Crunchbang Linux - the conclusion

I've been using my crunchbang installation for about a week now, mainly for writing using kwrite, reading email and blogs via gmail and google reader, through firefox, and the odd bit of terminal work.

Nothing computationally heavy, and I havn't used any heavyweight Ajax applications. All on a 700MHz 192 MB PC - less grunt than a netbook.

basically it's

• fast to load
• stable
• application install (kwrite) no worse than standard ubuntu
• text input via an editor is responsive
• web browser performance no worse than under more heavyweight installs
  
• menu configuration is a bit of a black art
• networking configuration likewise
• the pre-installed apps function well
• fast to shut down

Conclusion - good and a worthwhile alternative to Xubuntu or Fluxbuntu, especially for older machines.