On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:54:42 -0700 (PDT), bob haller
wrote:

easier to use sharkbites. No fuss no bother and PEX is dirt cheap, and tolerates freezing...

Well almost. Not many people have PEX tools. You need tools to
transition to and from copper, fittings, etc...

In this case a simple fix sweating copper seems to be cheaper.