It saves a lot of time. No comparisonbut like you said, you still have to d/l the updates when you do connect to the internet. the question is if installing it without the internet, and then later d/l'ing updates, saves time vs just doing it all at once
and trashed my room like I was godzilla waiting for the install.
The install/update bizness gives me time to do all my other shyt load up the Kano and get reds 