They are both great layouts.
I like the fullpage version, on behalf it looks better when images are posted.
The condensed version has a nasty habit of being bent out of shape, or cuts images off when they do not fit the set width.
I can see how it would be less laggy for those with slower computers,internet connections.

The fluid version has less image detraction. Yess, the background is a great effect for the condensed, ut for some users, it can be very distracting from the text. Having the background cover the entire page, as in the flud version, is less distracting, in my opinion.


Great work with the rotating backgrounds.