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Which browser isn't such a battery hog?
The three computers in the test were a Gateway with an Intel processor, a Gateway with an AMD processor, and a netbook, the Asus Eee PC. The two Gateways were running Vista, with the Eee PC running XP. On the Eee PC, the browsers all came in within a few minutes of one another, meaning you should make your decision based on other features. On the other machines, though, IE was the clear leader. Firefox (with adblock installed) came in second. Because adblock keeps battery-intensive Flash elements from being displayed, running it will let you eke out an extra 10 minutes compared to standard-issue Firefox.
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Subscribe to commentsJay HathawaySep 14th 2009 5:26AM
They used Firefox with AND without adblock, and the version with adblock performed a bit better. The same 3 laptops were used for each browser, browsing the same websites, and they tested each multiple times. I'd say it was a pretty well-designed, if not necessarily definitive, experiment. The difference between FF, Chrome and Opera wasn't too great, but a nearly-30 min difference in battery life between IE and Safari makes a difference.
On the other hand, I'm never going to use a browser I don't like, just because I can use it for a longer period of time. I'm not the kind of guy who'd complain that the food is terrible and the portions are too small.
theharmonyguySep 14th 2009 11:12AM
If you factor in performance, I wonder if you actually get any benefit from the extra time using IE...
BrandonSep 14th 2009 12:00PM
Turning off important system services wouldn't improve the comparison... that's just non-sense. It's hardly surprising that IE 8 performs better, as battery life is a key performance tenet for Windows components. Other vendors haven't ever made it a priority.
You just want to disregard the study because it doesn't match with your predetermination that IE sucks, right?
youngSep 14th 2009 1:23PM
This data is absolutely true.
and it has to be this way.
because IE8 is slower than those,
IE8 probably surfed less than Chrome in the test.
LochlanSep 15th 2009 6:22PM
Chome 2, hey?