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 is cheap. Load it up with as much as you can.

An SSD makes a huge difference. Get one of those too.

Windows 7 works great for me. I'm a professional software developer and I use it all day long. Never crashes.

Don't visit crappy websites that autoplay video ads and use SHOCKWAVE.

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.

do not ever get a dell computer.

The new Macbook is the best all around machine money can buy.

50 browser tabs open? I don't think the computer is the problem...

Because taking 10-20 minutes to learn how to modify code is beyond the capabilities of everybody, right?If he has a problem, it could be the machine. A cheaper more immediate solution can be had w/ Linux. In a Windowz/Grapple environment, you have to upgrade the hardware. Which is cheaper and more immediate?

HardLoper wrote:

Lyndon LaRouche wrote:

Because unlike closed OSes, in Linux you can adjsut your compiled browser, kill other processes, and tailor your machine to perform your tasks.

The answer is Linux

Pretentious nonsense. All OS's can do what you described, and changing the source code of your browser is impractical, irrelevant to the situation, and 99% chance rojo doesn't know how anyway

Won't comment on hardware cause it's all been covered well.

One thing to consider with the timing of the purchase is that Windows 10 is due out in a couple of months. And while upgrades will be available for 7&8, performance always seems better on systems that ship natively with a release with hardware drivers written to take advantage of new features.

I'd wait until September to upgrade.

You need an apple watch

Banned once wrote:

Won't comment on hardware cause it's all been covered well.

One thing to consider with the timing of the purchase is that Windows 10 is due out in a couple of months. And while upgrades will be available for 7&8, performance always seems better on systems that ship natively with a release with hardware drivers written to take advantage of new features.

I'd wait until September to upgrade.

Actually, it's just the opposite. Hardware and software developers do not do as much testing as thousands of users. It is always better to wait 12 months for the major bugs to be worked out on a major release.

For all the hate that Dell gets, and I agree BTW, what's the alternative? I'm a Thinkpad user from way back and Lenovo has been a genuine disappointment.

Apple's hardware choices are too limited and the same as middle-of-the-road PC. I need keys on my keyboard Apple abadoned a long time ago anyway. Some telecom equipment does not work without them.

AppleGuy wrote:

The new Macbook is the best all around machine money can buy.

Ya, that Core M 1.1 GHz processor with 8 GB is just going to do wonderful handling 50 tabs. All for $1,300 too. Rojo asked for a powerful machine & you recommended Apples WEAKEST.

What an absolute joke!

jjjjjj wrote:

do not ever get a dell computer.

Between home and work I have had 6 Dell computers and have never had a problem with any of them. Still use one occasionally that is 7+ years old with XP on it.

I used to think that there were really bad computers out there. Then I thought that once in a while, a lemon would pop up in distribution and someone would have the misfortune of getting it.

But I've come to the conclusion that most of the problems with computers, are caused by the users and their over-inflated opinion of their limited computer skills. Even people who work on computers for a living try to make a computer do something it isn't capable of, then pass blame to something else instead of their incompetence.

They try to change hardware set up, or programming and screw it up, or surf weirdo porn sites and get viruses. Then instead of looking in the mirror, they blame the computer maker or "winblowz".

There are many choices when you buy a computer, just pick the one with the specs you want and don't intentionally screw it up and it will last for years.

Give me a break.

I regularly operate with 20-25 instances of Firefox, with no problem, including streaming on youtube, soundcloud, and pandora.

I have an old Acer desktop with an Athlon 64 and 3GB RAM running XP-SP3 that I use for surfing (note XP can address a max of only 3.5GB of RAM)

Plus, I run VGA monitors using the crappy on-board graphics for one, and j5 Create USB-->VGA outboard graphics cards for the other 5.

64GB RAM, are you kidding me? What a joke. High-speed graphics card with massive onboard memory? What a joke. Browsers are not video editing/production.

rice and salsa wrote:

AppleGuy wrote:

The new Macbook is the best all around machine money can buy.

Ya, that Core M 1.1 GHz processor with 8 GB is just going to do wonderful handling 50 tabs. All for $1,300 too. Rojo asked for a powerful machine & you recommended Apples WEAKEST.

What an absolute joke!

I gotta say, as an architect who uses AutoCad- an incredibly RAM intensive software- that any laptop is a profound fail when it comes to performance, however, I'd be curious to hear what the latest reco's are for such a machine. Same demands from Photoshop- as much RAM (and processing speed) as you can get.

That said, having 50 browser tabs open- (geez, really, anything over 10 or 12 at once) sounds ridiculous and leads me to question someone's work habits. I suppose, as in the old days when you were doing research, it's like going to a library and being spread out on the floor surrounded by a pile of books and deciding which ones you want to check out and take home but... 50? Man, decide and move on! or... cut and paste what you want or... use this thing called "HISTORY"!!!

My wife is a graphic designer and we recently bought her a new laptop. From everything that I saw through research is that gaming laptops are as about as advanced you are going to find on the market.

We bought her an Lenovo Y70 and it is a strong computer. It is black with red trim and red backlit keys so it very much looks like a gaming laptop but it can do work.

The Real World wrote:

Give me a break.

I regularly operate with 20-25 instances of Firefox, with no problem, including streaming on youtube, soundcloud, and pandora.

I have an old Acer desktop with an Athlon 64 and 3GB RAM running XP-SP3 that I use for surfing (note XP can address a max of only 3.5GB of RAM)

Plus, I run VGA monitors using the crappy on-board graphics for one, and j5 Create USB-->VGA outboard graphics cards for the other 5.

64GB RAM, are you kidding me? What a joke. High-speed graphics card with massive onboard memory? What a joke. Browsers are not video editing/production.

Yes, 64GB of RAM. Modern Windows is a **huge** resource hog all by itself. A modern browser consumes quite a bit of RAM for each tab open. I'm making no judgements about the OP's workflow. It's worth mentioning again, a desktop is the better choice.

For just web browsers, I agree, no fancy graphics adapter needed.

Well, there ya go. Make sure you get one that's black with red trim and red backlit keys. That'll do the trick.

Anyone know why windows 9 was entirely skipped?

It seems that windows 10 is trying to match the release level of OS X. Later Windows 11 > OS X.

Okay, ugh. Windows 9 skipped researched.

Because of 3rd party Legacy Code:

if (version.StartsWith("Windows 9"))

{ /* 95 and 98 */

} else {

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/191279-why-is-it-called-windows-10-not-windows-9

RacistX wrote:

Well, there ya go. Make sure you get one that's black with red trim and red backlit keys. That'll do the trick.

Yes, because that was the point I was making.