It is your own personal preference. For me, I have always cared for the vintage ones and have always loved there simple but fun design without lots of features that the connect/xion versions included. I like the designs of the older ones and that what character you get depends on what kind of care you give to the tamagotchi, and not by what character your tamagotchi's parents were and playing specific games to gain still points that decided what character your tamagotchi will evolve into. I would say that the price for them is worth it as they are my favourite but it depends, do you want a simple tamagotchi will not many features?