I am in the exact same boat as you are.....we've decided on Andersen (still trying to figure which line of theirs) based mainly on the local service. I was getting so confused, but got great reviews on the local supplier so we narrowed it down to what they carried.

400 would kind of be below the Marvin Ultima and wood Ultrex . The 400 Woodwright would be above the wood Ultrex and below Ultima. I'd consider both Andersens to be above the Marvun all Ultrex , but it is an another class of window. The Andersens do not feature aluminum or fiberglass in those lines, they are painted wood and Fibrex. Performance wise they are all very similar in U values and DP ratings, air infiltration numbers on the Andersens are very good, Marvins are known to be poor but I haven't seen any first hand ratings. Price wise should be in this order but may not be: Ultima, 400 Woodwright,Wood Ultrex, 400 , All Ultrex. I am not to familiar with Kolbe's line up.

If you have time let us know what you went with and why.

What does your architect say. I think you need to narrow your search criteria to one choice of finish and then go comparison shopping . Your criteria is too broad and no way will you be able too compare anything without going nuts.

My advice, don't use Marvin. Had a very bad experience with them and would never do business with them again. Go with Andersen.

Sounds good to me.

gives is a follow up when your done!

@kmwrsw, if you're still around - are you satisfied with your Andersen 400 Woodwrights?