Details first:

I was in meetings in Florida last week, so I couldn't carry my strops and needed something quick as it was meetings all day and (as always) 7 days/week shaving. The razors I took (both bought from Amazon):

- Merker Long Handled DE with Feather blades
- Feather SS with Feather professional blades.

Both were using Truefitt & Hill soap along with a mug @Razorfeld sent me (good mug, so don't worry about lather and I added glycerin)

Bottom line, no comparison. The Feather is AWESOME compared to the DE. More over, after using real straights for the last 3-4 months, I can shave as quick with a Feather SS as I can with a DE. I anyone here has suggestions on DE's, I'd be happy to hear it as I travel a lot. Another thing I noticed is that I don't like NEW Feather blades with the SS. I was working in a hurry, so the new blades are not necessarily non-cutting. By the 5th day or so however, I can run a very quick and perfect shave using them.