Camino Vs Firefox

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Hey,

On my Macintosh I am always looking for the most lightweight apps to use for everything, but I have always been using Safari since inception.

I thought about switching across to Firefox to have a smaller memory footprint, but then I realised that Camino was a native Macintosh app.

So now I ask - which should I go for? Firefox or Camino? is there any really benefits when using it on the Internet?

I also used to use Flock but I would like some opinions for you - the Macintosh brethren!

Rich
 
I've used Firefox on Windows since the 1.0 release, so when I bought my iBook I just used Firefox.

I've tried Camino a couple of times and while it is faster & uses less resources, I just like Firefox better plugins etc. Besides I have no need for a third browser on my laptop.
 
Will_3rd said:
I've used Firefox on Windows since the 1.0 release, so when I bought my iBook I just used Firefox.

I've tried Camino a couple of times and while it is faster & uses less resources, I just like Firefox better plugins etc. Besides I have no need for a third browser on my laptop.
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Cool Cool,

Well - while as I do like Firefox for the plugin ability (there does seem to be some Camino plugins about on the internet though) I do not use that many really.

Any more opinions guys?

Rich
 
I Firefox because it was what I was used to before the switch and what I liked.

The only downside is the un-mac-like buttons etc.
 
I use Safari primarily due to the fact it has autocomplete in the address bar without having to use the down and right keys to select the webpage from a list. Really makes life a lot easier!
 
Damn you Will_3rd.. stealing my Firefox skins :p

Both browsers use a different engine, so both are faster than the other in different areas.

I recommend tweaking Firefox using the tips over at http://www.tweakguides.com for max benefit! :D
 
Camino is good, but it would be so much better if it supported Firefox extensions :(

I love aronnax's Firefox themes :D

also, with regard to speed:

Safari > Camino > Firefox
 
I have used Firefox for ages no matter what platform I am using (as long as you can get FF for it!)

Used Firefox on my 1st Gen TFT iMac. Use Firefox in Windows at home and at work. I now use Firefox on my MacBook. Safari is OK but I just prefer Firefox...


Oh and Camino sucks because it doesn't support Firefox extensions so no AdBlock or Delicious.
 
I really like the general "slick" feel of Safari, but some of it's default behaviour I don't really like (certain things STILL open in new windows not tabs, the download window won't auto close, if you stop and remove a download from the download window you're still left with a partial file etc.), and without an Adblock-like add-on with support for filter lists (stops my MacBook's fan going insane on sites that decide to plaster pages with all manner of flash things) it makes me stay with Firefox :)
 
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