Obviously there are well built machines and more cheaply built machines, but at a certain level it’s what you connect with. If you spend three years straight typing on one machine, then it will be comfortable and perform well for you. Back in the day, people may have encountered different typewriters and occasionally tried them, but MOSTLY they picked one out in the store they connected with and used it. After years and years (if they don’t have issues), they will think it’s the best typewriter ever. It’s like buying a car, most modern cars are very reliable. So you do some basic research, look at costs and make a pick. If it has something annoying about it (bad visibility or crappy AC or reliability), you’ll never buy one again. But if it works well and you like it, then you’ll think great. You’re comparing two top brands that took very few shortcuts. It’s like comparing a BMW to a Mercedes - maybe one here or there will have issues - but they are both great cars. That doesn’t stop BMW people from talking shit about Mercedes and the other way around.
by u/newsINcinci at https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1xf54ra/the_sm9_that_i_almost_passed_up/