I mostly just do email and read stuff on the internet. The only problem is when I have to download articles for papers that I have to write. That tends to take forever.
Articles are text usually, so you should be able to go to EDIT SELECT-ALL COPY and then you can PASTE it into word ***instantly***, saving all the time.
Unless it is in Acrobat of course.
If it's an e-mail download, ask people to send word or text files.