I have an aversion to Kershaw knives because of my completely unsatisfactory experience with the Amphibian, which corroded unexpectedly and then could not be adequately cleaned because of the way the rubber insert goes through the skeletonized handle...
Anyway... I handled one of those assisted opening knives at a shop and did not like the feeling of that at all. To me it seems superfluous anyway. If you put enough effort to charge the spring to open the knife the rest of the way, you might as well open the knife fully on your own power *anyway*. I felt the grip on the knife compromised by pushing hard enough to open the knife.
Now, the VAPOR looks like a cool knife -- I don't own a frame-lock yet and would like to. BUT: I can't stand those stupid holes drilled into the handle scales! They look like they'd do nothing but accumulate CRAP in your pocket! Too bad they don't make the same knife with just plain handles, or maybe textured for grip, but not with HOLES.
