Five that are worth considering now?

For overall power: ADW.Launcher Ex or Go Launcher Ex
Runner up: Launcher Pro Plus

For lightweight: Zeam
Runner up: TagHome

http://hubpages.com/hub/Droid-Home-Replacement-App-Comparison

dxTop: Had an interesting interface and premise but just failed to get me to want to keep it. The way the menu and 5 screens (set up in a cross format: where three are scrollable to the left and right and the last two that you have to swipe up and down) were set up was a bit inconvenient and can’t see myself getting used it. Not nearly as robust and customizable as some of the competitors; uninstalled.

Zeam: It actually was a very nice home replacement but I found that it had way to much in common with my favorite home replacer, except this one ran more sluggishly and had less customization options.

Panda Home: This one really tempted me to stray far away from the Home replacement screen I choose UNTIL I ran into some issues. First off, I run on Android 2.1, and this home replacement ran the most sluggish out of all of the ones I tried. It lagged on a few occasions and when I tried creating a new theme or downloading one, it would just constantly repeat “network error.” Sure I can try to fix it, or I can avoid working for it and just stick to a better one that works effortlessly. ‘Sides, this one had WAY too many docks, customization options, do-dads, etc. for me to handle; I’m a minimalist kind of guy who likes a dash of style (but not too much) and Panda Home wasn’t a perfect fit for me.

Home ++: Now this one was a close tie. I really liked this one. You got a really cool, glossy and scrollable dock that gave you a lot of dual (some show more options if you click on them longer) convenient buttons (like bookmarks, web browser, voice command, battery life,etc.) that saved a ton of space. It also allowed for multi screens, screen shots at an ease, included task manager, and a few more customization options. But once I tried getting adjusted to it, I realized the buttons on the mini-dock were unresponsive and a bit too tiny which caused some issues. The whole “app” was sluggish sometimes as well and in the end was a wee bit too complex for me too fully enjoy. It’s definitely worth checking out especially since its free and one of the better ones out there but it doesn’t compare to the last one that’s up, which is—

*Launcher Pro: Hands down the best! It has the most simplistic yet stylish interface of the latter. It doesn’t slow my phone’s performance down one bit and is the one I LOVE! Plenty of customization options on the mini dock as you can actually change all of the icons and shortcuts and a cool feature is that some shortcuts, like text messages and Gmail, show the number of new messages you have. It even has a swipe gesture (where all you do is swipe up) option available which makes triples the buttons usage. The screens, the colors, the pinch-and-zoom option on the screen just make this a clear winner for me. A silly feature that sold me was that it let me hide irritating preloaded apps I couldn’t uninstall. I could go on and on about why I love this one the most but you just have to try it for yourself. I loved this free replacement so much, I think it’s going to be my first app that I actually pay to upgrade for.
Anyways those are my thoughts and hope I helped you all on deciding which screen replacement is best for you. Have a great day drioders!

they are really good home replacements. i have a mytouch 3G slide and it works wonders for my phone, i have experienced no sluggish menu screens or orenientation sluggish-ness. also its just as customizable as panda home (well that may be a stretch)
i’ve tried all the home replacements (the good ones anyways)
and my list from best to worstgoes as follows:

1.Pro Launcher (plus): great interface, highly customizeable and sleak. brings a new and fun look to your phone!!

2.AHome: i used this one for quite some time before i upgraded to pro launcher. it’s really great! there are so many themes to choose from, and its easy to uninstall right from the home screen(s).

3.PandaHome: seriously the most customizeable home replacement app out there. makes life easier, but i did experience some sluggishness on the interface. other than that i highly reccomend it to new home replacement users! :D

4. Ihome: idk why this one didnt make this list but ok. great app. sleak interface and comes with really cool (FREE) downloadable skins and themes, worked wonders on my MyT3G, i loved it..until it started to force close on me everytime i used any type of task manager. maybe that’s just soething that happens with mytouch slide, idk??

5. Home++: finally is Home++, amazing app, actually it should be like number 3 or 2 on my list but i had totally forgot about it :P has a great interface and allows greatcustomizations. i really reccomend this to any experienx=ced HomeR!! made me smile until i realized that my phone was running a bit sluggish. probably because the MT3GS is a mid ranged android phone, but i havent heard any complaints about it being sluggish on the EVO, or the new Samsung Vibrant 3peat series. soo i guess it comes down to the phone and the users taste!

hope i was of some help! :D

Sprint needs to get off their @$$3$ and release the 2.1 update already :P From the looking around and research I’ve done, it could be as late as June when they release it, sadly :*( I’m definitely not going to install a leaked upgrade, as I don’t want to risk bricking my phone (I’m not too good with tech stuff). But thanks for the info and advice!