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Thank God they have not messed with layout of the windows version,unlike what they did to the Android/tablet one 
Awful trying to use it now
Awful trying to use it now
Why you SHOULD be using Firefox
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im trying out brave at the moment and it seems much faster !
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firefox? its still a bit crappy for me
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If speed is what your after with a Chrome alternative give Edge ago, Microsoft have managed to work magic on it for speed and ram usage. I'm finding myself using Edge more at home than FF these days even with the speed boost in 83 Edge still 'feels' faster.
The new Edge is excellent, only reason I haven’t fully moved over is the lack of password generation but that might change soon as Microsoft are adding cross-platform password management with their Authenticator app.
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i just assumed it would be pants like ie but i guess i should try it
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Just use brave...
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i have been and recommend it !
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Edge Chromium here too. It just works, can't say I've had any browsing problems or responsiveness issues or lag. Never crashed for me once, and I've used it since first release. It comes with built in ad blocking / tracking blocking that you can set to your taste and if you want you can still use extensions, such as AdGuard over the top. And you can install extensions from other stores if you wish. Not noticed any rendering issues. I'd recommend people give it a try.
Which sites are people using where performance is an issue? Don't think I have ever been to a site that made me think the browser was slow. I don't use that many sites though and never have more than two or three tabs open, manly just one tab.
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Youtube and Twitch seem to be the sites most people on the subreddit complain about.
Only page given me some trouble at times is the Sky Sports football website. The ad banners either side are very heavy and cause 100% GPU usage in Firefox.
uBlock Origin. I don't know how anyone can use the 'modern' web without it tbh. If you care to spend 20 mins learning how it works, setting it in Hard Mode, or even Medium Mode will transform your Internet experience (in any browser).
If you insist on not running a content blocker, the slow-down is probably related to Firefox's inbuilt tracking protection and HTTPS/OCSP enforcement and SSL settings. Firefox is only a small fraction of a second slower than Chromium when loading pages for me, and that's only because I have encrypted DNS and encrypted SNI enabled. Chromium doesn't support reliably either of those features, and is thus a fraction 'faster'. Once the initial connection is made (i.e. DNS resolved, certs validated etc) it's as fast as any other browser/engine going forward... until I close the browser and the in-memory cache clears, as I have offline cache disabled for security/privacy reasons.
Edit: For those who won't click through, here's a typical website's connections to third parties with and without uBlock Origin. It nicely illustrates why the modern web feels so 'slow' without an adblocker.
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