Why not order one TL700 and one all lace ---you said you intend to order a few units...that way you can `road -test` 2 different types and decide which you prefer .Also, a lot of guys --once they get `sorted` and on the road in this game as wearers-- don`t frequent the forum as much ....so , sometimes a specific question or point may go un-answered due to the likes of myself not being in a position to reply as I have no experience of the TL 700 so am hamstrung and not able to give you good feed -back... I`m not sure how it would `withstand` long [therefore `heavy` ] hair ... I think the general wisdom is to wear French lace for longer hair [you could still have a Swiss lace frontal -strip for the exposed hairline ] Why not just mail John as he may have pics on file? Hope that helps...Paul.