Meer lined briars. Gimicky or legit?

Let me preface this with a confession. Im lazy.
Ive only been smoking pipes for a few months and im hooked. I love to smoke. Clean? Ream? Build cake? Not so much.

So, ive seen meer lined briars on a certain e-tailer for a decent price and im looking to move up from my MM's to something I wouldnt mind taking out in public. I like the maintainance free and dry smoking aspects of the MM and from what I understand, something with meer would net me near the same results. It seems like a good idea, I just dont see alot of discussion about them.

Thoughts?