Although tables is easier than CSS, most browsers will render CSS almost the same way. But not always true for tables. Especially wider sites that need to shrink to fit a screen. I just weigh amount of work I have to do against how much I'm getting paid and do which ever way I feel comfortable with.
"Most browsers will render CSS almost the same way".
Either you have an odd definition of most browsers or you are just completely wrong. CSS is implemented differently by most of the major browsers.
