GoldieLoxx: try it. Just give it a try.
I was among the first users, back in 2005 or so, and can’t imagine ever using a slow, annoying, spam-filled email service such as Yahoo or Live mail again.
Also, Gmail has the added benefit for frum people, that you won’t see any picture ads, only text ads. So it is the most ‘kosher’ email service. Just that, combined with the other features (speed, efficiency of spam filter, number of options, combined functionality with all other Google services) is absolutely decisive for me.