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Safari - Best Choice for the Older Mac?
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Senior User
Join Date: Jun 2007
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I'm currently using Opera to browse MacNN, as (for some reason) Safari 2.0 on my iBook is not letting me log in. I don't understand why, but it isn't.
However, using Opera has led me to the conclusion that Safari is the best browser for the less-capable Mac running OSX (see specs of the iBook below). When running Safari, I only get the beach-ball on Flash-heavy pages; in Opera 9.2, it appears quite frequently, and for no real reason.
As such, I think Safari is the best choice for browsing on the lower-spec Mac. Anyone else find this, or am I suffering some bizarre gremlin that's hampering Opera's performance?
Also, how do the other browsers handle on older Macs?
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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I second the nomination of Camino.
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Apple IIc, Apple //e, Macintosh Classic II, Power Macintosh 7100/80, 2001 iMac Graphite G3/600, Power Macintosh G4 Cube, 2002 Power Macintosh G4 QuickSilver, Power Macintosh G4 Mirror Door Drive, Mac Mini (original), Mac Mini 2009, PowerBook 150, PowerBook 520c, PowerBook 540, 2x iBook G3/300 Tangerine Clamshells, PowerBook G3 Wallstreet, Newton OMP, 2x Newton 100, Newton 110, Newton 120, Newton 130, Newton 2000, 2x Apple eMate 300, iPod Touch (2nd-gen)
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
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My brother swears by Opera when using my clamshell.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Posting Junkie
Join Date: May 2001
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Flash just doesn't run well on G3's and older G4's.
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8 Core 2.8 ghz Mac Pro/GF8800/2 23" Cinema Displays, 3.06 ghz Macbook Pro
Once you wanted revolution, now you're the institution, how's it feel to be the man?
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Senior User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Aberdeen, UK
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Originally Posted by TETENAL 
I might just give it a go. The only reason I'm actually even using Opera just now is because I can't log into MacNN with Safari. I have no idea why, but it's irritating nonetheless.
Originally Posted by Big Mac
My brother swears by Opera when using my clamshell.
Don't get me wrong, I really like Opera, and I think it's a great browser. But it does beach-ball quite a bit for no apparent reason--like when I'm browsing a page of text, or reading the Wikipedia. I don't get that problem at all in Safari. Also, bizarrely, it lags something chronic when I'm typing sometimes which, again, Safari doesn't do.
Originally Posted by goMac
Flash just doesn't run well on G3's and older G4's.
Absolutely. I wouldn't ever want to look at a Flash-heavy site on my clamshell--it would be torturous. Even Flash ads (sadly becoming more and more prevalent) can cause a noticeable drop in responsiveness. I used the example of Flash only to highlight the times that Safari beach-balls me; it wasn't part of my original observation/query. As it stands, Safari is much more responsive than Opera for general tasks, and also doesn't randomly freeze up for several seconds at a time for no discernable reason.
Thankfully, my G4 iMac is more than capable of running Flash--it doesn't even miss a beat on even the heaviest of pages. As for the lower-end G4s, I wouldn't know yet--I haven't got my planned-for Cube.
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Install the Safari 3 beta and use the WebKit nightlies. That will give you the best experience on the platform.
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