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I had that one, and it worked well. Then I got an itch for the Ken Onion edition and sold the regular one and got the Ken Onion edition. With the Ken Onion edition you get a wider belt, 3/4" instead of 1/2", more grit options, more accessories(the blade grinding attachment is awesome and I will buy one soon), and the biggest thing is you get variable speed. Makes a huge difference. I can repair a damaged blade and get a shaving sharp edge on it relatively easily.

Both units work as advertised, but it takes some trial and error to learn how to get a good edge, and not round tips etc. I suggest buying 2 or 3 cheapie knives to practice on, try different speeds of pull through, experiment with the different belt grits (FYI: you can buy other grits and types of belts, even a leather strop belt, on ebay).

Also, what I did is when one of the ultra fine belts (6000 grit i believe purple/gray) was worn out, I put it on and loaded it up with compound and used it as sort of a polishing/stropping step. Worked out pretty well.

I like mine a lot, just practice with it and learn the technique that works for you and the knives you are sharpening, different blade shapes take different technique. I think its a good sharpener, its just not a foolproof machine.