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> "I do all this on 8GB ram on a macbook from 2012 and it runs fast and smoothl" Either you found a marmaid MacBook or your idea of "fast" is different from mi

by usaphp 10y ago

> "I do all this on 8GB ram on a macbook from 2012 and it runs fast and smoothl" Either you found a marmaid MacBook or your idea of "fast" is different from mine. I had to upgrade my maxed out 2012 rMBP because even when I have only photoshop/sketch and chrome browser open it will struggle. Now I have the 2015 maxed out rMBP and whenever I watch YouTube, use photoshop/sketch, mamp and browser tabs with dev console open it just strugglea...

jacobolus 10y ago
The problem here is Chrome. Much more resource use than Safari. (In particular, Safari is great at throttling CPU to background tabs.)
- usaphp 10y ago
  Well I don't like safari for web debugging and their dev console to edit elements is just much more cumbersome than one in Chrome, I've tried many times to go back to Safari but it was not as good for me as chrome
  - wingworks 10y ago
    Yeah I agree, I do find Safari is MUCH faster than Chrome, even with things like Google's of Google Maps. I've also tried Safari's dev tools, and like you, I much prefer Google Chrome's dev tools. Also Google seems to be much more active in the web space then Safari.
- rahimnathwani 10y ago
  https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspende...
- arthurfm 10y ago
  > The problem here is Chrome. Chrome 55 (due to be released on 6th December) is meant to use upto 50% less RAM [1]. [1] https://chromeunboxed.com/chrome-update-significantly-reduces-memory-usage/ https://chromeunboxed.com/chrome-update-significantly-reduce...
- dep_b 10y ago
  Yeah definitely don't forget to add 8GB of RAM and an extra battery pack if you want to use Chrome. It consumes more than most operating systems just to show a few pages of information. Since I've banished it off my computer everything works a lot smoother and battery life is improved drastically. Safari for basic stuff and Firefox when Safari doesn't cut it.

by usaphp 10y ago

jacobolus 10y ago

The problem here is Chrome. Much more resource use than Safari. (In particular, Safari is great at throttling CPU to background tabs.)

usaphp 10y ago
Well I don't like safari for web debugging and their dev console to edit elements is just much more cumbersome than one in Chrome, I've tried many times to go back to Safari but it was not as good for me as chrome
- wingworks 10y ago
  Yeah I agree, I do find Safari is MUCH faster than Chrome, even with things like Google's of Google Maps. I've also tried Safari's dev tools, and like you, I much prefer Google Chrome's dev tools. Also Google seems to be much more active in the web space then Safari.
rahimnathwani 10y ago
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspende...
arthurfm 10y ago
> The problem here is Chrome. Chrome 55 (due to be released on 6th December) is meant to use upto 50% less RAM [1]. [1] https://chromeunboxed.com/chrome-update-significantly-reduces-memory-usage/ https://chromeunboxed.com/chrome-update-significantly-reduce...
dep_b 10y ago
Yeah definitely don't forget to add 8GB of RAM and an extra battery pack if you want to use Chrome. It consumes more than most operating systems just to show a few pages of information. Since I've banished it off my computer everything works a lot smoother and battery life is improved drastically. Safari for basic stuff and Firefox when Safari doesn't cut it.