Flash plug-in : CPU salesman ?!

[jagnogg]

>This is highly dependent on the OS, browser, and version of Flash.  In


>order from best to worst performance (on my hardware):

>

>1. It runs the best on Windows with IE

>2. OS X with Safari

>3. Windows with browsers other than IE

>4. OS X with browsers other than Safari

>5. Flash runs the absolute worst on Linux, especially with Firefox

>

>I was running some older version of Flash and that page was using 15%


>CPU in Windows/IE (in VMware), after upgrading to the latest Flash it


>uses 30% or so.  In Linux/Firefox it uses well over 60% CPU on my 

>machine.  OSX/Safari was about 25% CPU with OSX/Firefox pushing 90%
>CPU.



>That page is a horrible design.  There are an insane number of Flash 

>instances all running at the same time.



Oh, man. I am SOOOOOO dissapointed. I just put together a P-III 500mhz
with 640 MB RAM for my 3 year old. I installed kubuntu (for the first
time ever - and I love it), then I installed Firefox and Flash. I
excitedly told my son that HIS computer was ready. He immediately asked
to go to playhouse disney to play some of the "Little Einstien"
Flash-based games he loves, and it was like watching a frikken
slide-show.



Based on other posts I've seen, it won't even help that much to upgrade
the processor, which was to be my next step.



Is there anything else I can do to speed up flash? He basically only
visits flash sites. Please don't make me install Windows on this
machine. Please. I want something better for my child.


-- 
jagnogg