the hole in the hurricane is the carb, the huricane is kindof a bubbler more than a bong, its just carbed. roor is great, illadelph is great, theres a cheaper brand around my parts called roar... if you can get anything get a roor, or an illadelph, i would go with illadelph personaly.
This is much too hard a decision for you buddy. Just go somewhere local and buy something cheap. If it's that hard to make a decision, you can't afford the bong.
They all break, or can be broken. It doesn't really matter how thick the glass is, it always breaks that one time you drop nice and awkward on the downstem, generally if it get's knocked over.
Of coarse cheapie bongs break way more easily, but I can keep 8 $50.00 bong's for a lot longer than I can keep 1 $400.00 bong.
I do currently smoke out of my ROOR (we call her Big Red for her red label) and I loved my PHX, and my old ROOR, and the many other bongs I've owned. My friend just broke his ROOR again, actually I now have 2 friends that have recently broken their ROOR's, all the same way.
Don't get something that's going to make you really upset if you break it. It ain't worth the anxiety while your smoking and/or hanging out with friends and all you can think is, motherfucker, please don't drop my bong.
Get something cheaper, and relax and have a toke.