Why do so many people use pokerstars if they don't have rakeback?

[crystalallen]

I'm just starting to play for money and I'm trying to figure out where to play.

I thought I had signed up on UB with raketherake but I had issues because of my previous play money account. And besides that, I play SNGs almost exclusively and they don't even count that as rake.

I can't do Full Tilt because I also had a play money account there. Any suggestions? I'd like to go to a site that I've heard of because I'd feel funny about depositing my money with a new site. Pokerstars seems solid but they don't have rakeback.

Suggestions?