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@dr.oblong
yes and no.
i have egg beaters and really like them, they are small and have lots of float (good if you're worried about you knees). the caveat is about this pedal system is that if you intend to walk around a lot on hard ground with your cycling shoes you may find the cleats wear out very quickly (less than 3 months in 1 case for me). the basic cleats are about 12gbp, a slightly harder wearing pair about 18gbp. the problem is 2 fold because;
1 the cleats are quite soft as they are brass or brass allow.
2 they are deeper/thicker than spd cleats and depending what (most) shoes you use you'll find that they are scraping the floor when you walk on them.
since the excessive wear resulted in me 'pulling-out' at a set of lights and hitting the floor hard i have got into measuring the depth of the recess in cycling shoes when i buy them.
the cleats are almost 8mm deep and unfortunately that rules out most specialized commuter shoes. however nike and scott are quite deep, so were my carnacs before they wore down. ymmv
i am in fact considering going back to single sided spds for this very reason as i never had a problem getting my foot in and the shimano 520s are very cheap (2x crankbrother cleats).