supposing that you are asking this for sock (mittens and such like) knitting
I have a variety of dpns - steel Chiaogoo, wood - knitpro - love them
but I use them rarely and only when I need to put the stitches for the front of the sock aside to work on the heel.
I usually knit with flexi flips like hiya-hiya (there are also crazy tiro by addi, give it a search online)
and also I sometimes use chiaogoo shorties (5 and 8 cm long circular needles for socks)