When it comes to scuba equipment, there is no such thing as "best". Every piece of gear you can buy comes with benefits and drawbacks, and what's best for you depends on which of those are important to you and which are not. And what you consider a benefit or a drawback can be different from how someone else looks at the same things, depending on many factors such as diving environment, performance, price/budget considerations, familiarity, whether you're buying for local or travel use, servicing availability in your area, personal preference/comfort, and a host of other considerations.
A key factor is asking yourself where you see yourself going over the expected life cycle of the equipment, and whether this piece of gear will take you there? Can you see yourself still happy with this choice a few years down the road? Will it still be suitable for the diving you anticipate doing then? The answers will vary for the person who has a personality that leans toward challenging themselves vs the one who just wants to get wet in an easy, relaxing setting, or the one who goes into it knowing that they want to dive in local, perhaps cold water vs the one who is only interested in warm-water diving, or the one whose goals include some form of overhead diving vs someone who wants to stay within recreational depths.
Keep in mind that when you walk into a dive shop, you're only going to hear about the choices that particular shop is offering, and they're only ever going to tell you about the benefits ... and not the drawbacks ... of the gear they'll try to sell you. There are some quality offerings out there that will not be suitable for you ... but you may not realize it until after you've purchased the gear. So if you only want to buy once, and be happy with your purchase, it's up to you to do some digging ... find out what the alternatives are ... listen to the people who will tell you why they don't like that choice (even if you disagree with their reasons). Also keep in mind that there are opportunities to benefit from those who didn't do their homework ... there's a LOT of good scuba gear available on eBay and Craigslist for pennies on the dollar, being sold by people who only considered the drawbacks after they purchased and realized that this isn't the gear that's going to make them happy in the long run. Some of those may be perfectly good choices for you. Only you can really decide what's "best" for you ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)