This is our second.
We originally owned the 2 speed motor version of this same sound machine.  We since worn it out and ordered this model.<br /><br />What we like:<br />* It is a &#34;loud&#34; sound machine.<br />* The top and side can slide to change the pitch and volume.<br />* We use this for our children to sleep better while we watch TV at night, and they enjoy turning it on themselves.<br /><br />12 Months of real experience:<br />* If you run it all night, every night.  After about a year the motor lost it's lubrication and struggle to turn on.  I removed the screws from the bottom, added some light oil and it improved instantly.  This is likely just the result of how we use it.<br />* We dropped it once, and it didn't fair well.  This is why we now own a new one.  The edges are not kid friendly if they pick it up and then drop it from about 2 feet.<br /><br />Recommendation:<br />We obviously liked it well enough to purchase it twice.  We wish the top better held up to dropping.  We love the results it has on our children's ability to sleep despite loud noises outside their room.
Rating: 4 stars