Firefox 3 released

motivez · 06-20-2008, 04:03 AM

Just in case you guys didn't hear, it was released a day or so ago.

I installed it and am really liking it so far.

Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable

JaJae · 06-20-2008, 08:30 AM

I'm liking it as well. My old Firefox used to crash a lot, but this seems more stable.

Scrum · 06-20-2008, 08:47 AM

I have been using the beta version on my main PC for a while. Much better than FF2.

Ardentfrost · 06-20-2008, 09:59 AM

FF3 is awesome.

Be aware, I heard there are problems with FF3 and MS Sharepoint. If your job uses that, you might want to hold off.

motivez · 06-23-2008, 04:57 AM

Also, if you use torbutton, you'll get logged out all the time. What a freaking annoyance.

That's not really a FF3 problem though

Phantom · 06-23-2008, 10:02 AM

I can't tell much difference between 2 and 3 except 3 seems to take a bit longer to startup.

Anyone else notice longer startup times for FF3?

JaJae · 06-23-2008, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Phantom

I can't tell much difference between 2 and 3 except 3 seems to take a bit longer to startup.

Anyone else notice longer startup times for FF3?

I didn't notice a difference, it may have to do with system specs though. They say it's supposed to be faster all around. I presume that means they're making better use of memory. But it might take a little more processing power to get it there.

motivez · 06-23-2008, 11:17 AM

It's definitely using less memory on my home computer.

Scrum · 06-23-2008, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Phantom

I can't tell much difference between 2 and 3 except 3 seems to take a bit longer to startup.

Anyone else notice longer startup times for FF3?

3 seems a lot faster to me across the board.

motivez · 06-25-2008, 07:56 AM

Here's a good link about memory usage.. It benchmarks FF3 with other browsers, including Safari, Opera, a FF2 based browser, and IE:

"The author developed a program to snapshot memory usage per process every 3 seconds on Windows. Using this he recorded 3 hours of memory usage for five different browsers under real-world usage scenarios: Safari 3.1, Firefox 3, Flock 1.2 (a browser based on Firefox 2), Opera 9.5, and Internet Explorer 8. A million data points indicate that Firefox 3 has a surprising advantage over the other browsers tested. These are real-world tests and not contrived benchmarks."

Firefox 3 Memory Benchmarks and Comparison