I have owned and used a BP cuff from another manufacturer for about 15 years. I have to compare them. This Panasonic product does the job much better. I especially like the electronics of it. The long battery life is a big improvement over my old cuff. This one can be turned OFF when not in use. The other cuff used up the batteries, when it was just sitting there in its case. Even if the batteries are removed, it remembers (and averages) the readings in its memory. And the batteries are easy to change too -- not so with my old cuff. I'm very happy with this purchase.