boat anchor winches, what is good and bad?

Hi Barry
looked at the "stressfree" this was what my local dealer showed me today but might of been with a differnt name i think, but info and models exactly the same.
I saw a similar design winch recently on a boat i saw parked in SA but owner was not around unfortunatly, it was a "Muir" but when i look on their site i cannot find any drum types?
I am still keen to hear from those who have 1st hand experience with these type of winches and if they have any issues?
I also read on a old fishing forum post that there is a brand that starts wth W and is also the name of a dog, but they dont tell you the actual brand but they recon its very good and tough.
GN