Playing Cards

So, it seems there are trends in my local magic community with regards to playing cards and what type of cards one chooses to use. So what's best? It's hard to say what is or isn't best because some people are more comfortable with borders, etc. Bees generally have the highest quality stock, no borders of course and leave magicians feeling they are unusable due to the apparent inability to use reversed cards. Well there is a technique, yes an actual technique that will hide the face up cards in a real triumph style shuffle. The advantages, of course, allow all your sleights to be more deceptive. It seems that the border is a security blanket to most magicians. Bikes are the economical cards, they are okay all around. Tally Hos are the classy bikes so to speak. The paper stock is top notch although not as good as Bees. Borders are a terrible security blanket. If your cards have borders your technique is off. Short and sweet of it, if you aren't a great fine detail technician then perhaps bordered cards are for you but stay away from difficult moves like second deals, top palms, etc. Where there is movement on the top the deck that could be better hidden by continuous patterns on the cards.
Steamboats are an interesting borderless back cards but I am not sure the quality. I am going to try to locate a handful of decks to use over the next month or two and I will come back with a verdict. As of right now, I am putting my money in Bees and occasionally Tally Hos. What is everyone else using? Other suggestions for cards?
Oh, one more thought, colour doesn't matter. Some will say pros use red because black Sharpie appears on them better. But that implies signing the back of the card. I keep 2 sharpies on my person when performing, one black, one silver, they can go on the front or back of and card of any colour. That is all.