I chose this bathtub for the slightly wider and taller size and for the "Americast" composition. It's supposed to have the heat-retaining properties of cast iron, but not weigh 400 lbs like the old tub we carted out the front door. It's been great and just as advertised. Delivery guy was super nice, installation was easy, and it is a nice soaker tub alternative in a relatively small footprint. Overstock's price was as good or better than local big box retailers, and the shipping, as always, was free.