Do you prefer fixed width or liquid?

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I still can't decide which one I would prefer to use on my forums. In my opinion these are the following pro's and cons for each:

Fixed width pros/cons fixed width
Pros

• Easier for designing
• Less worries about things displaying differently between browsers (depending on your code)
• Literally design it for one look, not multiple instances (different widths)

Cons

• Less content visible on the page (possible negative)
• More whitespace on each side
• Less room to work with, not that you should hard code anything over a certain width anyway

Fixed width pros/cons liquid

Pros

• More available space/content
• less white space

Cons

• Can be a nightmare when it comes to design

Anyway, my true reason for creating this thread. Which do you prefer? Liquid, or fixed? Please state why in helping me decide which is better.

For the record the "liquid" width I was hoping to go with was going to be 80%. The fixed width would be somewhere 950-970px.

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