It doesn't seem to matter how much you pay, they always seem to leak after a bit. I seem to be replacing mine annually, so I don't spend too much on them. I just got a Shark a few weeks ago that I paid under $30 for. So far I am happy with it. One thing I did this time was to read the paperwork before buying. The shark's auto shutoff is 15 minutes. Many of the others I looked at were 8 minutes. It annoys me to have such quick shut off times (even though I know it's for safety).