Some browsers are faster than another. I've compared some browsers on a 3 MB connection on a Windows XP SP2. Look at the times below:(in seconds)
Sign in to GoogleInternet Explorer 7-1.59
Firefox 2-1.69
Yahoo! Browser 5-1.19
Safari 3-1.02
Sign out of GoogleInternet Explorer 7-1.56
Firefox 2-2.48
Yahoo! Browser 5-1.02
Safari 3-0.84
Starting up the BrowserInternet Explorer 7-9.53
Firefox 2-17.07
Yahoo! Browser 5-8.47
Safari 3-2.72
Well...hold your horses! The IE 7 & Firefox 2 both have one toolbar installed on it!
So compare this....
Going from Google to BrainPopInternet Explorer 7-10.44
Firefox 2-2.93
Yahoo! Browser 5-5.25
Safari 3-10.67
Going from BrainPop to SparktopInternet Explorer 7-2.59
Firefox 2-2.2
Yahoo! Browser 5-1.97
Safari 3-1.03
From Google to Yahoo!
Internet Explorer 7-2.52
Firefox 2-1.49
Yahoo! Browser 5-2.55
Safari 3-1.42
Look how much closer the other browser are to Safari! You see the difference?