just had the allure installed with a budget kitchen remodel. so far, so good! my GC had recommended it, a floor guy for 20 years, and he was/is impressed with it. i used the higher end cherry as i was looking for a color match to the oak floors in the other rooms. i have no comment to give on the durability...but it is guaranteed for life in residential settings. so far...so good. i like the "cushioning" it gives after having the 70's blue floor tile when we bought this place in june. ;) the only issue was make sure they click together...we had one that kept missing. of course we had none left so another box had to be bought. probably a good thing for "just in case" down the road. ;)

Look into Coretec, Adura Max, Karndean, and Flooret for good quality click lock vinyl flooring. Unless you plan to self-install, I strongly recommend finding a local flooring company known for excellent quality and good installation. Take home samples and look at them in morning, afternoon, and evening light. Flooret does not sell to resellers, but they can probably recommend local installers. Weshipfloors.com has good prices on vinyl flooring, but I cannot recommend or not recommend as I have never purchased from them. They have a line of vinyl plank flooring called "Kryptonite," and it's pricing is very good. Here's a light colour somewhat similar to what you posted that is very pretty: http://www.weshipfloors.com/flooring/silver-tail-luxury-vinyl-plank-flooring-3mm-x-63-x-48-cork Flooret has beautiful colours: http://www.flooret.com/modin-vinyl-plank-flooring/ Adura Max by Mannington: https://www.mannington.com/Residential/AduraMax/Search I'm having 2700 sq. Ft. of Adura Max Dockside Sand installed in a few weeks. Will post photos if you haven't made a decision by then. Coretec Dakota Walnut was my second favourite colour. The sample I brought home was lighter than the website photo: http://www.usfloorsllc.com/flooring-products/dakota-walnut/ I'm running out of time so cannot post Karndean link. Hope this helps!

Sorry but vinyl doesn't like very many of these subfloor gimmicks. The dimpled subfloor underlayments (like platon) isn't allowed under vinyl....you need to add a sheet of plywood over top = loss of ceiling height. DriCore would work except you will lose more than 1/2" because of it. Underpad under vinyl is very rare and very expensive. If you want vinyl in your basement, you are pretty much down to "bare concrete". If you can find some mass loaded vinyl underlay (1.2mm thick) specifically made for (and allowed by the manufacturer of) vinyl floors, then you can have underpad. A high-end laminate with cork underlay and a vapour barrier would be a better option if you want warmth underfoot without the loss of ceiling height.

Yes you can put it over linoleum.