haha, i love how twall rides some p3's and theres threads popping up everywhere about kids wanting them...
but thats off-topic, my apologies...
p3's- scott is an AMAZING company, no matter what anyone says. their skis are great, and ride great. they warranty well, and have very good durability on their products. they have tried and tested gear, and no one can take that away from them. the p3's are no difference. you'll love them.
afterbangs- Line is just like Scott. Amazing company, amazing people working for them. they're constantly on the edge of the innovative, which is cool and nice. they have a fresh approach. and the afterbang concept of sandwhich construction seems like a good idea. BUT they're new, and new products USUALLY have problems. they aren't ironed out yet, through mass testing. Sorta like the suspects/dumonts from Salomon of the 08-09 season. they put in some new tech, edge armor, and fucked their skis pretty much. they had warranties out the ass due to kids skis just shitting out on them, and they lost alot of customers, probably for life, because of the bad experience those consumers had on their products they pretty much garunteed to be "indestructible".
so, if you want a ski that you can really depend on (between these two only), i would go with the p3. It comes from a reptuable company that has taken the time in the industry to learn everything there is to know, and Line is in the same boat, they're great. but they have a new product and they might have some unforseen problems lurking in those skis. You could always look at Chronics/Anthems, which are great skis.
I am in no way bashing Line at all, simply making the point that new products have many flaws, just like iPods with Apple, with the first gen's being practically fucked from the get go.