If you were buying Addi turbo circulars

[mommyto2presidents]

And had a bit to spend (maybe $100) and could get a great deal, what sizes would you recommend I get to be able to do the most number of projects with them?

[BinkyKat]

I'm willing to bet a lot of people will suggest you should get the Knit Picks Options set. They, in my opinion, are just as wonderful as Addies, but are interchangeable and for 60 bucks you get many ways of changing them out...several "options".
They are just as smooth as Addi's and the cord is awesome!
my 2cents

[annomalley]

I'm willing to bet a lot of people will suggest you should get the Knit Picks Options set.

You're right.

I have both, and I can say with all honesty that the Options are just as good as the Addi's. I can't tell the difference between the two as far as how it feels to knit with them. The Options are just as slick as the Addi Turbos. For me and which ones I use, it all depends on whether or not I want to wait for Knit Picks to ship them to me or if I'd rather run down to my LYS and pick up the Addi's because I need them now.

but are interchangeable and for 60 bucks you get many ways of changing them out...several "options".
They are just as smooth as Addi's and the cord is awesome!
my 2cents

I'd like to know how interchangeables are smooth.
What happens at the joint, where the cable and the needle meet?
How can that be smooth?

I like my addis. Slick, and lightweight, and the cables are NEVER curly, like the walmart brands, and the boye brands are.

[GinnyG]

I'm a die hard Addi fan. I JUST got my options this week and I LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are slick and smooth and WONDERFUL. The tip screws on to the cable and the join is absolutely smooth.

[annomalley]

I'd like to know how interchangeables are smooth.
What happens at the joint, where the cable and the needle meet?
How can that be smooth?

It's the way the joint is constructed. I think it's also the nickel plating. You can see a line at the join, but there are no jaggedy bits. I've used the Boye Interchangeables (which I did not like), and their joint wasn't very smooth at all and the yarn would catch on the join. Because of my experience with the Boye's, I was leery about getting interchangeables again, until I heard all the positive remarks about the Options.

[mdog182]

i have used both and prefer the options set. the cables are both equally great (although i do like how the addis say the length and needle size on the cable). the biggest reasons why i like the options are the fact that they are interchangeable, inexpensive and i prefer my needles to have pointier tips. i felt that the addi's tips were too blunt.

[Quiara]

I love Addis, but I since I got my Options, I only use Addis for sizes that I don't have Options in (yet). They're amazing - and an awesome investment when you consider how much that many Addis would cost.

[yuyay]

I just got my Christmas present in the mail (Whheee!). 17 Addis that my husband ordered from an ebay seller in the UK from size 1.5mm to 10mm with cords long enough to use for magic loop (80-100cm) (all for 99$, or $146 with shipping and insurance to Korea). If you get the longer cords then you can magic loop anything that is too small in diameter. The size would depend on what you would normally use.

[boo1]

But as for Addis vs. Options, I prefer Addis. I have the Options set but for my purposes, the tips are more pointed than I like. I only have about 8 or 9 Addis but I intend to buy more.

Just my 2 cents.