My Palio is my second favorite cigar cutter; it cuts better than anything I've tried except for my Swiss Army Knife (SAK) cutter. The Palio certainly cuts better than my expensive Xikar as well as any cheap cutter I've tried, but it's still only second fiddle to my SAK. Unfortunately, the Palio feels a little cheap in your hand, especially compared to a Xikar which has better heft and a much better choice of high quality finish materials. If you can overlook all that and focus on pure functionality, the Palio provides a better cut than the Xikar...but still not as good as the SAK.
