like this


by Anysia October 16, 2008 6:01 PM PDT: Install Nightly Tester Tools. That will solve the problem of addons not working, with the exception of AIRoboForm. (that's the only one I have having problem with using); Like this


by rhicrunner October 14, 2008 7:50 PM PDT: Seth, I dont know whats up with your Firefox 3.0.3, but I scored 2792.6 ms on the JavaScript benchmark test with 3.0.3 here..; Like this Reply to this comment


by dbodizzle October 14, 2008 10:05 PM PDT: I did the same test from 3.0.3, to 3.1 beta. And the test showed a small improvement about 300ms, but nothing substantial like 5000 to 2700; Like this Reply to this comment


by dbodizzle October 14, 2008 10:11 PM PDT: I did the same test from 3.0.3, to 3.1 beta. And the test showed a small improvement about 300ms, but nothing substantial like 5000 to 2700

I also did the same test in google chrome, and it improved from 3.1beta(4800), to google chrome(4400), so google chrome if the fastest so far.; Like this Reply to this comment

by goodspeed8701 October 15, 2008 12:58 AM PDT

Whatever i will stick to IE

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by myles taylor October 16, 2008 12:29 PM PDT: Enjoy using what is known as the worst browser. :); Like this


by evanxxxm October 15, 2008 1:12 AM PDT: IE 71975ms
Chrome 2754ms
Firefox 3 4843ms
Firefox beta 3953ms; Like this Reply to this comment


by NickChaplin October 15, 2008 1:31 AM PDT: After enabling javascript.options.jit.content i got 2006.0ms in sunspider BUT

after enabling javascript.options.jit.chrome i was getting 1606.0ms

what does this option do exactly?; Like this Reply to this comment

by NickChaplin October 15, 2008 1:33 AM PDT

After enabling javascript.options.jit.content i got 2006.0ms in sunspider BUT

after enabling javascript.options.jit.chrome i was getting 1606.0ms

what does this option do exactly?

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by Doctor Entropy October 16, 2008 8:30 PM PDT: Switches the Javascript engine to the new one.

Personally, I've no real interest in running Javascript faster. I'm much more likely to block it.
If designers would write better code, be it Javascript, html, or whatever; I'm sure the performance boost would
be even better. Lazy web designers. They also need to stop running a lot of their junk client-side,
especially in the "web-apps" department.; Like this


by ASaringer October 15, 2008 8:00 AM PDT: My results:

Chrome = ~2200
Firefox 3.1 beta = ~2600
Firefox 3.0.3 = ~3100
IE 7 = ~29000

Ran each test twice. While Chrome and FF 3.1 are a little faster, I'm not seeing the leaps and bounds that some people are reporting...

Using a Lenovo T61, T7300 @ 2.0 Ghz, 2 GB DDR2 667.; Like this Reply to this comment


by ASaringer October 15, 2008 8:09 AM PDT: I forgot to include Opera 9.6! My bad... :)

Opera 9.6 = ~3800; Like this Reply to this comment

by SoulHunterF October 15, 2008 8:53 AM PDT

Ive gotten different rsults were firefox beta was faster then chrome
FF 3.1 Beta: 1318.8ms
Chrome: 1518.0ms
FF 3.0.3: 2673.4ms
IE 7: 33884.8ms

We can see that the Beta version of FF is the fastest of the current Browsers, can anyone confirm my results .

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by sims2k October 15, 2008 8:54 PM PDT: Here are my results:
Safari 4.0 for Windows: 2822.0ms
Firefox 3.03 : 4345.6ms
IE 7: : 37817.0ms; Like this

by imacpwr October 15, 2008 9:27 AM PDT

Define "even faster"..?
If all of these browsers were each even faster than it's predecessor as the claims claim then double clicking on its icon should have no response to the naked eye because the browser had already opened, downloaded the page and closed again faster than the blink of an eye...

;)

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by myles taylor October 15, 2008 10:59 AM PDT: There are too many variables to the browsing experience. Your computer has to power the browser so no matter how fast it is, if your computer is slow, it will render slowly. Then you have to take the speed of your internet into account. If your internet is slow, doesn't matter what browser you are using, browsing will be slow. A faster browser is only faster if your computer is fast and your internet connection is fast.; Like this


by myles taylor October 15, 2008 10:57 AM PDT: "Private Browsing, Mozilla's answer to Google Chrome's Incognito."

Wasn't private browsing originally something that came with Safari and something that Chrome (and IE 8) copied? To give Google the credit is misleading.; Like this Reply to this comment

by srosenblatt October 15, 2008 11:44 AM PDT

@myles taylor, i referenced incognito and not the safari innovation because although safari's had been around for years, and mozilla had made a decision not to implement the feature in FF3, it wasn't until chrome came along that we got the official announcement that Private Browsing would drop in FF3.1.

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by myles taylor October 16, 2008 12:28 PM PDT: I see the connection now. Thanks for clarifying. :); Like this


by anmath2 October 15, 2008 2:23 PM PDT: Hey seth im havin sum problems with the 3d tabs. i did wot u asked be to do to enable tracemonkey by typin in about:config and then changing the bootlean from flase to tru, i restarted firefox and when i click ctrl-tab, its still 2d and just flips between pages, no 3d preview or aything, can u help me?; Like this Reply to this comment


by coffee_shop October 15, 2008 3:30 PM PDT: anmath im having the same problem i dont have any 3d tabs; Like this Reply to this comment


by The User October 15, 2008 5:14 PM PDT: What's the point of having Chrome, again?; Like this Reply to this comment

by evanxxxm October 15, 2008 5:14 PM PDT

i have 3d tabs when i press Ctrl+tab, but where did the navigation bar "new tab" button go?
i dont want to press the small "+" at the very right side, i want it right there next to home button.....

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by SoulHunterF October 16, 2008 9:38 AM PDT: go in view, toolbar and then customize, then just drag it in wear ever you want; Like this


by sims2k October 15, 2008 8:55 PM PDT: Here are my results:
Safari 4.0 for Windows: 2822.0ms
Firefox 3.03 : 4345.6ms
IE 7: : 37817.0ms; Like this Reply to this comment