Looking for a low resource browser

[BZeto]

I'm looking for the simplest and least resource intensive browser out there. Sometimes I have alot of things running at once and need to access a simple website to check news, etc. Firefox isnt too bad but if I can sacrifice all the extra features for something that uses less memory and has basic browser functionality then I'd be happy.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Try Opera. It is reputed to have a low impact on systems. I didn't like the look of Fire Fox, so I stuck with plain Mozilla (now is Sea Monkey), but I think it is more resource-sapping than Opera.

 

[AllGoodNamesAreTaken]

Opera can get quite high in memory usage unless you adjust the memory cache. That said, my current Opera and Firefox usage:

Opera 9: 113MB ( 51 open tabs )
Firefox 2: 68MB ( 1 open tab )

 

[oynaz]

Opera is quite lightweight, so use that if you are short of memory.

 

[BZeto]

Alright thanks for the suggestions, I'll give Opera a shot.

 

[TheRyuu]

Just use Firefox 2

Whats the big deal.
How much RAM do you have anyway?

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: oynaz
Opera is quite lightweight, so use that if you are short of memory.