[alzoid]

When the server is behind a pipe of limited size. When most of your new visits happen all at once over a short period of time. When you can't rely on a mobile phones cache like a desktop because 90% of your visitors are using one. A CDN is a easy win to off load resources, even if they are small.

[afavour]

> A CDN is an easy win to off load resources, even if they are small.

Yes and setting up your own CDN config (Cloudfront, whatever) is minutes of work and brings all of the benefits you’ve outlined. And costs pennies.