" IMO 512MB on an XP box & modern web browser is borderline unusable, especially when you consider that most anti-malware packages are resource pigs"
That is very true. Had installed a D600 with 512 MB for a traveler. After putting McAfee antivirus on there it was unusable, thrashing. Reÿé -----Original Message----- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: IE8 vs. IE7 memory consumption Show me a modern and widely-used web browser that's not a memory hog. (IE6 isn't modern; Chrome, Opera and Safari aren't widely used) It's not hard to get FF 3 up to 250 or 300MB. It's better than FF 1, 1.5 and 2 though. I don't need 3GB in my machine just to run without swapping anymore - 1GB for FF < 3, 1GB for Thunderbird 1.x and 2.x, 1GB for everything else! IMO 512MB on an XP box & modern web browser is borderline unusable, especially when you consider that most anti-malware packages are resource pigs. Carl Houseman wrote: > FYI, on Vista SP1 32-bit with 3GB and the same 18 tabs opened > immediately after IE startup. -- Phil Brutsche [email protected] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ *** The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender by return e-mail delete this e-mail and refrain from any disclosure or action based on the information. *** ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
