Originally Posted by
suzuki
I'm going to be the voice of reason here - I'm not sure how long you've been using a straight and, while I have heard nothing but good things about the LE, if you're relatively new at this, it might make sense to go with a less expensive TI to make sure you like the way a TI shaves before droping the cash on the LE. Also if you're relatively new to straight shaving, it might make sense to learn how to maintain your razors before potentially screwing up an LE (I'm going by your number of posts, which may not be a good reflection of your expeience level).
I have a 6/8 in the Sheffield steel that is a great razor - they go for about $150 at classicshaving, but can likely be had for about the same price from EC vendors.
Having said all of that, its your cash, so spend it any way you want - you can't go wrong with a TI - the one I have is one of my favourite razors (and there are definitely more TIs in my future!). As other's have said, there are lots of nice limited editions out there - all of which are supposed good shavers.