I'm still not a high level in the game yet because I am slow player. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/stupid.gif" alt="" />
I also have a slow computer so the only times I usually reload is if I die. This is my first Boots of the Vampire I got and I kept them.
Durability 17/18
Weight 20
Charm Quality: 5
Armor: 70
5 Percent Chance of Absorbing Damage
+2 to Intelligence
Withering Curse +1
Blind +1
Repair +1
Required Strength: 10
But at the moment I happen to be wearing Guard's Heavy Chain Boots.
Durability 11/12
Weight 25
Armor: 150
5 Percent Chance of Absorbing Damage
+4 to Vitality
+2 to Sight
Required Strength: 20
The big difference is in the prices a merchant will give you. At this point in the game I was offered around 15,000 gold for the Vamprire Boots and only around 800 gold for the Guard's Boots.
Of course this is from a Healer who doesn't have that kind of gold.