I have recently gone through the same delema. The first qustion is...have you flown a dual line kite and do you know how to fly. I got the addiction by the advice of this forum. best kite for the buck is what most of the people have said. I do agree. I love the addiction. (although i have not flown anything other for any amount of time) BUT!!!.....It was a tricky kite to learn on cause it was fast for the beginer. I broke the spine on the first flight(the winds were about 25kts gusting to 30 was a very interesting day!!) but i got a stronger spine and have crashed numerous times and have not broken anything else on it. It is a blast to fly and i would really recomend it to anyone. Plus comes with bag, lines, wrist straps and a winder. good luck have fun!!