Map links vs individual graphic links?

Are there advantages / disadvantages to using Map links as opposed to creating individual graphics for links? I sometimes make a graphic to go on a home page with links to the main sections of the site (separate from the main navigation), and have always felt the need to cut the image into separate graphics, thinking that Map links were somehow not as "good". I don't really have any basis in fact to think this - so I thought I'd ask…
Thanks…
DB

I don't think there is any difference in the value of the two, really. I can see a difference arise if there are LOTS of the images to link as opposed to a single large image to map, but even then I'm not sure which side the advantage will fall to. Generally it's thought that fetching two smaller images is faster than fetching a single larger image since the two-images can be fetched simultaneously. As the number of images increases the advantage here fades rapidly due to a) network congestion, and b) multiple hits on the server.
So - suit yourself....

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