I chose this model because I wanted to share the old fashioned experience of hand cranking with my grandchildren and they loved it.....for about 29 minutes then they got bored.  This model also has an electric motor for when we don’t necessarily want to wait or work so hard for great ice cream. Most importantly it works great either way!  I also love the look, I leave it out as part of the country decor and it reminds the kids to ask about using it...Win-Win