Don't buy the stupid monster x. It personifies everything bad about climbing IMO- flashy, stupid, shallow.
Get some tools you can take into the alpine and beat the s*** out of. Don't go for some showy monstrosity. Just my opinion of course.
Then again, for someone just getting into ice they might be good. All depends on your priorities. Nothing against Grivel either- I freakin love their crampons and other gear.