Same boat here. I own the PowerPack and have repeatedly tried to get used to Alfred. Part of it is that Launchbar is such an integral part of my workflow and I know it so intimately that the keystrokes are embedded in my brain. Alfred isn't consistent with that navigation, so it's hard for me to make the mental switch. If I gave it a solid run for long enough to build new muscle memory, I'd probably love it. LaunchBar offers everything I think I need, though, so it's hard for me to justify that time.

It really is a great app, and for people who aren't already settled into a launcher I do recommend it.

While not directed at me and with the caveat that I haven't used Alfred in a while, but do have the power pack: The problem with Alfred is that it has different interfaces for different things. With launch bar it tends to figure out what I want, without me having to tell it what I want. I want in and out quick, and I always feel like with alfred I get stuck in Alfred.

Navigating is also not as convenient, requiring the use of the arrow keys a lot. As a text mate user Brett may find this useful.

I'd really be happy to know that what I believe is wrong though, I'd love to use alfred if I could because it looks nice and is actively developed, there are just minor things that annoy me.