[vvillena]

You're right, there's a desktop environment for everyone! And the good thing is that it isn't the wild west anymore. Almost all the DEs out there follow the common standards that make every app behave well, no matter what DE you're running.

I'd recommend you to try KDE again. I run Arch Linux and KDE in my main work computer and I find the default config is awesome, there's no need to tweak anything, and it runs real fast (on the other hand I remember Kubuntu being slow). Of course, there are lots of advanced config settings, but there's no need to dig in. The default config is perfectly usable. Plus, the apps suite is where KDE really shines.