Bought it to save on sandwich bread, was 53 from best buy, originally 150 their site said. Now I just make bread every day. Then I started putting Vegemite on it and am addicted to that. Also Vegemite plus avocado toast is insanely good and cheap for the calories. Also good nutritional value.
I can speed make it in the morning with good preparation hacks. I use mason jars with all the dry ingredients ready to go in a drawer, and I use a digital scale to make adding flour fast and accurate.
So, I’ve got a high-end Hamilton Beach 2LB machine (was like CDN$99 on Amazon, and even that was an inflated price!) and a $250 “no name” machine with a few more features. They make pretty much identical bread. I’d have no problem recommending the Hamilton Beach model if you wanted to get one new (Model #29882).