Safari is slower than Firefox - Why

Hi together,
Safari - Firefox - both Finalversion
Why is Safari slower than Firefox, both has "Werbefilter" activated. Safari runs since 2:25 h
Can someone explane that solution. Why Safari is slower than Firefox. Thank You

HI,
It can depend on how long you save your History, how many Bookmarks you have. Safari is far more secure a web browser than Firefox. Also, if you have any third party Safari plugins installed or use Safari Extensions, that can slow a browser down, or if you visit sites that stream Flash content, that can also be a factor.
Very hard to compare two browsers. One written by Apple, one written by Mozilla.
Your profile: v10.6.4. If that's the case, keep your Mac OS X software up to date by clicking your Apple menu / Software Update.
Also... maintenance. Boot from your install disc once a month. Check to see if there are any errors on the startup disk that need repairing. Problems with the startup disk can definitely cause any browser problems.
Using OpenDNS or GoogleDNS can speed your browsers up. Instructions here.
Slow Safari: Speeding It Up
Safari and Firefox and Google Chrome all load pages at the same speed on v10.6.5 / Safari 5.0.3 / Firefox 3.3.6 and Chrome 9.0.597.10
Carolyn

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KenGra wrote:
do you know why IE 7 is so much slower than Firefox to finish loading the convergence page ?IE7 is a poorly written browser client, especially for javascript intensive sites such as Convergence.
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