Browser tests.

[gillywibble]

Did a few tests with different browsers to see which is the fastest.

Opening window within browser (in seconds):-

Firefox

1.28
1.15
1.15
1.16

IE7

3.21
2.53
2.44
2.31

Opera

1.92
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90

Safari

1.28
0.85
0.81
0.85

Loading Java based application:-

Firefox

19.21
18.90

IE7

24.25
19.03

Opera

21.28
18.49

Safari

1.05.92
1.03.99

Not sure why Safari struggled with Java. On normal surfing it is very quick. I need to run more tests to get a better picture.

 

[gillywibble]

Looks like there's some precaching going on too - notice that for every browser, the time drops after the first load.

Yes, I noticed that too.

There are no add ons. I'll clear cache and test again.