solid carbide versus carbide tips router bits

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I need to purchase, some 1/4" shanks router bits for my course. I am looking at Whiteside bits. Based on Fine Wood Working review. Plus I can get them much cheaper then anything I can get in Australia.

My questions is what is the difference between solid carbide versus carbide tips router bits? The only thing that I have found is that the solid carbide bits are not guarantied against breakage.

However, does it effect the quality of the cut. How about re-sharpening? anything else, that I should know.

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Found my answer:

Is solid carbide better then carbide tipped?
A: No. Carbide tipped router bits provides carbide backed by harden steel for the body. Solid carbide is brittle, and bits made of solid carbide are more likely to break then steel bodies. This combination, of carbide and steel, provides the carbide cutting edge with out the high cost of solid carbide and a more durable and less costly body. Solid carbide has the advantage that it may be machined into profiles and patterns (spiral, fiberglass..) where carbide tipped would be difficult or impossible to manufacture.