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Harry, I just wonder why anyone would need a Complete Works which is extensively annotated. For me, the purpose of the C Ws is to read the plays casually, like a novel, rather than for scholarly reasons. This is what I do with mine.
When someone less familiar with Shakespeare is studying a play, or a couple of plays, it's best to get them individually in the Arden editions, no need to buy the entire works. I had to study about six of the plays while a student and didn't purchase a Complete Works for this, but the aforementioned individual Ardens. I wouldn't have been able to afford the better Completes; instead I had an old second-hand one which I purchased from a market stall.
The Shakespeare you linked to does look nice, I just don't see the need for it.
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