Another B&R fan here. I bough my first one about 9 years ago and I'm still using it as my main travel bag (21" Roller). I also tend to lookout for year end sales at luggage places when I travel around the states and sometimes a real bargain can be had. I've managed to pick up a large B&R roller for myself and 3 other rollers for friends/family. They are brilliant...long lasting and really well designed. My first one cost me a lot of money ( I bet I paid full retail ), but in the long run proved to be a bargain.
Tumi also looks pretty well built, but they seem a bit expensive to me. They also look like they won't wear well.