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Until recently, I used Firefox on my Mac, and had been for a couple of years. I got tired of the browser being a bit slow and consistently consuming 20-30% CPU
by atombender 6y ago
Until recently, I used Firefox on my Mac, and had been for a couple of years. I got tired of the browser being a bit slow and consistently consuming 20-30% CPU even when not doing anything. My MacBook Pro's fan was running 100% of the time. I don't have many tabs open and never found an explanation.
Last week, I decided I had enough, and switched over to Chrome. Now the fan doesn't run anymore, and Chrome consumes much less CPU. I was also quite astounded by just how much faster Chrome is. Firefox feels fine when using it, but even with all the Rust stuff they've integrated, it still can't measure up to Chrome. It feels like I've upgraded my machine.
I don't miss anything from Firefox. I wouldn't mind having something like container tabs, but I can do without them. On the contrary, I discover things I prefer in Chrome. Like the really superior 1Password integration that fully enables form fields, or the way keyword searches work from the address bar.
I say this with some regret — I'd rather have Mozilla dominate the web than Google. But if they had thousands of people working on Firefox and still couldn't make it as good, I'm not holding out hope.
- nikon 6y agoI did the same, but Chrome -> Safari. My battery life is considerably better.
- atombender 6y agoI'd certainly prefer Safari (which I used for years), but it is unfortunately severely lacking in extensions.
- pdimitar 6y agoSafari almost has no extensions, and is severely lagging on a workstation-grade Mac and I suspect it's the huge amount of bookmarks that I have. Furthermore, invoking the list of tabs (actually a grid of tabs) is also very slow and feels like the machine is struggling doing it. I like Safari. It's extremely lightweight. But it's not given proper attention by Apple, which is a big shame. They have the resources to make it as fast as Chrome is. But they don't. :(