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It's so much faster though, especially when browsing over a slow satellite link on a netbook.

Mostly I browse to read, and NoScript eliminates a ton of pointless HTTP requests and CPU cycles.

noscript + flashblock + adblock give me a faster browsing experience too. I do disable adblock on nytimes, reddit, google and any other site which provides good content so that it keeps on getting revenue from ads.

Agreed, although I use NoScript + apply-confirmations-to-whitelisted-sites setting and ditched Flashblock.

That's a fair point, but a very limited usage case.

Netbook over 3G would probably show significant gains, and I use it on broadband too, and I still feel a noticeable speed improvement.

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