I used to think that timberlinx where cheaper, now I know they are more expensive. I've been cheered up lately by the steady rise in steel prices, by the time I'm ready to hang up my tools, timberframing may actually pay a good buck.
I think the performance of the timberlinx is good, and they have the benefit of being buried in the timbers, so the fire resistance is more or less the same as with traditional joinery.
