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Solve : What is the best internet browser for Vista?? |
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Answer» Hey, I was wondering what the best I.B there is for Vista?MOZILLA Firefox with a few add-ons and Macfox Graphite theme is the best interent browser hands down!Personally, I choose Firefox, because I like the way it handles a lot better than IE. I find it's faster to start, faster when browsing, faster even when downloading files. I seem to be the only one who has always experienced the contrary. Still a good browser, though.Quote from: Calum on July 15, 2007, 03:43:39 AM Personally, I choose Firefox, because I like the way it handles a lot better than IE. I agree. And this is another positive vote for Firefox. Quote ... faster even when downloading files. Can't say for sure about this. I prefer Free Download Manager. It allows you to stop, come back later, and re-start. www.freedownloadmanager.org/index.htm if anybody is interested. Quote Plus it's a lot more customizable. Well said. Quote from: Beta Quadrant on July 14, 2007, 06:16:28 PM Hey, I was wondering what the best I.B there is for Vista?I'm believe some or all of the previous respondents are referring to their experience with Windows XP, not Vista, but I also believe that's irrelevant. The latest version of IE is 7, whether you're using Windows XP or Vista. Likewise, the version of Firefox is probably the same. I am referring to XP because I've only used Vista briefly. Firefox 2.0.0.4 and IE7 are the same for each OS, the only difference is of course the OS as far as I am aware. I don't believe there would be much of a difference between using each browser on XP compared to Vista, so I think all these opinions are still valid. Quote Can't say for sure about this. I prefer Free Download Manager.You recommended that to me before, I did use it for a while. But I didn't like the way it worked and looked, so I just went back to using Firefox for normal downloads, uTorrent for large ones, and DownThemAll for getting lots of things off one site or page. Here's an example of my IE7 compared to Firefox downloading the same file. Firefox, max speed: 280kb/sec. IE7, max speed: 100kb/sec. Firefox = over twice as fast, for me at least.I think the Download Statusbar (Firefox extension) is very good. Instead of opening another window with all your downloads, its in the bar just above the windows tool bar below.Although it's a bit irrelevant, here's another positive vote for Free Download Manager. It's a must-have for anyone on a slow connection. Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 16, 2007, 04:24:06 AM I think the Download Statusbar (Firefox extension) is very good. Instead of opening another window with all your downloads, its in the bar just above the windows tool bar below.I have that add-on as well and it's definitely a lot nicer than the additional window.Quote from: Calum on July 16, 2007, 03:36:02 AM QuoteCan't say for sure about this. I prefer Free Download Manager.You recommended that to me before, I did use it for a while. But I didn't like the way it worked and looked, so I just went back to using Firefox for normal downloads, FDM will let you stop a large download, come back to TOMORROW and re-start it. I don't think Firefox's built in download manager will do that. I think you can only pause a download for as long as Firefox is loaded. Correct me on that if I'm wrong. This feature is probably what CBMatt was getting at with his comment about slower connections. Agreed that it sure does look different, especially compared to Firefox's plain and simple built in download manager. Like a lot of programs, they complicate things with a ton of options. Once I got used to it, I can ignore all the stuff I don't need. Quote Here's an example of my IE7 compared to Firefox downloading the same file. Firefox, max speed: 280kb/sec. IE7, max speed: 100kb/sec. Interesting. Thanks. I wonder why that is.... Quote FDM will let you stop a large download, come back to tomorrow and re-start it.If I have a downland so large I will need to do that, I use uTorrent. Quote I don't think Firefox's built in download manager will do that. I think you can only pause a download for as long as Firefox is loaded.You are correct. When you load Firefox again the download is still listed, if Firefox has been told to remember downloads, but as failed rather than paused.. You then have to restart it. Quote Agreed that it sure does look different, especially compared to Firefox's plain and simple built in download manager. Like a lot of programs, they complicate things with a ton of options. Once I got used to it, I can ignore all the stuff I don't need.I guess I would have got used to it, but it was just simpler for me to GO on the way I did before. Quote Interesting. Thanks.Agreed, it is interesting, and odd. I personally have no interest in why this is so, I use IE only for Windows UPDATE and to test things occasionally, like this download speed. Other than that, the IE Tab extension works fine for me. I think I can use Windows Update from IE tab as well but I find Firefox slows down when I am opening IE tabs within it, so I tend to avoid it.ive used both IE7 and firefox in both my mom and friend have it. I'm a big fan of firefox and for me and every computer i've put it on the users say its better then IE and on vista it works nice.I wont use anything other then firefox. With addons like adblocker, weather, gmail notifer, grease monkey, and lynx internet radio, and all the other crap I have installed I just can't go back to IE.Hmm.... Another IE vs FF thread. Quote from: CBMatt on July 16, 2007, 08:03:56 AM Although it's a bit irrelevant, here's another positive vote for Free Download Manager. It's a must-have for anyone on a slow connection.So true! I started using FDM when I had dial-up, and now I'm addicted to it. |
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