First, the rooting was long. But it did help me as I had just bricked my phone in a way, it had not had any ROM.
So, the tutorial and ROM provided in it helped me.
Gingerbread is glossy and sleek, but I was too used to using Froyo I guess, still not able to grasp this ROM properly.
-The best thing I noticed that, the moment I set up my connection with google, all the apps I had earlier started downloading. Though I restored them, again, but this settings is really helpful for some n00b who did not know how to backup up APKs (happened with me once)
-Notification area has two sections: one for notifications, and another for various apps, mainly WIFI, Bluetooth etc settings.
But,
-Lot of apps which were in my previois ROM and I backed up are not working properly. If I launch, it sends a message "Force Close". Such apps (Handsent SMS, PowerAMP Music player, Galaxy Tuner, Voodoo Control etc)
-If I plug in the device, no choice for Kies. Even in menu, no choice for kies.
-In accounts, no option for Twitter and Facebook, previously it was there.
Till now these much rants only