The new Mountfield model has a fabric bag instead of a solid box which i preferred being more hard wearing. The problem I found was the roller kept splitting apart on my bumpy lawn, a common problem reading reviews. Also there is a weakspot in the design with the handle bars where they join onto the chassis. They attach to a piece of plastic that is screwed onto the chassis which could come lose when lifting, where most other lawn mowers use a bolt that threads through the body & tightened with wing nuts. The 34″ corded lawnmower i bought is the Gardena Powermax 34 / 1400w with a 40litre plastic grass box. No mulching plug but its a good budget model for small lawns.