As far as to decide rather to stay brand loyal, or be open to all manufacturers, to each their own: All I know is that as somebody mentioned earlier, is while it can be overwhelming with all the choices out there, you can and usually will LIMIT yourself staying in the same line as well. I'll always consider Storm/Roto no matter what, but I also will always consider Motiv, Brunswick, and Dv8 and keep my options open on what suits me best, versus one single line by one company.