Snowboard brands?

ok so im looking at a few boards i really Love the roxy ones and some of the burton boards but then again im new to this whole thing and dont really know if there is such a thing as a bad brand with boards. So i have a few questions anyone heard of "Type A" or "Nitro" or "Ride Solace" or "Avalanche" or "M4 vamp"?? what do u guys recommend??