Look at the Caradco line of Jeld-Wen windows, carried at Home Depot. They are an incredible bang for the buck, have the best wood rot warranty around, and come in wood or aluminum-clad.

We love our all wood casement, awning and French doors in our new home.

Here is a link that might be useful: Jeld-Wen

I am about to replace my Caradco wood windows. Unless they are much better made now than they were 8 years ago, you are going to need that wood rot warranty.

Before posting such about Caradco, please research where they are today.... not where they were 8 years ago. Caradco has not been owned by the original company for many years now.

They are owned now by Jeld-Wen. I stand by my earlier comments.

And sorry you bought in with the previous bad manufacturer.

Have you tried Milgard windows? They just started selling them at the home depot, and they have a lifetime warranty

Have you looked at Andersen windows; they are a very good window for the price.

The older Caradco windows were junk; can't even be compared to the new product from JeldWen.

Any more input on this question? I'm looking too, but for only 1 window, a bay to replace 2 double hungs. I have a severe case of sticker shock.

Try Marvin's Infinity fiberglass window. Looks better than vinyl and is about mid-range in price. We replaced all the windows in our 60+ year old home with these and I love them. This is the first winter with them, and I couldn't believe that a double-pane window could do that well. Easy to clean and I'll never have to paint a window ever again.