09-18-2017, 07:44 AM
I too am not enjoying either of those browsers. I don't have those same performance issues with Firefox that you've described, but I'm not so happy with it for other reasons. Chrome I don't like because it shows thumbnails of 8 most-visited sites, and I'm opposed to my browser taking screenshots of the sites I visit. Not very privacy-oriented at all. (Yes, I know there are extensions that will remove those thumbnails, and I know I can browse in incognito mode, but I feel that on principle, the standard browser should not be making screenshots). I tried out Chromium too, but (not surprisingly) it was almost identical to Chrome.
So, I recently installed the Opera browser and I have been pretty happy with it, both performance-wise and privacy-wise. If you wish, you can specify most-visited sites manually, but (as far as I can tell from my limited experience with it), it won't try to display screenshots of where you've been. I've only been using Opera a short time, but from what I've seen it's a good alternative for those who aren't happy with Chrome and Firefox.
So, I recently installed the Opera browser and I have been pretty happy with it, both performance-wise and privacy-wise. If you wish, you can specify most-visited sites manually, but (as far as I can tell from my limited experience with it), it won't try to display screenshots of where you've been. I've only been using Opera a short time, but from what I've seen it's a good alternative for those who aren't happy with Chrome and Firefox.
Using Linux Lite for everything now. I put it on my desktop and my laptop. Woohoo!