Overall it's a solid hot air popper. Works well, leaves minimal kernels left at the end. I have typically gotten at best, a year or 1.5 years before these fail. A previous one I had I barely used for an entire year and it was stored in a safe place, I brought it out to finally use it and it just didn't heat up enough to pop anything, another one the power button failed. This is why I won't give a 5 star rating. I think it's just cheaply made or they're not built to last for a few years. When compared to other brands the price is way better with Dash. Which is why I keep buying their hot air makers.