Any particular reason for going with a futur? That's an expensive piece of kit to start with and I find it to be rather gimmicky, the ability to fiddle with settings will only serve to confuse you when you're starting out and giving yourself crappy shaves, you'll be tempted to adjust it to take away the razor burn you gave yourself by using the wrong angle and thus move away from the real issue that is getting in the way of perfect technique. I would start with the EJ DE89 if I had to do it again, it seems to be about the best shaving razor you can get at around the $40 price point, and it will be more than good enough to give you BBS shaves for the rest of your life if you had to stick with it, my second choice would be an HD. Personally I will try a slant after I get to the point where DE shaving feels automatic (I currently have a merkur 33C). I believe the slant or the R41 are the contenders for the best shave short of actually using a straight razor.
