Firefox for the G5-The Need for Speed

While surfing over at Accelerate Your Mac.com, I noticed a link to a version of the new Firefox 1.0.1 the writer claimed was optimized for the G5. I downloaded the browser and have tried it, and I’m here to tell ya that it is the fastest browser I have used on my G5 iMac. Pages load damn near instantaneously using my cable Internet connection. Of course, the speed of my Internet connection is a factor; it tested out (using the Road Runner Speed test this morning (5:28 a.m.) at an unbelievable 4683 kbps! But before you claim that it’s the cable speed that is the sole arbiter, I conducted subjective page loading tests using the optimized version of Firefox and the latest version of Safari; and the G5 version of Firefox is the clear winner. I’ve never seen pages load so fast!

Some readers have reported some crashes with this browser, but mine has been extremely stable. For the moment, I’ve changed my Preferences to make it the default browser and have moved it higher on the Dock, my personal way of ensuring it gets the most attention.

To read more about this or get your own copy, go here: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/firefox_G5_builds.html#updates