Re: In praise of 64-bit systems WAS Re: Do we actually need XP support?

[Harry Binswanger hb@xxxxxxxx]

Bill,

I did run into tab troubles, until I got a plug in that releases memory
from inactive tabs: TabMemFree for Chrome.


I can stream video with no problem.


> Heavy usage would entail many open tabs (let's say at least 15) and lots
> of video and music streaming and other Flash content. Chrome (and Opera,
> now based on Chrome) and Internet Explorer use the most memory because
> under their new 'crash proof' architecture each tab is as separate an
> application as it can be, so that if one tab crashes, the rest of the
> browser system should remain solid.
>
>
> For example, right now I have 44 tabs open in Chrome now (which doesn't
> feel like a lot), and this consumes 3GB each of RAM and virtual RAM. Most
> tabs are only using around 20MB of memory but two are using close to 200
> MB, probably because of bad coding in the originating websites.
>
>
> Firefox by contrast would only use a fraction of that amount of memory.
>
>
> At 26/03/2014 23:24, you wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Bill Troop
> > <mailto:billtroop@xxxxxxxxbilltroop@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Your usage is probably quite light.
> > On Wednesday, 26 March 2014, Harry Binswanger
> > <mailto:hb@xxxxxxxxhb@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I'm running Chrome (latest version) on 32 bit Win 7 with no problems.
> >
> > but many of us prefer 64-bit systems
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm using Firefox (latest version) on 32 bit XP with no problems. Of
> > course, I'm not streaming movies or playing games on it. Does that
> > qualify as light usage?