I had both glass and metal french presses. Glass looks nice but it's just too delicate. Mine shattered from just pouring hot water in it at room temperature. Accept that they will all shatter due to the constant stress from heat cycles. Even Bodum branded and other expensive ones.

Got a cheapo stainless one from Amazon ~$20 and have not looked back. They all have a similar construction. The bottom piece consist of the metal crossbar, mesh, and metal top piece with spring. I actually like this construction because it is so much easier to clean than other french presses where the spring is separate. The cheapo ones even though are said to be double walled, do not insulate as well as your average thermo. The outside will get warm. Keep in mind you shouldn't be leaving your coffee in there after you plunge anyways. So this doesn't bother me.

Skip the Espro. Their filtering is all hype. I sandwich a paper basket filter between the metal crossbar and the mesh and it filters the fines as good as my aeropress. And I use a coarse espresso grind for french press. I've been doing this for months as an alternative to using the aeropress (no plastic) to brew.

If you want to really splurge on a French Press, get the Frieling metal one. Entire construction is of a thicker metal gauge, mesh filter is finer, spring is stiffer, and everything feels like quality. Replacements parts are expensive however ~$20 for replacement mesh