Nitro or Battery Power?

so, since im new to the hobby i just gotta ask......... who thinks what is better..... NITRO or BATTERY? and brushed or brushless?

i have a nitro T-MAXX as you can see in my signature, and a stock stinger brushed motor rustler that i am changing into a stampede, probly will go brushless eventually too, so i guess ill just see for my self, but just figured i would ask everyones opinion....

seems like there is more people on these websites going to a brushless set-up, but the few localists around here all run Nitro power.....

so whats the deal, is it that people just dont want the hassle of working on the nitro motors or are the brushless ACTUALLY better in terms of power/speed/performance?