Should I buy steel or ceramic knives? I am soon to be moving to a house with a very nice kitchen, and so the time has come for me to buy myself a proper set of knives. I have been looking around at the various types available. There seem to be cheaper steel knives with plastic or wooden handles (e.g. from normal homeware stores), pro-range solid steel knives (e.g. Global) and also ceramic knives. As much as I'd like to buy something like the Global knives, they are quite expensive and so I've been looking at what else is out there.

While I'm pretty sure the pro-range steel knives will outperform the cheap steel knives, I have no idea how good ceramic knives are. 


Are there reasons why I might want to choose ceramic over steel or vice versa? 
What are the things to look out for when buying knives?
Ceramic knives:


cut
get through metal detectors at night clubs


Steel knives:


cut
smash (garlic, ginger...)
pry (potato eyes)
look good
scare burglars
stick to metallic thingies on the wall
don't scratch glass cutting boards (anyone cringing?)
don't snap when thrown dropped.
have zen-like qualities, sharpening them is pure meditation.
have good mass, more control IMO.
have rivets as a handy measurement reference for consistent length cuts
have a spine you can hammer to get through that bone (now who's cringing?)