Is firefox good for my computer?

Question

I have an old computer but not THAT old. Its about 4-5 years old. Sometimes it can be very slow. My friend has a laptop that I used about two days ago and it has firefox and is fast. I was thinking that maybe if I downloaded firefox it would be good. Please tell me if you think firefox is good for my computer and if you reccommend it.

Answer 1

yea i have it on my lab top now

Answer 2

its great protection for the computer and not a lot of pop ups, go for it!

Answer 3

i prefer firefox to internet explorer. i find that i have fewer problems, however it probably won't make your computer go any faster, theres probably something else wrong with it

Answer 4

firefox will improve the speed and security of your internet connection. however don't download firefox 3, there are still bugs in it, get firefox 2 if you can.

however, with the rate at which computers progress you might find that it is a good idea to get a new one anyway, with computers 4-5 years is a very long time, i upgrade mine every other year or so and i still find that at the end of the second year some things wont work on it. DONT go to pc world, the computers are cheap and not very good, also they only sell with vista on, either get one custom built or go to some where like nova tech and get XP

Answer 5

The first thing that you have to understand, barring the fact that the specifications of the laptop in question may be faster than your computer, is that firefox is only a browser.  The reason your computer is slow sometimes is because of system resources that are in use by other programs.  I would first recommend a reinstall of your operating system to free up resources.  That will improve speed dramatically.

That being said, Firefox is a great program.  It's not a resource hog and it has many features that Internet Explorer does not have.  Firefox will not make browsing faster, for the most part.  It's simply a replacement for Internet explorer.  But try it, you'll like it.

You might also like Opera browser.  Go to Opera.com to get it.

Good Luck

Answer 6

I have Firefox and it is very good. It runs faster than the normal internet browser.

Answer 7

yes firefox is also supposed to be safer and better protected than internet explorer against things like viruses.

i like it, i think its much better. i do recommend it

Answer 8

if you want speed use Opera web browser it is fastter.

another alternative is to use seamonkey  .  

I had firefox before but now I use  seamonkey.

Answer 9

i have both firefox and internet explorer because sometimes one works better than the other. i personally use IE more but theres nothing that i see wrong with firefox

Answer 10

Fire fox is really good for your computer our internet was really slow but then we downloaded firefox and now it is way better!!!!!!!! it wont hurt your computer by getting it so you might as well and im sure it wont let you down,,,, hope i helped

~Cass

Answer 11

yes i love firefox

Answer 12

firefox 3 crashes a lot and will take much resources off your old pc

get Maxthon classic it is free, light and fast

Answer 13

Your choice of internet browser doesn't have much to do with the overall speed of your computer.  However, if you use the internet frequently, it would be in your best interest to get a browser that works fastest and best for you.  Firefox is a great browser; it is very secure and easy to use.  I recommend it, but not for the reason you're looking for.

May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you.

Answer 14

First, install Ubuntu.

Firefox will be installed with it.

Answer 15

I use Firefox, and it is just as good as the new IE7.

Answer 16

Yes, Its good, we have fire-fox, runs very well also

Good luck

I recommend it to everyone who was getting a laptop

Answer 17

I LOVE firefox!!!  My husband ( gaming designer) won't use anything else