I had a $900 smart range hood at my last house and I regretted that purchase. It matched the pro range and it would have felt unbalanced I guess if it were something like this range hood but I decided to do things differently at this house. Honestly this range hood is great. It's the same amount of noise as the expensive one I previously had and it does a great job of handling the air. I also appreciated how much lighter this range hood was compared to the last one because it was so much easier to install. When I purchased this I thought if I didn't like it, I can just buy another expensive one. I will be keeping this one. It looks nice too!