Check in this forum and you will see why,there are known issues.
Tom
Every time I log on to Cnet's site, be it the Home page, Reviews, or Forum, the pages load slower than ANY site I've ever neen to. Firefox is slightly faster, but not much. I know Cnet is a big site, but I've been to other big sites that aren't near as slow. What gives?

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