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Is it worth the extra (and much greater) cost for 3810;s as far as weight and fit?
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That depends on what your financial situation is. The L210 will still save your life just as well as the 3810 from any rifle threat that you'll realistically need to worry about. So if the 3810s are giving you sticker shock, then maybe just get the L210s since they'll still do everything you'll need a plate to do.
But if you can justify the cost of 3810s, they're absolutely worth it. Shaving 1.6 pounds per plate and going from single curve to multicurve are serious improvements to the comfort of a plate, and you'll really feel that difference if you ever actually move around in your armor.
And that's not even accounting for the fact that the 3810 will stop some uncommon threats that the L210 doesn't like 30-06 softpoints or 308 ball.