Compared to the old Harbor Freight inclinometer it is much better. It settles about 10 times faster. Much easier to read. It uses 2 AAA batteries compared to the Harbor Freight which uses 3 button cell batteries. It has a 5 minute timer that will turn it off no matter what (wish it would reset the timer if I changed the angle). It also has a higher resolution of 0.01 degrees. I like it too, but in my application it's not that important. The display of the graphics level is also positive. This allows me to quickly determine which direction to move the part when trying to align something. Overall I really like it so far.