Mechanical vs. electric fuel pump?

fstfish you make a good point about the electrics burning out....i plan on driving my car on long trips and i dont want the problem of a burnt out pump...atleast with a mechanical if it craps out you can go to the nearest parts store and pick up a replacement and your in business....those race pump brand pumps are nice, but they are pricy, require their pricey regulator and i have heard some not so good stuff about them...maddart, that pump is something i think i will definatly look into...the stock pump i ordered already came in, so im going to run it...if i start to have starvation issues then ill go on from there...it really seems though that there is a uniform split between those who support mechanical pumps and those support the electric