Product review (4 stars): Not sure if other brands are better but it's affordable enough to replace.
This is my 2nd purchase.  As before, I plugged it in and it works just fine for my stovetop range.  It's not the element that failed last time.  It's the cross metal bracing holding the element rusts out and eventually looses their integrity.  The spot weld holding the bracing together separates.  Either I have really heavy pots or the welding and bracing only lasts a short period of time.  I approximate a couple of years.  Not sure if other brands are better but it's affordable enough to replace.