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What Actually Matters When Picking A Browser For Daily Browsing On An Old Laptop??

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  1. Lea U.
    @lea_router

    my setup is mostly daily browsing on an old laptop, and Ive noticed my browser is the app i spend the most time in, yet Ive barely thought about which one i use. lately Ive seen alot of strong opinions about Brave. some people love it, some say its a mistake. what are the trade-offs that actually matter day to day: memory use, extensions, sync, privacy defaults, dev tools? curious to hear what finally made each of you settle on your current pick. pls help 馃檹

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  2. Mateo H.
    @mateoh83

    wait is this a personal machine or something your workplace manages? ?

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  4. Tariq
    @tariqp400

    ok so same issue here on my second monitor setup... driving me crazy good luck man!

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  5. Lea U.
    @lea_router
    in reply to @tariqp400

    ahh right its my own machine, so no IT policies to fight :/ I just want daily browsing on an old latpop to feel smooth.

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  6. Ivan K.
    @thread_nomad

    @lea_router did u ever fix it? 馃槫 make a backup before u touch teh firmware, learned that the hard way

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  7. Quinn D.
    @qduarte
    in reply to @thread_nomad

    ok so most mainstream browsers are fast enough today. id choose on dev tools quality, privacy defaults and how much teh vendor pushes its own services in teh UI. the last one is what annoys ppl most over time. worked for me anyway 馃し

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  8. Hana
    @hlindqvist

    lol same thing happened to me make a backup before u touch the antivirus, learned that the hard way lmk how it goes

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  9. Paula Tanaka
    @paulat304

    pro tip: write down what u change. i didnt and had to redo laptop from scratch worked for me anyway 馃し

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  10. Maya
    @maya_lucky

    hmmm extensions are the real decider for me 馃槫 Before switching, list teh extensions you cant live without and check they exist and are maintained for the new browser. Everything else is mostly taste.

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  12. Lina
    @cachebuilder

    ok so make a backup before u touch the BIOS, learned that teh hard way. +1 same here

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  13. Paula Tanaka
    @paulat304

    make a backup before u touch the DNS, learned that the hard way.. 馃う is privacy even worth bothering with or should i just leave it

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  14. Quinn D.
    @qduarte

    so annoyed rn told my boss it would take 10 minutes :) its been 3 hours

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  15. Ivan K.
    @thread_nomad
    in reply to @qduarte

    i come back to this thread every week just for the drama. reading this at 2am instead of sleeping, no regrets

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  16. Maya
    @maya_lucky

    been there man make a backup before u touch the fan curve, learned that the hard way

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  17. Tariq
    @tariqp400

    Don't underestimate sync and ecosystem lock-in. If your phone runs one browser and your desktop another, password and tab sync becomes your real pain point. Picking a browser that runs everywhere u work saves more time than any speed difference.

    lol

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  20. Tariq
    @tariqp400

    been there man bump... still happening with daily for me. @qduarte what did u end up doing in teh end

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