* It doesn't have everything in it yet, so about half the packages I use I still have to manage manually. (Someday I'll have to figure out how to submit stuff to ELPA...)
* If you take your .emacs with you across multiple machines, you still need a way of keeping your packages in sync. I like the way the emacs-starter-kit deals with this problem: http://github.com/technomancy/emacs-starter-kit/blob/b5d0aa7...
It's especially good for trying out packages that you're not sure you'll use on a regular basis.
* It doesn't have everything in it yet, so about half the packages I use I still have to manage manually. (Someday I'll have to figure out how to submit stuff to ELPA...)
* If you take your .emacs with you across multiple machines, you still need a way of keeping your packages in sync. I like the way the emacs-starter-kit deals with this problem: http://github.com/technomancy/emacs-starter-kit/blob/b5d0aa7...
It's especially good for trying out packages that you're not sure you'll use on a regular basis.