When comparing Forkle vs Seamonkey, the Slant community recommends Seamonkey for most people. In the question“What are the best lightweight web browsers?” Seamonkey is ranked 8th while Forkle is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose Seamonkey is:
Seamonkey is more than just an e-mail client as it is a full featured web browser as well. This makes for a good app to use for those that dislike having many different apps on their devices as it is a bit like an all in one solution.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Extremely lightweight
Pro Integrated ad blocker
Pro Instant startup
Pro Extremely small download
< 0.5MB
Pro Portable
Pro Built-in adblocker
Pro Not just an e-mail client
Seamonkey is more than just an e-mail client as it is a full featured web browser as well. This makes for a good app to use for those that dislike having many different apps on their devices as it is a bit like an all in one solution.
Pro Auto imports setting from Thunderbird
For those that would be making the switch from the Thunderbird e-mail client setup is quite easy with Seamonkey as it auto imports all previous Thunderbird settings.
Cons
Con Does not support tabbed browsing
Con No Linux Install
Con 64-bit only
Con Too minimalist
Con Still in Beta
Con Permanent CPU usage
Seamonkey permanently uses CPU (quite a few percents on a Intel i7). On a laptop this causes the fan to run (which make noise) and the battery to lasts less time.