<<One other reason not mentioned yet is that many people look for good insert placement when buying a chip. If I am presented with several chips that have the same amount of wear, I always look for one where the inserts look balanced
compared with the positioning of the inlay. >>

Greg, would you please interpret into laymens language what you just said? I've been in this hobby less than three years and thought I picked up a lot of the terminology during that time, and admit I've still got a lot to learn, but your aforementioned statement has me really confused.