I purchased this model after many days of research between this and the JVR 110 and the VP215.
The biggest plus to JVR as a company, aside from having English-speaking Americans answering the phones and *gasp* having the same person answer the phone an hour after your first call, is that all the parts are replaceable, should you need to. I can't say that about Vacmaster as they only have a few parts available.
Another big plus is that the JVR machines hinge open, making maintenace very easy. As someone who has used the same server tower for the past 24 years, I appreciate ease in servicing my machines.
Now that it's clear that JVR is a superior company, I was down to deciding between the JVR100 and the 110.
+JVR100 has an accessory port. The JVR110 does not. This was really the deciding factor in which one to purchase, more than anything else. While I do A LOT of vacuum sealing, I also valued the use of the stainless steel vac canisters (a 3-set is available for purchase) and the 3 gallon stainless steel pot (available for purchase) as it makes marination of proteins an exceedingly quick process (think ten minutes rather than hours). I purchased the canisters and the pot, foreseeing immediate use. Indeed. They are invaluable accessories. Highly recommend. I wish they had larger canisters, like 1 gallon size, for flour/oats/etc.
+JVR100 has a 12" seal bar, making sealing (2) 6" wide bags at a time a possibility. What I did not know is that loading messy foods into 6" wide bags is taxing to my patience and I prefer the 8x12 quart size bags. In retrospect, the seal bar length should not have mattered so much as 11x13 is just as useful as 12x12. The JVR110 has a shorter seal bar but slightly deeper and taller chamber.
=The JVR100 indeed takes longer to evacuate the chamber of air than the JVR110, having a slightly smaller motor, but if you're watching the meter, as soon as it maxes out, you can skip to sealing. One can also use the fill plates to reduce the amount of time it takes to take all the air out. One thing I really wish JVR had available was a triangular fill plate/ramp for bags containing soup to rest on. Another option would be a 'splash guard' of some nature to prevent flour from dusting the seal area within the bag while placing it. On that note, always get a larger bag than you need for messy items XD
The JVR100 has a slightly wider footprint than the JVR110, however, it does look pretty sharp on the countertop and everyone who has seen it has been interested in seeing how it works.
+Another plus for the JVR100 over the JVR110 is that the JVR100 has presets...so if you want a preset for vacuum sealing loads of flour at 4-6 seconds, and another setting for marination, you can do that and not have to dial in your settings each time.
+Yet another plus is that the JVR100 has an oil cleaning mode; it removes moisture from the oil, important if you live in a humid area or are vacuum sealing liquids/moist products. This will extend the life of your oil.
Overall, this machine has a short learning curve and I would buy it again, even as a flawed unit, which by the way, I could not find any noticeable flaws.
