This is a Merit 715E. It's about middle of the line in price and size and options. I didn't want a lot of options anyway so this was good for me. My husband and nephew put it together in about an hour and in the beginning it was whisper quiet. Now it clunks and squeaks a bit, but isn't awful. I feel like we got a good deal on it and it does what I need it to do, so it's really not a bad machine, I'm really pleased with it. I just wish I could get it whisper quiet again.