I have owned both , obviously the cheap one is not as robust , but unless you are daily fogging , you can destroy several cheap ones before you lose out . I run unsmoke product through mine no problem , the particle size= suspension time is the same or better , plus with the remote control it neats the kettle type
I paid 80 for mine with about 10 bottles of fluid , just looked at the fog it site and they are not on there anymore .