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mrcharly-YHT

lightweight browsers
« on: 18 December, 2008, 09:56:06 am »
I have an old tablet pc we are using for web browsing etc. It's running a strange 800Mhz processor, so is a bit slow . . .

I'm looking for an alternative browser to IE or Firefox (I like firefox but it is a bit resource-hungry).

Tried Chrome and I'm not very impressed so far - it remembers passwords even when told not to!
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LEE

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #1 on: 18 December, 2008, 10:10:55 am »
I had a similar old Laptop and followed advice here to run Ubuntu and it's Firefox Browser.

Ubuntu seemd to breathe life back into the old processor
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pcolbeck

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #2 on: 18 December, 2008, 10:22:28 am »
Lightweight Linux distribution (DSL or Xubuntu) and Dillo. It will fly with DSL and Dillo.
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I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

Phil

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #3 on: 18 December, 2008, 10:26:49 am »
Try an install of Opera - it's impressively efficient. 
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #4 on: 18 December, 2008, 10:27:57 am »
Thank you phil. The first sensible response!
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Phil

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #5 on: 18 December, 2008, 10:33:48 am »
:D

I forgot to add: 'and then install FreeBSD!'
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #6 on: 18 December, 2008, 11:04:11 am »
Then you join the "useless suggestion" brigade!  Back in the corner and put your pointy hat on.
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border-rider

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #7 on: 18 December, 2008, 11:28:35 am »
The problem is that there are some lightweight browsers - but I can't offhand think of one for Windows.

Opera's a very nice browser, but in its latest incarnation it's not so skinny.

So the answers to your question aren't as obtuse as they might appear ;)

edit [GIYF]:

try this

K-Meleon

or this

The Off By One Web Browser

or look here

Web Browsers

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Phil

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #8 on: 18 December, 2008, 11:34:34 am »
Opera's not so bad really.  The startup load is fairly high, but the CPU load and memory cost for each page load is far lower under Opera than under FF, Safari, or IE. 

I'll take a look at k-meleon, it looks neat. 
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border-rider

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #9 on: 18 December, 2008, 11:38:11 am »
k-meleon looks like it is up-to-date and being maintained, which I suspect might not be the case for other Win lightweight browsers.

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mrcharly-YHT

Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #10 on: 18 December, 2008, 11:45:37 am »
Maybe I should have specified that I'm not going to install a new os, it simply isn't worth the time and hassle.

I've found a set of old test figures. Interestingly, Opera does seem to be the all-round fastest on Windows. Chrome wasn't in the test.

http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/browserSpeed.html#winspeed

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Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #11 on: 18 December, 2008, 11:52:33 am »
Chrome is lightweight the way I am!
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Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #12 on: 18 December, 2008, 01:06:36 pm »
Lynx?   :demon:

100% successful at blocking banner ads... as well as all other graphics!  ;D
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Valiant

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Re: lightweight browsers
« Reply #13 on: 18 December, 2008, 03:46:26 pm »
Minimo (Baby Firefox) and Opera mobile

I managed to get both working on my ancient laptop.
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