I definitely prefer ByteCoin and duckNote over Monero.  It has to do with the devs, community and the coins' branding for my choices.  Noob geniuses love to yell "premined LOL!OL!!!!111" at ByteCoin, while the people who actually do their research sit quietly mining and buying with confidence.  I'm not here to convince anyone because it's a lost cause--there are fanboys for every altcoin now, so half of the people "investing" in altcoins have no idea what they are investing in and just jump on the hype train.  That's the case with DogeCoin, that's definitely the case with DarkCoin, and possibly Monero (although I just think their branding, logo, name, and devs are terrible).  I see the Shibisms more and more every day in these coins' communities, and all I can do is laugh or pray for their naivety.