I picked up my second one of these yesterday. What a piece of kit. Very smooth, nice retrieval, good capacity for braid. OK there are cheaper reels, you can pick one up anywhere from €80 to €90, but you get a quality built reel for the money. Would like to see a spare spool but I have enough Exage 4000's with spare spools if I really need to change to a different line. I mainly fish 20Ib braid so I dont change that often anyway. Its somewhere between a 4000 and 3000 in size, just perfect if you ask me. I paired mine with with a bushwacker 10-40 and the balance is spot on.
Some spec might be handy :
High speed 6:2:1 gear ratio
Front drag system
Multi-disc, Japanese-oiled Felt Drag Washers
Quick-set Anti-Reverse Roller Bearing
Precision Machine-cut Brass Pinion Gear
HDGII: Corrosion Resistant High Density Gearing
EOS: Patented Elliptical Oscillation System
Hybrid Spool Design with Graphite Arbor and Aluminum Lip
ADC: Aluminum Drag Chamber Precision Spool System
Rigid, Forged Aluminum Handle Design
Hydro Block Watertight Drag Seal
Heavy Duty, Solid Aluminum, Anodized Bail Wire