It looks like they copied the Marlin 1895. So paying more for a Marlin clone with inferior mode of loading. I will pass, thanks.
That said, the mote choices the better. I hope somebody buys these.
It seems odd that companies such as Henry and Chiappa are being allowed to build such close copies of Marlin designs (Chiappa makes a knock-off of the Model 39 rimfire) without a challenge from Cerberus/Remington.
As for the thread topic, I think the "best" are the JM-stamped (pre-Remington) Marlins, the pre-'64 Winchesters and the Miroku-built Browning and Winchester models. All of those outclass the current Marlins and Henrys (don't know too much about the current production Winchesters).
For a while now, I've wanted a Miroku/Browning 1886 in .45-70 (from approx. 20 years ago, around the same time they made the Winchester 71 clone). Superb quality, but without the price tag of an original 1886.