Mike Connors wrote: > Marvin Kosmal wrote: > >> My current computer is AMD +1800 .. ..The CPU goes to 100% when I use >> a browser.. >> >> I am running Ubuntu 8-10 Intrepid.... >> >> Suggestions for Cheap upgrade??? Something that will last another 4 >> or 5 years?? >> >> > At the risk of offending all of the Ubuntu lovers on PLUG, I've never liked > the poor resource utilization of Ubuntu. I prefer to run Debian, > specifically > Sidux, which is distro based on Debian Sid. > > There are also other distros to consider that are geared towards a small > footprint and efficient > resource utilization such as Puppy, damn small linux, or even FreeBSD, > etc... > > Also, I noticed that the Google Chrome browser uses mem/cpu resources > more efficiently than > Firefox. There's 2 other *lightweight* graphical browsers I've heard > good things about but > never used that you might want to check out: Dillo and Arora. > > Just some options to buy you some time and make using your current > computer a lil' > more tolerable... > If you just love Ubuntu to pieces, going from Ubuntu to Xbuntu will make for a big drop in resource utilization.
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