which browser for low spec PC

[GeX]

howdy. after some advice here.

my laptop is low spec, p3 500 with 256mb RAM. It runs WinXP SP2 quite happily, and for what it is - its a nippy little laptop. i've been using IE6 on it for a while, and know it's about time i updated it.

thing is, on my main PC i run firefox, and i've noticed it's quite memory hungry.

so what im wondering, which current generation of browsers use the least amount of resources.

 

[GeX]

looks like it's getting opera on there then ta

 

[GeX]

opera now installed

how do i get rid of the 'frame' round the browser window - specifically the one down the left hand side?

edit; gone, panels!

can i ditch the file, edit, view etc menus too? hmmm.