I am absolutely in love with this juicer. I've had it a week and have used it 5 times so far. The assembly and disassembly are easy. The whole things looks great - very sleek, and the parts are sturdy. The machine doesn't take up much counterspace which makes me really happy. It's not noisy compared to many and it keeps our cats curious when I'm running it. I have NO pulp which is fantastic and I'm actually craving my morning juices now. For a first juicer, it's exactly what I need and I highly recommend it for the quality it is and the incredible value I found it at (saved $140). When I'm ready to upgrade to larger model, I'll look for this same line of juicers. Because of its size, the capacity to hold veggies is smaller, but even with my 8 ingredients, including 1/4 head of purple cabbage, I'm done with the juice process from start to finish in 5 minutes. (Handy tip for juicing: prep several days worth of veggies/fruit at one time and store them in XL plastic storage bags so you can just grab, juice and go. It's made my life easier and I look forward to prep days with all the beautiful colors and smell of the produce.)