Stainless or High carbon?

I want to get into straight razor shaving, and I'm looking at a few different ones, all of which are dovo's. My first pick was the Dovo Ebony "Silver Steel" But it's out of stock! :eek: Which is very sad, every aspect of this razor appeals to me, especially since I hate plastic. There is another one very similar, the Dovo Ebony "Stainless Steel" but I have heard that it could be harder for some one new to straight razors to hone and to strop, and being new, I don't want to get so frustrated with it that I give up on it too soon simply because the razor I chose is too hard to strop. Can anyone offer me personal experience, or advice? I know that classic shaving has the silver steel, but they don't have(or atleast I couldn't find) starter sets that come with a brush, stand, strop, soap, bowl, and a razor. But I am not sure how good they are, while I have heard some really good things about vintage blades, as well as actually getting to talk to the owner. So an alternative would be a review of how good, or bad classic shaving is. I would hate to spend so much money with out getting exactly what I want ...

I find the Dovo stainless blades are pretty easy to hone, though that'll be a while off for you.
That's a No 41 stainless. They are renowned for being fantastic blades. I've got one & it's surprisingly smooth!
If you do decide to go with that, you won't be disappointed.

Thanks for all your help! I think I am going with the Stainless steel from vintage blades, I will be sure to post how it goes on here!

I have recently bought a Stainless dovo from vintage...the 6/8ths Dovo Renaissance Stainless. This is my first razor but it is really smooth and keeps a sharp edge. Havent honed it yet but it is full hollow ground so I would think honing shouldnt be too much more difficult than a carbon. Lynn says usually stainless just likes a few more strokes on the high grit (polishing) stones.