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Whats the difference between current_page_item and current-menu-item when using Custom Menus

.current_page_item{} // Class for Current Page
.current-cat{} // Class for Current Category
.current-menu-item{} // Class for any other current Menu Item
.menu-item-type-taxonomy{} // Class for a Category
.menu-item-type-post_type{} // Class for Pages
.menu-item-type-custom{} // Class for any custom item that you added
.menu-item-home{} // Class for the Home Link
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current_menu_item is the active element in the menu, independent from the type (page, archives, post, etc.) of the current menu element, while current_page_item only available, if the current item is a page and is current.

For more details: http://codex.wordpress.org/Dynamic_Menu_Highlighting

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current_page_item is added for backwards compatibility for themes that only support the older wp_page_menu() menus, which only had pages in them. So if you are creating a theme now it's best to use current-menu-item. – Jan Fabry Apr 19 '11 at 9:55
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