Internet Explorer 8 Beta1 Vs Firefox-3 beta3

Well its kind of old news to the tech people that IE 8 beta is out, and even older that FF3 beta 3 is there
I was just playing around with both of them and did this SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark" test you check the details on there site how it works and all i just wanted to post the results of comparison

system specifications on which I tested was :
OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation
OS Configuration: Standalone Workstation
OS Build Type: Multiprocessor Free
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Latitude D520
System type: X86-based PC
Processor(s): 2 Processor(s) Installed.
[01]: x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 2 GenuineIntel ~980 Mhz
[02]: x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 2 GenuineIntel ~980 Mhz
Total Physical Memory: 1,014 MB
Available Physical Memory: 515 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size: 2,048 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 2,007 MB

Both browsers performed pretty well and are in close competition with one another
FF3 being fast in 20 test case but IE8 is faster in may important cases like Morph function and unpack
Test results are detailed below
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** TOTAL **: 1.02x as fast 12806.2ms +/- 0.5% 12518.8ms +/- 1.1%

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TEST	COMPARISON	FROM IE8 Beta	%age +/-	TO Firefox3 beta	%age +/-	Difference in speed
bits-in-byte:	*1.10x as slow*	344	0.00%	377.8ms	0.80%	significant
math:	*1.13x as slow*	1222.2	0.70%	1379.8ms	1.20%	significant
cordic:	*1.17x as slow*	500	0.00%	583.0ms	1.60%	significant
tagcloud:	*1.17x as slow*	440.8	1.90%	513.8ms	10.30%	significant
nbody:	*1.21x as slow*	512.4	1.70%	622.4ms	1.50%	significant
bitops:	*1.27x as slow*	1612.8	0.50%	2042.8ms	2.70%	significant
3bit-bits-in-byte:	*1.29x as slow*	268.8	3.20%	346.8ms	1.50%	significant
cube:	*1.35x as slow*	440.6	3.70%	596.0ms	3.00%	significant
3d:	*1.44x as slow*	1346.6	1.20%	1932.6ms	1.40%	significant
partial-sums:	*1.44x as slow*	359.6	0.20%	516.4ms	1.30%	significant
bitwise-and:	*1.52x as slow*	625	0.00%	949.4ms	5.50%	significant
regexp:	*1.55x as slow*	553.4	2.00%	859.6ms	18.60%	significant
dna:	*1.55x as slow*	553.4	2.00%	859.6ms	18.60%	significant
unpack-code:	*1.74x as slow*	459.4	2.40%	798.6ms	3.60%	significant
morph:	*2.51x as slow*	356.2	2.40%	895.0ms	0.90%	significant
nsieve-bits:	1.02x as fast	375	0.00%	368.8ms	0.90%	significant
fasta:	1.05x as fast	487.6	1.80%	463.4ms	4.20%	significant
format-tofte:	1.09x as fast	556	1.80%	508.0ms	5.00%	significant
aes:	1.10x as fast	406.4	3.40%	368.8ms	2.40%	significant
crypto:	1.14x as fast	965.6	1.60%	848.4ms	2.10%	significant
access:	1.15x as fast	2071.4	1.10%	1803.4ms	1.00%	significant
validate-input:	1.15x as fast	446.8	2.40%	388.6ms	3.00%	significant
sha1:	1.16x as fast	281	0.00%	243.2ms	1.20%	significant
md5:	1.18x as fast	278.2	3.10%	236.4ms	3.90%	significant
raytrace:	1.25x as fast	549.8	1.50%	441.6ms	4.40%	significant
fannkuch:	1.26x as fast	846.6	1.00%	672.6ms	1.20%	significant
spectral-norm:	1.29x as fast	362.6	2.40%	280.4ms	3.40%	significant
string:	1.33x as fast	3581.4	0.70%	2691.8ms	3.60%	significant
date:	1.35x as fast	1074.8	1.50%	795.0ms	4.60%	significant
format-xparb:	1.81x as fast	518.8	1.80%	287.0ms	8.00%	significant
binary-trees:	1.97x as fast	431	2.50%	218.8ms	7.40%	significant
controlflow:	2.29x as fast	378	2.20%	165.4ms	1.00%	significant
recursive:	2.29x as fast	378	2.20%	165.4ms	1.00%	significant
base64:	3.31x as fast	1746.8	0.50%	527.4ms	8.60%	significant
nsieve:	??	281.4	4.80%	289.6ms	5.00%	not conclusive: might be *1.03x as slow*

This information was derived from the test run at the http://webkit.org/perf/sunspider-0.9/sunspider-results.html site

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Graphic Tablet

I have always wanted to have a graphic tablet it gives you the freedom of movement(little tricky to use). But it has far more functional used than a Traditional mouse. Now being a techno geek i checked out the specs of may tablets. what specifications to look for. so i thought of sharing here.

The Quality of a Graphic tablet is measured on many Things most important Being

1. number of pressure sensitive points(Pressure Levels). General rule higher the number the better it is , but for the most common use a graphic tablet with 512 point sensitivity should be enough. But for example you are in to high end graphics design or animation 1024 or above will be good for you
2. Resolution LPI - Lines Per Inch again for normal use a LPI of 2540 is enough. but the most high end user might want to have 5080 I don't thing there are systems with LPI more than 5080
3. Active Area - the actual area which can be used. standard sizes include 4x6; 6x8; 6x12; 6x11; 12x12

now which graphic tablet to buy depends on you budget and usage need
if you are just an average user who want some cool thing to play around with then anything within 100$ should be good.
the foremost contender being the Bamboo from Wacom the price vary from site to site but i amazon will be the best bet to get a reasonable price. but there are some option in the same model like just with pen or with both pen and mouse.

there are other models (from different manufactures) also and some with in 50$ but there main drawback being need of battery for the pen.

"google search" "Amazon search" "yahoo search"

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