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Google Chrome Data Heavy?

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  • 24-06-2013 8:54pm
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    Damokc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,427 ✭✭✭


    Hi, you know the way Google Chrome browser uses multiple instances to help you restart it from the same sites in the event of a crash.

    Well would these extra instances, which are running separately for Flash and whatever other background software in sites and things that I don't understand, be using up my data allowance for my crap mobile broadband?:confused: Or am I thinking the same way as saying more ram would make my connection faster!HAHA:pac:

    Or am I just way off. I haven't compared to IE because it vexes me highly to use that.


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    Polar Ice
    Registered Users Posts: 857 ✭✭✭Polar Ice


    If you open 5 websites, each in one tab, it should use the same amount of data as opening the same 5 websites in one tab.

    The amount of RAM you have will determine how many tabs you can have open at the same time. RAM and internet data usage aren't related.


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    advertsfox
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Chrome uses a built in Task Manager to separate tabs / plugins / extensions as processes since browsers are like mini OS's these days - makes it easier (if you're like myself) if 1 of your 30 tabs crashes, you don't have to close everything down and start over. As Polar Ice says, RAM usage has absolutely no relevance to internet usage. The same 50 pages open in IE will use the same "data" usage as 50 pages in Chrome.


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    #4
    Damokc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,427 ✭✭✭Damokc


    I know ram has nothing to do with Internet speed. That part was meant to be a joke.

    So chrome isn't data heavy. Ok. Thanks.


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