We had another FoodSaver appliance that we liked but had had it for many years and wanted an upgrade. This is in fact an upgrade! It works so well. I love the upgraded features that we did not have before. The storage of the bag roll is so nice and the built in cutter makes straight cuts. These two things make the whole process much quicker. We never used the hand held feature before but since this one is built in, we tried it and it is great! We are excited to use our vacuum sealer more regularly now. Also, the finish is beautiful. I picked it to match our fridge and it matches great.