Comments on: Safari on Windows is not really memory efficient http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/08/safari-on-windows-is-not-really-memory-efficient/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Visoothttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/08/safari-on-windows-is-not-really-memory-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-698868 Visoot Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:53:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5258#comment-698868 Running memory optimiser available with almost any utilities software alongside Safari solves the problem. Running memory optimiser available with almost any utilities software alongside Safari solves the problem.

]]> By: Robhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/08/safari-on-windows-is-not-really-memory-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-441958 Rob Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:22:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5258#comment-441958 There's no doubt that Safari (v3.1.2 and v4 dev) sucks up the memory. With normal usage, I've seen Safari eat up as much as 1 GB or more of memory. Firefox, with the same windows/tabs open, uses but a fraction of that. Using memory is fine... However, Safari doesn't give it back when it's done with it! When you close tabs or windows in Firefox, it releases (at least some of) the memory it was using for that page. Safari, however, tends to hold on to it for some cryptic reason that only Stanton Friedman is aware of. I'm still a big fan of the Safari browser. It's very fast, streaming media works MUCH better on Safari than Firefox, the GUI is simplistic yet functional... But until the memory issues get fixed and more plugins are available (for the Windows platform), Firefox isn't going anywhere. There’s no doubt that Safari (v3.1.2 and v4 dev) sucks up the memory. With normal usage, I’ve seen Safari eat up as much as 1 GB or more of memory. Firefox, with the same windows/tabs open, uses but a fraction of that. Using memory is fine… However, Safari doesn’t give it back when it’s done with it!

When you close tabs or windows in Firefox, it releases (at least some of) the memory it was using for that page. Safari, however, tends to hold on to it for some cryptic reason that only Stanton Friedman is aware of.

I’m still a big fan of the Safari browser. It’s very fast, streaming media works MUCH better on Safari than Firefox, the GUI is simplistic yet functional… But until the memory issues get fixed and more plugins are available (for the Windows platform), Firefox isn’t going anywhere.

]]> By: michaelhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/08/safari-on-windows-is-not-really-memory-efficient/comment-page-1/#comment-408033 michael Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:35:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5258#comment-408033 Naah that is not correct (on my machine anyway). I've been using opera since v2 and recently started using safari too. I'm using both now. Can't decide which I like the most... :) Anyway. With one tab Safari uses ~74000K and Opera 63000K. With two tabs both have approx 80000K. Three tabs, safari 93000K and opera 90000K. and so forth. Thus safari uses a little bit more but not much. cheers Naah that is not correct (on my machine anyway). I’ve been using opera since v2 and recently started using safari too. I’m using both now. Can’t decide which I like the most… :)

Anyway. With one tab Safari uses ~74000K and Opera 63000K. With two tabs both have approx 80000K. Three tabs, safari 93000K and opera 90000K. and so forth. Thus safari uses a little bit more but not much.

cheers

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