CM7 is much snappier than it was when I last used it. At least as fast as KF1, perhaps better. I recall some of my issues with it... the Camera sucks by comparison to the Samsung one. I have a 13 month old and another one due any day. I snap a lot of pics with the phone, so that does matter to me. The Kf1 camera had yet to get the hacks that the 2.2 Samsung camera had (power button to take a pic in particular was nice), but it can take a picture in a fraction of the time that CM does. I may be able to live with this, as the app itself at least WORKS this time, where it would crash constantly back when.
The car dock + stay awake issue- tasker profile I turned back on from the last time I had this. No problem now. Not too many calls yet, so not sure if the call quality will bug me. The volume is nice and high, so that is good (better than i9000 ROMs). I thought I was having BT audio issues, but it turns out, that the Voodoo sound improvements were just letting me hear parts of the Red Hot Chili Peppers that I had now known was there before. It wasn't static
. Nice to have that back.
And a huge plus is a working Nandroid backup system. I will give it a week and see, but so far, it is much better than the last time I tried it. Early verdict puts it at least as good as i9000 GB ROMs, and if the stability stays, perhaps higher on the unofficial but widely touted ME scale.
If anyone knows any tips on improving the camera, I would love to hear it. I tried a couple after market ones previously, but was not impressed. Quick pictures is what I want from my phone camera, not press, hold still for 3-5 seconds, hope your kids don't move (yeah, right), and then get a click of some kid's butt running away. The 2.2 Samsung hacked camera still holds a warm place in my heart with the pre-focus and power button snaps.