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Zojirushi is a premium brand and should not be compared to the $15~$20 rice cooker from Walmart. Cheap rice cookers does not produce the same quality rice as the Micom (microcomputer) fuzzy-logic model. There's a reason why Zojirushi is expensive, and that is for the quality of the rice cooker, and the quality of rice it produces everytime it cooks. The quality and built is designed to work 24/7 and this will last for years and years (My Aunt has one of this for years and she's still using it up to now). You can put the rice in morning, set it to cook at 6pm or 7pm, go to work, and come home with a perfect rice waiting! PROS - Rice is cooked perfectly - Modern looking (stainless steel/black) - Easy to clean - Not bulky - Melody/Chime when cooking starts and finished - Timer (You can set what time do you want the rice is finished cooking) - Rice don't get mushy/wet when left in warm mode overnight. You can have rice available all day for several days! CONS - White rice cooks about 1hour (but this makes the rice perfectly cooked). There's a quick cook setting that will finish in around 30-40mins, but I don't recommend it. The cook quality is comparable to a regular rice cooker when quick cook is selected. I also bought a cheaper version of Zojirushi Zojirushi NHS-18 10-Cup (Uncooked) Rice Cooker/Steamer & Warmer, Rice is also cooked nicely, but when you leave the rice in warm mode overnight (let's say you have leftovers and you want to eat rice in the morning), the rice is wet and mushy on the side, the middle is the only part not wet. So I returned that unit and bought this. Me and my wife are happy with this purchase. Money well spent. Highly recommended!