Babolat Pure Drive. The first model has been discontinued so I have a few of them as reserves. I remember reading once (or hearing) that the Pure Drive was the most popular racquet of all time, with more sold than even the Jack Kramer (wood) or the T-2000 (metal). I do not know if that is exactly true, but I figured if it is popular enough to be considered one of the most popular of all time then it must be a middle-of-the-road racquet. That is, it is not a power racquet and it is not a finesse racquet. Instead, it has a little of both. It is not super heavy; it is not super light. And, I like the weight in the head and the balance.
They always discontinue the good sports-equipment models. Darn it !

About a year ago, changed to the Head Prestige Mid.

I started breaking strings way too often with my previous rackets. The worse time was breaking a string a day after getting restrung. (Do not think those were even pro-line rackets.)

My choice in getting the Head Prestige was partly my playing style and also getting a tighter string pattern to limit breakage (18 x20). Went with a smaller head size, 93 sq inches. I have my strings at the maximum tension (sometimes 5 lbs more; really like the control I get.)

The last few racquets Ive had have been the Babolat Aeropro Drive, I just keep getting the latest model every couple of years as it suits my topsin game. I've just started to use the RPM Blast string too, which seems to be a pretty good combination, shame my play ability isnt as good as the string and racquet itself haha

I was playing with a Wilson Stratus 3 BLX but it broke on me after only 5 months! I wasn't abusing it either. It just was poorly designed and could see the head was flawed after it was broken. So I'm researching new rackets now. I'm currently playing with my 5 year old Head Liquidmetal 4. I see they now are up to 8. LOL! I've tried a few Wilsons & Princes and they are too light for me. Sadly, I can't find a Head dealer near me so I need to get a demo online. So hard to judge without feeling it in your hands.

Wow!! if I remember correctly, the Stratus 3 is super expensive....I have the Liquidmetal 4 too, but I don't use it anymore. I took a chance and ordered it from Tennis Warehouse and wasn't crazy about it. I love Head rackets. The Speed rackets are nice too!!
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Yes, it was very expensive: $229! I got a credit from the retailer but they only sell Wilson, Prince & Babolat. I demo'd the new Prince & Wilson but may need to give the Babolat a chance.

Just got finished demoing 4 different Head rackets and ended up getting the LIquidmetal 8. Hope that was a wise decision. There were features of each racket I liked.