Re:Opera: Still competing, still growing (Interview with CEO)
by zandorg on Friday August 07, 2009 @01:24PM
(#748050)
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.
Re:Opera: Still competing, still growing (Interview with CEO)
by Pistos2 on Friday August 07, 2009 @01:42PM
(#748113)
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".)
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!