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    Browsers (IE,FF,CH) killing my laptop under Win 8.1

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by icehell, Nov 4, 2013.

  1. icehell

    icehell Notebook Evangelist

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    have downloaded Maxthon and much better as 3 browsers!!!
    does anybody have issues with browsers under win 8.1 ?
     
    icehell, Nov 4, 2013
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    Have used all 3 of the above browsers in W8.1, with no issues.
     
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  3. icehell

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    use much process .... feel like am gaming not browsing!!!
     
    icehell, Nov 4, 2013
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    No issues here, IE11, FF and Opera 12 and whatever the latest version of Opera running on Google's Blink engine is.

    Opera 12 feels like a bit of a hog on my atom slate, but it felt like that in 8.0 anyways.
     
    tijo, Nov 4, 2013
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    No issues with IE11 here. I don't routinely use Chrome or Firefox, so I can't comment on them.
     
    Mitlov, Nov 4, 2013
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  6. Rodster

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    I'm using all three and no issues and that's running W8.1 x64 on a 2009 Toshiba Satellite P7350 and 4GB of ram.

    What are your specs?
     
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  7. icehell

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    2008 COMPAL jhl90 cor2duo, 2 GB DDR2...
    Firefox is known for issue with flash player otherwise its the fastest......
    have used Opera today and have the same issue...hanging!!!
    the only good is Maxthon...first time to use it...
    think its cash memory prob.
     
    icehell, Nov 5, 2013
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    Yes me too - that is some pretty nifty browser indeed ! Just recommended it to friends.
     
    Woodentop, Nov 6, 2013
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    IE11 once I cleared the cache now loads as fast as ever on my 2 GB atom slate. Modern browsers can be somewhat of RAM hogs, so if you start going nuts with the amount of tabs, etc, you will likely run into slowdowns.
     
    tijo, Nov 6, 2013
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  10. icehell

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    lost and found it!
    i have android simulator make conflict with the 3 Browsers bec. of shockwave player......Maxthon still make no crash! even its not the best choice as Browser!
     
    icehell, Nov 20, 2013
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  11. icehell

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    OPERA is the lead now
     
    icehell, Jan 31, 2014
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