[Rosencrantz1]

I ordered samples of nexgens and faux clay and went with the faux clay. They sound/feel great and I got a set of 500, with case, cards, etc. for $55 from 5star.

The nexgens are nicer looking but, while they are an improvement over your run-of-the-mill 11.5g chips, I think they still sound a little coin-like. Plus, they are on the heavy side.

If looks are your most important decision, then nexgens with labels really do look nice for the price. If price, feel or sound are more important to you, then I can't recommend the faux clay highly enough.

Final thought: the faux clay are so cheap that, if you decide to upgrade later on, you won't feel bad about abandoning them.