Comment by Reelin
5 years ago
> you probably can't distinguish a 2005-2010 system from a current one using only a browser on common websites
If only this were the case. Common websites have become script ridden monstrosities that aggressively consume RAM and CPU. I routinely have 50+ tabs open; even on fairly recent hardware that can easily cause problems depending on which pages they contain.
while agreeing that software got worse, especially websites.
opera did gracefully open 100+ tabs in 2005 on a dualcore with a gig of ram.
the key was and is: disable javascript