I was wondering if old reddit+res+ublock origin is comparable to lemmy?
Are you browsing with a Raspberry Pi Zero? Otherwise the memory usage impact should be minimal.
Thanks for asking! I’m using a T440 thinkpad with 8gbs of ram. I’m not planing to upgrade the specs as it is my backup linux machine. I would like to be able to use it in the optimal way possible.
I think restricting yourself to certain website for optimisation isn’t necessary.
It is like saying you would avoid driving a city car to the motorway because it is more efficient on city roads.
According to a memory snapshot from Firefox 126 devtools, with uBlock Origin, immediately after a fresh page load:
- old.reddit.com: 52.54 mb
- new.reddit.com: 93.48 mb
- lemmy.world: 54.44 mb
- old.lemmy.world: 20.25 mb
I imagine both versions of Reddit would be worse without the adblocker. There are multiple frontends for Lemmy, and I did not test them all. Other browsers might differ slightly.
I never knew lemmy had an “old” version! Thanks
Lemmy.world hosts at least five web frontends, which are in the frontpage sidebar:
- The default Lemmy UI
- https://a.lemmy.world - Alexandrite UI
- https://photon.lemmy.world - Photon UI
- https://m.lemmy.world - Voyager mobile UI
- https://old.lemmy.world - A familiar UI
It’s possible to use other frontends as well, which don’t necessarily have to be hosted by your Lemmy server.