I recently needed 256MB more memory, having only 512MB. I could put a new memory stick in my laptop (this is a problem because either it's 2 256MB cards, or it might short out, as it did when I tried to upgrade the RAM months ago).
My solution?
Well, Firefox was using 350MB to display 10 tabs. I upgraded Opera to 9.64, put those links in 10 tabs, and it uses only 150MB.
Yes, Firefox memory usage grows without limit over time; but to be fair, so does Opera's. Opera's growth is just less. (These comments tempered with "YMMV".)
[+] [-] zandorg|16 years ago|reply
My solution?
Well, Firefox was using 350MB to display 10 tabs. I upgraded Opera to 9.64, put those links in 10 tabs, and it uses only 150MB.
So I've saved 200MB without upgrading my RAM!
[+] [-] Pistos2|16 years ago|reply
[+] [-] crzivn|16 years ago|reply
[+] [-] ergbvreg|16 years ago|reply
Posted from Opera, been using it since version 3
[+] [-] aichcon|16 years ago|reply