I do have a few Windows machines left around the house doing utility duty, and it seems each update of Firefox runs slower and slower. Maybe Web browsers are like the government: inevitable bloat.
I’m trying the beta of Safari (Apple’s Web browser) on Windows. It’s got some quirks, but it’s quite zippy (esp. on a fiber Internet connection) — very promising.
Andy,
Try FFox 3. Thought FFox2 is a pig on, 3 is quite speedy.
Tho I have to say, I think Webkit will be the one renderer that will rule them all. Dave Hyatt & team are doing a great job avoiding mistakes of the past…
How is the memory consumption?
My big issue with FireFox is not speed, but the amount of memory it consumes. I regularly have FireFox take up 1G+ on my 4G machine.
I agree — I think the Webkit guys are onto something.