I have had mine for about 5 years now. I have a Breville and have been quite happy with it so far, so can't comment on other brands. Mine is a large capacity and can bake 2 loaf sizes. To be honest the large loaf is a bit much, but I do love the extra tin size as it means I can do a 1 1/2 batch of pizza dough. It does have a nut/fruit dispenser, which at the time I thought was great, but I think I may have only used once.

I go through phases with it. I had months there where I did not buy sliced bread, now I don't use if for baking bread, but more dough that I use for pizzas, pizza scrolls etc.