I tried my first TOPS knife about five years ago. I do not remember the model now, but it was very much an (unsharpened) pry bar. The grind was terrible and it would not cut for crap. I promptly returned it.
Fast forward to this year - I tried a BOB, and that is a dynamite knife. So much so that I bought two of them. Then I tried a Dragonfly - Man, what a knife! It will cut circles around most any custom I've owned (except for a couple of Hankins hunting knives) and it is just about the perfect playin' in the woods knife. I am probably gonna buy another one, and a CUB as well for when I'm around Sheeple and don't want to stampede the herd....
Esee - My Izula II is the perfect little necker. I just wish it wasn't coated. Had a 3, nice knife, hated the coated blade, gave it to my buddy (who loves it). I plan on buying a stonewashed version at some point. Had a 5, returned it. Hated the handle, the coating and it was too thick.
If I wanted a knife for general purpose camping, bushcraft and playing around outside (and even as a gutting/skinning knife ), I'd buy another Dragonfly in a second. If I were gonna be around Sheeple, I'd get either a TOPS CUB or a stonewashed Esee 3. Either is a great knife.
