If you have a fast laptop with lots of memory (16GB) and a fast processor (a newer Intel quad-core processor), you probably won’t be affected, i.e., you may not notice the issues described above.īut if you keep a lot of browser tabs open and active and use (1) an older laptop or (2) a new low-cost laptop (under $700), or (3) a new ultra-thin laptop with an ultra-low-power Intel processor with 8GB or memory or less, you’re probably going to have a problem. It’s fixed by closing tabs in both Chrome and Safari. ![]() The problem isn’t fixed by closing tabs in Chrome. I’ve discovered that in some cases this can bring the MacBook Air almost to its knees, slowing it down enough that I have to stop using it temporarily. And I typically stream cable TV news in one of the tabs in either Safari or Chrome. I typically have about a dozen tabs open in Chrome and multiple tabs open in Safari – by necessity (i.e., I don’t leave tabs open unless I’m using them). And invariably my MacBook Air slows down. ![]() So much so that I get warnings at the top of Safari about web pages using too much memory. Yes, Safari tends to be more efficient on the Mac but even Safari gets sluggish when I have more than a few tabs open and simultaneously have tabs open in Chrome.
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