I have them. I LOVE THEM. IMHO, in most aspects, they are better than 1200's. They might not last 20 -30 years like techs, but they are realiable. The changable arm comes in handy. The high torque is money, the pitch control is money, and the price is money... or less money... but either way, you can't go wrong. Who needs all that TTX crap anyway, it just clouds the mind.
I'm sure someone is going to bash me for saying they're better than 12hundos but too bad. lol