One feature to watch out for in the Graco EDT is the smallish wheels. The EDT has been great for some people but I tried a friends out the other day and the maneuverability isn't as great.
We currently have a Graco mirage travel system that we bought second had. It has since become quite rickety and I've been looking into getting a new one for about a month now. After a month's sometimes obsessive research we're getting a Maclaren Techno XT this week! (yay!) Bubba is now 6 months old and we know exactly what we want strollerwise for our lifestyle (live far away, travel into town A LOT, loads of taxis, buses and on the train almost every day). The following features were what sold the Maclaren Techno XT for me;
1/ Suitable from birth (although some personal reviews beg to differ, we're intending to get it for the long haul for baby #2 -- and beyond? :))
2/Lightweight
3/Bigish wheels -- some comments on another HK based forum said on a thread that it's great for bumping up and down stairs -- which we do whenever we go to Soho as the overpass to the midlevels escalators have got a flight of stairs. Big enough wheels are useful in and around midlevels and soho -- pavement cracks and cobblestones dont bother you too much (I hear it's a nightmare with the graco edt)
4/Weather resistant
5/One hand umbrella fold -- you wouldnt believe how many taxi drivers I've asked to hold my baby while I fold our current buggy!
6/4 Positions including a lie down flat one
7/Height adjustable handles -- terrific if you and your partner are of different heights or if you're tall
8/Great warranty -- one of the reasons Im a mac user too.. warranties are terrific.
The most common negative feature I've read about it is that the basket is a bit too small -- this doesnt bother me much as I usually just keep the raincover and my baby bjorn in the basket. 2 absolute essentials -- I wonder how people with threewheelers without shopping baskets get by sometimes! :P I suppose it's not too big a deal if you're not traveling far from where you live.
Anyway, here's the link
http://www.maclarenbaby.com/asia/ind...105&Itemid=497
Good Luck and I'll let you know how it goes with the XT!
Oh and you might also want to consider a lesser known alternative the Silvercross Dazzle. Mothe&Baby magazine raves about it and it's also lightweight and suitable from birth.
