I find the charge cards useful as I don't have to worry about paying oftentimes before statement generates so it reports little no balance. Also, Amex charge cards are more flexible in raising spending limit. You can go higher on it faster. If you are trying to get our credit line up on other credit cards, you can point to your charge card charges on reconsideration and they will take that into account. For example, if you have 1k credit lines, you build your charge card limit up fast and have 5k on it and pay. Apply for new card or call current card and ask for reconsideration on credit line to 5k and point to Amex charge card to show you can handle it responsibly. Modernsurrender I would just add autopsy on your zync and put a recurring charge on it.
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I've been with AMEX for a few years now and, invariably, expensive purchases always go on one of their cards, even if it means losing a bit of cashback. The benefits are just second to none... I don't do a lot of traveling, so I'm not talking concierge type services, but the purchase benefits are by far the easiest to access of any card type available. I just got through with a warranty claim for a cell phone on my old Zync (which is actually now closed), and they had no problem approving the claim on day one; no sillyness, runarounds, or fetching quotes from the local repair shop. On more expensive purchases (laptops/TVs, for example), I understand the need for that type of thing, but I trust they'll be equally easy to work with in those situations. Claims for most purchase benefits can be filed online or over the phone as well, which is a definite plus compared to the paper forms many issuers force you to deal with.
That having been said, I see no reason to use their charge products (based on my personal spending habits), except for the Zync if you need a foot in the door. There are certainly some unique benefits available on the higher-end products (i.e. Platinum), but, as I said, without traveling enough to really make use of those unique benefits, I can't justify the annual fee for what boils down to the visual appeal of the product, and occasional compliments from cashiers. 
@ajh5408 wrote:I've been with AMEX for a few years now and, invariably, expensive purchases always go on one of their cards, even if it means losing a bit of cashback. The benefits are just second to none... I don't do a lot of traveling, so I'm not talking concierge type services, but the purchase benefits are by far the easiest to access of any card type available. I just got through with a warranty claim for a cell phone on my old Zync (which is actually now closed), and they had no problem approving the claim on day one; no sillyness, runarounds, or fetching quotes from the local repair shop. On more expensive purchases (laptops/TVs, for example), I understand the need for that type of thing, but I trust they'll be equally easy to work with in those situations. Claims for most purchase benefits can be filed online or over the phone as well, which is a definite plus compared to the paper forms many issuers force you to deal with.
That having been said, I see no reason to use their charge products (based on my personal spending habits), except for the Zync if you need a foot in the door. There are certainly some unique benefits available on the higher-end products (i.e. Platinum), but, as I said, without traveling enough to really make use of those unique benefits, I can't justify the annual fee for what boils down to the visual appeal of the product, and occasional compliments from cashiers.
+1. My thoughts exactly. I plan to apply for a no-fee AmEx later this year just to setup a backdating entry point. No use for a Platinum for at least a couple of years.