Hello Everyone, good news! We've been speaking with MAC and it looks like we'll be able to list that exact knife in the next week or so. Stay tuned, we're doing everything we can to get this moving for you.
I've personally owned a Henckels Pro-S 8" chef's knife, a Wusthof Classic 8", a Global G-2, a MAC 8" (with dimples), a global heavyweight GF-34 11" chef's knife, and used for a few weeks a Shun Classic. I sold most of them down the bay, but kept the MAC for daily use and left a Victorinox in the block for when the MAC is out for sharpening.
My impressions are that the japanese knives are far sharper and better for daily use ONLY IF you maintain them. If you don't sharpen your knives or even rarely steel them, go german. My only complaint about the global, is the handle is thin and not well designed for people with large hands, thus why I kept the MAC. Out of the box, the sharpness of the global is better than the others, followed closely by the MAC and Shun.
Disclaimer, I have never used a ninox, but they sure look fancy...
