I have one of the $99.00 models from Cabelas. I kill one or two deer a year and I don't grind all the meat. It is perfect for what I need and I don't need a bigger unit. If I had hundreds and hundreds of pounds of meat to grind a year I would have gone bigger. If you want to grind 10-20 pounds at a time these units are perfect. Ive been using mine for several years now and it still works/looks new.