A task killer is good for occasional use, like when you first boot or you install something that goes rouge. Outside of that, the system will take care of itself. The only thing I have really had a problem with are home replacements. I have tried a bunch and even though most are cool, they make the system lag like crazy for the most part. And the only other time I have had lag is when running multiple things that take a lot of CPU cycles and bandwidth. Such as running Pandora, Waze and Browser all at the same time.
Some programs really do not like being shut down through a task killer, one of these is Locale, great program, worth the money, but if I kill it accidentally through a 3rd party program I have to reboot the phone before it starts up again.
Most programs, when not in use don't use any cycles but the killing and restarting will use cycles and therefore can kill your battery faster. If you have a problem with they system lagging, use a task manager to see which program is causing the problem and kill only that. Also make sure that when you exit out of program, you use the back button and not home, it makes a difference.
Hope this helps
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