1 hour ago, The Maestro said:

I also have to wonder if the aluminum gears in those reels will last as long as brass gears.

Depends on the quality of aluminum and the reel.  I have aluminum gears in reels that are nearly 20 years old, and they work as well as new.

12 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

I simply cannot fathom arguing over 1-2oz. I have fished Chronarch 50mgs, Core 50mgs, Every Curado, Tatulas, Fuegos, Revo SX, and I have never really been able to tell much of a difference over an ounce or so. Some of you need to put your big boy pants on and quit whining over an ounce. Geez, it's like you never fished for 6 hours a day when you were 12 years old with a Zebco 33 walking 4-5 miles pond hopping. Well, most of you probably didn't.

I've seen people arguing over fractions of an ounce on forums.  We're talking grams.  These people are a marketer's dream.