I want to have a computer that will work great with 50 browser tabs open at once - what's the key thing to focus on?

RAM mostly.

Now if we're streaming content in all those windows, then connection speed becomes relevant.

(I find it humorous, by the way, that you mention you want to be able to use a computer that right clicks when a number of us experience a bug with the main page where our right clicks are interpreted as left clicks.)

rojo wrote:

On my current setup, the shockwave flash constantly crashes and is so annoying.

did you try reinstalling adobe reader?

A couple things:

(1) RAM is most important. Also saving Temporary internet files to a RAM Disk. Anything with a lot of RAM will usually have a fast enough processor.

(2) Use the fastest browser around: Chrome. Install the Flashblock add-on to disable flash.

(3) Get an alienware laptop and desktop. Their laptops are heavy and not nearly as portable as others but they are fast and reliable. (Your friends at FlashResults are timing their meets on alienware laptops).

(4) Get faster internet.

I have all 4 of those at home and my browsing is lightning fast.

rojo wrote:

I want a new computer.

I'm often working with a lot of tabs open. More than 30.

What's the key to making sure this works well?

Is it memory??

Any suggestions?? Both for a desktop and a laptop?? Is their a dell equivalent ot the Mac Pro?

I don't want a mac as I'd like to be able to right click but will consider one if someone is adamant.

-Rojo

PS.

On my current setup, the shockwave flash constantly crashes and is so annoying.

RAM is by far the biggest thing for for having tons of tabs open. I'd suggest at least 16 GB at this point.

2 things about the Mac:

1. Mac has had right clicking for well over a decade. It's a 2 finger click on the trackpad and with a mouse you just right-click like normal.

2. I'm a Mac guy but Flash is a bit crashy on Mac. I'm mostly okay using 30-50 tabs(and rebooting once a week) because I use Chrome which has Flash built in. Other browsers like Firefox and Safari that use the Flash plugin have major crashing problems on Mac.

- As much RAM as you can afford

- Highest end multi-core processor you can afford

- Solid State Drive (SSD) instead of traditional spinning hard disk drive (HDD). This speeds up loading applications (like the browser) and cached files

- Very good graphics processor unit (GPU) for rendering graphics

- Ad blocker for when you visit letsrun

Mac has a right click that's turned off by default

50 browser tabs takes a LOT of memory and a solid-state drive would be a big help as well

RAM, decent processor, SSD (quality of life)

gonna have to build it or have it built

rojo wrote:

Any suggestions?? Both for a desktop and a laptop?? Is their a dell equivalent ot the Mac Pro?

At the hardware level, a Dell XPS is pretty much a Mac.

Dell's Precision series of laptops is probably what you are looking for in a Windows machine. You can get 32gb of RAM too. You'll use that if you really have all those tabs open.

They still have Windows 7, so that's a plus for Windows users.

You should consider hooking up 4, or more, screens to your PC, and even consider using your old PC to run some of the screens. The reason for having 5, or more, active screens is that you can quickly scan multiple sources, and more quickly click a tab in a brower window. Modern browsers allow for multiple windows to run, with each window running multiple website tabs.

Dell customer service and computer support are the worst in the business.

rojo wrote:

I want a new computer.

I'm often working with a lot of tabs open. More than 30.

What's the key to making sure this works well?

Is it memory??

Any suggestions?? Both for a desktop and a laptop?? Is their a dell equivalent ot the Mac Pro?

I don't want a mac as I'd like to be able to right click but will consider one if someone is adamant.

-Rojo

PS.

On my current setup, the shockwave flash constantly crashes and is so annoying.

MBP with 16 gigs of RAM. And the right click thing is a little annoying for a few days but once you get used to it, it's a very easy system to use and far less clunky than windows. To right click you just tap with 2 fingers.

Desktop will be far cheaper to get a ton of RAM.

And if you use adblock it makes browsing a lot easier. OFC you can turn it off for your favorite websites. ^.-

Make your own computer. Get something that has a good CPU (I have a 6 Core AMD for 130 bucks and its one of the best). Get 16GB RAM and a good motherboard. Someone can put it all together for you in an hour or two. Obviously you need other parts, but those are the few things you should focus on.

What is your budget? Portability constraints? Are you a DIY guy or would you prefer buying a brand name rig?

I routinely keep 20 tabs open on a cheap chromebook. I'd do more but they get so small I have trouble switching.

Eye Seven wrote:

Are you a DIY guy

If he was a DIY guy would he be asking a question like this?

Building your own PC is a colossal waste of time to solve a very simple problem.

get used to it.. wrote:

Dell customer service and computer support are the worst in the business.

No problem with that. At all. But, people sometimes favor a brand despite their earned reputation. So, when OP asks for a Dell, I suggest a Dell. What brand do you suggest for PC/Win that has decent service?

And yes, a tower really is the right way to do the job. Stuff 64G in there with a good storage backplane and it should be great. These systems were sold as "workstations" long ago. I don't know what they are called now.

rojo wrote:

I want a new computer.

I'm often working with a lot of tabs open. More than 30.

What's the key to making sure this works well?

Is it memory??

Any suggestions?? Both for a desktop and a laptop?? Is their a dell equivalent ot the Mac Pro?

I don't want a mac as I'd like to be able to right click but will consider one if someone is adamant.

-Rojo

PS.

On my current setup, the shockwave flash constantly crashes and is so annoying.

Talk to a dealer and tell them you want a CPU with a large L1 Cache (level 1). Because you are most likely in the market for a basic multi core PC. This determines process power , DDR3 Ram is OK, but the L1 Cache / hyper threading is the performance you need.

Well, a computer that doesn't need service or support would be my first choice. Dell fooled me once, then fooled me 2x. Never again. Had 2 that didn't last over 2 years. Have had the same Toshiba now for 6 years and it gets a TON of use. Never had a single problem.Dell wouldn't even ship me a power cord. They wanted me to send them my computer so they could be sure it was the power cord that was the problem. Um, duh, it was frayed. Idiots. It doesn't help that their service support teams don't speak English well.

runDirtyrun wrote:

get used to it.. wrote:

Dell customer service and computer support are the worst in the business.

No problem with that. At all. But, people sometimes favor a brand despite their earned reputation. So, when OP asks for a Dell, I suggest a Dell. What brand do you suggest for PC/Win that has decent service?

And yes, a tower really is the right way to do the job. Stuff 64G in there with a good storage backplane and it should be great. These systems were sold as "workstations" long ago. I don't know what they are called now.