Opinions? Thanks
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I love my Xikar X3. Would highly recommend!!!
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I've got both, and a bunch of others.
I like my Palio best.
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I really like the Room 101 Xikar,,,,but pricey. I like the slimness of the Palio :-)

I can grab a Palio, case and a free lighter for $40 bucks on the bay, seems good.
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Palio!

A cut above! :-)
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Palio for sure, plus it doubles as a cigar rest!!!
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:-)
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:-) I do like that.
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My vote is for Palio, but I've never tried a Xikar. No need to try another cutter.
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I Agree, from what I can tell my Xikar cuts as well today as the day I bought it, whereas, my friends palio seems to have lost its edge. Of course he would argue his has seen many more cigars, but I don't think it has seen enough to justify it being a bit on the dull side.
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The sharpness of either Xikar or Palio cutters is a complete non-issue. Both have lifetime guarantee's, just send them back and they will be replaced. Or you can take it to your local retailer and exchange if they are a dealer. :-)
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OMG, a religious argument.....:-)

I have both, and use both, but there sure seems to be pretty strong opinions on both sides. The Xikar fits my hand very well, and I like it a lot. The Palio is a very sharp, very nice cutter as well; honestly, either should last a lifetime and it's more a personal preference than anything.

One bit of advice I'll offer is no matter what you have for a cutter, you need to clean them every so often. I picked up a pack of alcohol wipes at the pharmacy and they are "the bomb" for this job. What happens is that over time, tobacco oils coat the blades and cutting surfaces, making them appear dull and providing a lousy cut. Clean, either of these cutters should last more than a lifetime, but dirty, neither will do the job satisfactorily.

Cheers - B.B.S.
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Ah the age old debate begins yet again.
Both are great cutters. I prefer Xikar because to me I like the aesthetics and I find it more comfortable. So I have 3 1 for travel 1 for every day (my nice one) and one that I have left in my car.
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I have 3 Palios and 1 XiKar. I prefer the Palio because it allows me to barely shave the head off the top of my cigars. XiKar is nice, but I feel much more surgeon-like with the Palios.
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I have both. I use the Xikar. Very nearly exclusively.
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Palio. End of story.
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I own & use Palios. But then again, I know the owner & he shows up at my house every now & then and I dont wanna piss him off :-):-)
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X8 from Xikar all the way.
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Sam the Butcher uses Palio.
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Love my Xikar Xi3. With that being said the first one i had completly locked up on me and would not open. I sent it in and with in 2 weeks they had sent a brand new one. no questions asked.
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