I am currently playing a level 28 mage vampire with vampirism at 100%, and man, is it awesome. It pretty gives +20 in Intelligence, Destruction, Speed, Strength, and a bunch of other stuff that's very useful, while the downsides are that I can't go outside during the day, which is minor problem since I can just wait, and the 50% weakness to fire, which is surprinsingly not that big of a deal. I tried feeding to see how my mage could handle himself, and it svcks. I have a bunch of enchants that overall give me + 150 magicka and 20 Strength (I have a 510 weight limit ^^). With that, I made a custom spell which does 99 damage on touch and has a Soultrap effect, so I can fill Azura's Star all the time. Basically, I feel powerful, which is a god change from Skyrim's frustrating magic system.
Does anybody here also play as a vampire for the awesome benefits?
Also, quick question: Since my Vampirism fortifies my Intelligence by 20, does it mean that I'll have to feed before I can level up Intelligence again (I've reached the limit) ?