My bandsaw is a ten-year-old Laguna LT16HD. Like many Italian bandsaws, it came equipped with "euro-style" guides. These have rotatable steel discs for both the side guides and the thrust bearing. Within its first year or two, I upgraded the thrust bearings to true rolling bearings. Recently I heard enough positive things about the Laguna ceramic guides that I put them on the machine. I've used them for a couple months now, mostly for resaw, and I'm impressed. They give a better quality of cut than my old euro-style guides. They aren't cheap -- $280 -- but for me they're worth the price.