My favorite (and, so far, only) benchmade is the 943. I am thinking about getting a 710 though...
I was really impressed by the quality and balance of the 943. The only thing that I noticed was that the finish was not quite as durable as on my microtech, but I was kind of abusing the finish (popping open a bottle using the end of the knife scratched the finish on the 943, but not on the MT)