Why is firefox twice as slow as IE or chrome? The speedtest is consistent. I really like firefox but the speed thing is annoying.

I have 18 M dsl speed. It is fast. Firefox consistently tests at 8.xx-9.xx M, while IE and Chrome come in at 17.xx-18 M. I have uninstalled firefox, erased all traces of it; loaded a brand new install and tested speed in a clean copy, without any add-ons, bookmarks, etc. The speed was the same...slow. I really LIKE Firefox, and will not give it up, but this speed thing is annoying. Any suggestions? Yes my computer is old, (CPU = 2M), but IE and chrome have no problem.

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