I just like the feel and the intuitiveness of KDE. I do not believe either one has any advantage when it comes to crunching. There is other Desktop Managers as well, some of them quite cool. Those are the big two, though.

I wouldn't bother with a paid support package at all. There is plenty of help available both here and all over the net. A lot of help.

I think Bob covered the rest.

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Victor, you have me curious with the construction in the war room. What do you have going on there?