This is a wonderful little mixer if you are not willing to pay $300.  It is not as heavy-duty as those $300 dough mixers by other brands, but this will definitely be a great help in the kitchen.  If you are trying to make huge batches of cookies or dough, this mixer may not be for you, but let me tell you, it also has its advantages.  This dough mixer comes with an assortment of beaters so that no matter what you are mixing, you will be covered.  It has a huge glass bowl that is very roomy and the 350-watt motor is big enough to mix that sticky dough.  One huge selling point for me is that it is easy to clean.  With my hand mixer I was always having a hard time cleaning the beaters.  The beaters had so many crevices that dry dough would get stuck in there, this is not the case with this mixer.  Another great thing about this Sunbeam mixer is that it is lighter than those $300 mixers which makes it much easier to move about the kitchen or put it away after you use it.  Overall this stand dough mixer is well worth the money if your are looking for an easier way to get your baking done.