I didn't really have high hopes for these blades given the price and my lack of luck with super stainless blades, but they proved me wrong. Very sharp and extremely smooth. At 20 cents a blade, they're a steal. I haven't done a side by side with my favorite (Rapira Platinum Lux) but if these last more than 3-4 shaves I'll buy a whole bunch. All I know for now is, toss one of these in Maggard's V2 OC head and lather up some MWF and you're in for a truly memorable shave.