I've had this one for too many years to remember, and it's always worked perfectly but it doesn't have a laser. It would be nice to have one but I always seemed to get by fine without one as I can measure.
If I were going to make a living with it I'd invest some more $$$ but I only use it once or twice a year.
IIRC the price was $59 when I bought it back in the day. Darned inflation.