I have just bought the freestyle as I exclusively express for my little boy and I am finding it really good, especially with the hands free setup...it is quiet compared to others I have used and really really compact which might be an advantage in taking it to and from work each day. i love that I can move around when i am pumpig as it the unit is so small and has 3 hours battery power and decent suction on the battery power...some other pumps I have tried have AAAs or AAs as their batteries and the suction is crap, the freestyle has a rechargable lithium which is awesome. I have used four different medela pumps and can say the freestyle was worth the investment for me...it all depends on how long you want to keep expressing for as well as to how much money you want to fork out...there is a huge price difference between the freestyle and the ameda pump.