> Debian testing. I see that you use the latest version of the system, maybe it could have some impact on performance.
> I wouldn't know since I use XFCE4 everywhere, but the desktop > environment only has some impact. When it comes to Firefox, the main > issue is Firefox itself and the pages you visit. I had trouble with Firefox in the past on Windows 7, I had to change to Chrome then. Surprisingly, now Firefox is behaving relatively well. I thought I would not have the same problem changing from Windows to Debian.