We had no expectations when we made the purchase.  We knew we wanted to start making healthier choices, i read all the details of SO many different machines.  We decided on this one, and haven't for one second regreted it.  We love being able to make our own choices about what is in our juice, and the flavors of fresh over bottled is unbelievable.  The machine itself is wonderful.  We can determine how fast the fruit/vegetables move the hopper, which affects how much juice you get.  And clean up is not as bad as i envisioned.   If you are on the fence about which juicer is for you, this one is a great one that i will down the road replace with another one from Cuisinart.