I personally really like Xfce, but my philosophy has always been function over form, meaning I don't mind if it looks like it's from the last millennium as long

I personally really like Xfce, but my philosophy has always been function over form, meaning I don't mind if it looks like it's from the last millennium as long as it doesn't hinder the performance of my device (Acer Aspire one, running Intel Atom). Interesting thing is that you can use the same philosophy in everyday life.