The mixer replaced a similar Kitchenaid model. I am a bit disappointed however that this one is much noisier than the Kitchenaid, and the lowest speed is way too fast for some uses. We have other Cuisanard appliances that I am happy with but this is not one of them.
This mixer is not good for heavy doughs. The gears stripped out on mine making buttercream filling for Bonbons. I replaced it with the same model mixer but will use my stand mixer for buttercream candy filling in the future.