I have the older Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 700x40 where the tread looks like crescent moon. Still, the tread is minimal and it would be wrong to think of them as anything other than a fat slick.

The tread is very puncture resistant against stuff like glass. I've had three flats, 2 from screws, and one from hitting a big pointy rock off roading. Yes, they're slick, but if you are careful, you can go on dirt with them. Maybe 10 000 miles on my tires so far and still going.

Installation is easy, dunno who says it is difficult to mount. Maybe the newer ones are different because they are tubeless ready. Pretty sure I just put them on my with bare hands without much issue.

The Marathon Supreme is expensive. Light and durable can both be cheap, but together it is expensive. The 40mm size is about half the weight of the Marathon Plus. I look at it as buying time because I've had so few flats on these tires. The Marathon Supreme has all Schwalbe's newest or best technologies so avant garde can be expensive too. In a prior iteration of this tire I think there were ceramic bits in the protection layer that blunts glass to prevent flats but this technology was not sustainable due to lack of suppliers for the ceramic stuff.

I think the Vittoria Randonneur Pro may be discontinued since I don't see them on the website any longer. If you get Randonneurs, ensure to get the pro version with folding bead and higher thread per inch.

I've heard good things about Panaracer Ribmo and Tserv though I have not used those myself.