Bought it first before I got my Spencer band because of the price. However, manual rewinding was tiring very quickly, especially with gloves on. If you're deciding between this and Spencer, I'd recommend saving your money elsewhere to get Spencer. However, if you don't use it often, it will get the job done. To be fair, the film on it is of a much better quality than Spencer's. Because it doesn't have an automatic rewinder, you can't easily wind up the tape. Also the print quality on the ribbon is much more legible compared to Spencer. The colors are more pronounced, as are the 16-inch diamonds in the center.