Go cheap or big?

On 2009-05-02, Ken Fortenberry wrote:

You don't have to spend a lot for a good Thompson A type vise
and a few good tools.

According to Fly Fisherman Magazine, it appears the "A" vise is no longer
available, but the "Pro" seems to be, and in a price range I can manage ($42).
Is it roughly the same vise, renamed?

http://www.flyfisherman.com/ftb/hwvise/index18.html

"Thompson went out of business and this vise is no longer available at the
retail level."

But..........

http://www.bearsden.com/page59.html

???????

As for materials, first pick a fly/flies
you know you'll use and buy only the materials you need to tie
that particular fly/flies.

Tie ten or twelve identical flies at a sitting, you'll be
surprised how much better the last one is compared to the
first one.

OK. I plan on tying 20-inchers, a very productive stone nymph,
hereabouts, and seems like an easy starting point for a tying novice.

nb